GIMP Version: 2.6.11
Operating System: Linux
OS Version: Ubuntu Natty
GIMP Experience: Intermediate Level

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I recently found my Genius G-Pen 340 4"x3" tablet, and figured out how to use it in the latest version of Ubuntu Linux.
(no idea why, but only works if I uninstall the community drivers, without reinstalling them)

It took me a little bit of time to figure out that I had to configure the tablet under Edit -> Preferences -> Input Devices -> Configure Extended Input Devices..., and it worked correctly after that.

For everything except Gimp dialogs.
When I needed to save my image, I used the tablet to open the Save dialog, then it wouldn't let me navigate my filesystem to put the file in any other folder.

It ignored mouse clicks and the Tab key, which forced me to type folder names into the file name box for navigation.
It did react to mouse motion, highlighting buttons when hovered, but did nothing when I clicked, both with the mouse and tablet.

Does anybody have suggestions?
I'm a little lost...

I don't know much about Genius tablets, but a common problem when using Wacom tablets is the use of Window mode in GIMP's preferences (which could create an offset actually placing your cursor outside the window). That's the only thing I can think of that would behave differently in a dialogue vs on a canvas. Try switching to "Screen" mode (if you don't have it already) just to check. Otherwise I don't know what the issue could be, sorry. :-/
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Griatch

I've been using the tablet as set to Screen, and it's been allowing me to use tool dialogs (ie, Scale Image, Colour Curves, etc), but not the saving/loading dialogs.

If I use the keyboard to navigate the Preferences dialog to turn the tablet off, it'll let me use the file dialogs right off, without needing me to restart the program.
Though I'd rather find a full fix rather than a cheap workaround like this.

I have a Wacom PT tablet.
I use KDE and A kde program called wacomtablet.
AFAIK this program doesn't support Genius.
But the following might be of use to you:
When I set it at "Relative (Mouse Mode)" I can click like with a regular mouse.
But then the drawing doesn't work well.
When I set it at at "Absolute (Pen Mode)" the drawing is OK but clicking doesn't work 100%.
My solution is to use the regular mouse for that.
Gerard.

That's kind of my problem, actually.
The tablet (or tablet drivers, or Gimp's interactions) interferes with the normal operation of the mouse when I have the tablet enabled.

Have you asked (or searched) the Ubuntu forums?
The fact that you removed the Ubuntu software to make it work sounds strange.
That it works anyway is thanks to "udev" and "evdev".
Check /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/ it should contain a file like this one 10-evdev.conf:

You could add another one for the Genius tablet.
It should have a higher number,name it 50-genius.conf.
Read the manual for xsetwacom ( man xsetwacom).
Even though the name is wacom doesn't mean it's only for Wacom tablets.
Yes it means using CLI but that's Linux.
Gerard.

Not really concerned with using CLI, I've been using Linux long enough to be quite used to it.

I'm not really used to playing around with the udev and edev systems, and several versions back I'd edited xorg.conf to enable the drivers, so there may still be something left that's interfering with the setup.

I'll have a more thorough look at things tomorrow, as I'm not on the system in question right now.