When I start getflash it says:
"unable to contact the server, please check your internet conection"

Internet does work with firefox.

What's wrong here?

thank you

Hans

Thank you MochiMoppe,

I already found some online solutions but I want one that allows me to type into any entry field, not only the one that belongs to the keyboard.
What ist "onkeyboard"?

Hello,

Is there a virtual onscreen keyboard for puppy that would allow me to type arabic? The standard keyboard setting of my system is german and I want to keep this but sometimes type something in arabic.

thank you
Hans

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Thank you MochiMoppel, your Method worked!

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...but I found it: uninstall the repository gimp, install the gimp and python pets from the thread you linked, and now it works. thank you!
Hans

thank you trapster, that's exactly what I wanted to know, works perfectly!

thank you don570, but I already have gimp running, and everything seems to work that far. I want to write my own scripts, and I have some experience with python but not with scheme. So I want to have python in gimp.

yours, Hans

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