this looks great, did you ever end up uploading it anywhere? i’d like to try it 
@Stan Pancakes - could it be that the Ubuntu version you’re using has the bug fixed? - http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=110408. I know this is for Mint, but it uses the same repos as Ubuntu.
Well, I honestly don’t know. They say for 12.10 “compiling input-wacom is not necessary”. Does it mean I still need xf86-input-wacom? Confused 