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Hi everyone.  I'm a 40+ years post op -transgender- girl that's been drifting in and out of the trans community for decades.

I thought I'd drop in and play.

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Hi, welcome to Laura's! Please feel to ask questions, we are not shy!

 

Hugs,

Marcie

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Hello and welcome.  Why don't you post a short introduction, we'd love to hear from you.

Jani

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Welcome to Laura's.  Glad you dropped in.  Hope to hear more from you.

 

Hugs,

 

Charlize

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I really don't know where to begin.

I had surgery in (gasp!) 1976, but it's never really worked out for me.  My life has been one of loneliness and frustration.

I can't figure out how to get into chat -- I clicked on chat, but all I got was a discussion of how chat works; but no way into chat.

Someone please talk to me.

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Sometimes people monitoring them take a short while to respond (from what I understand), so do not leave immediately when no one responds or it appears like no one is in the chat room. 

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But how do I get TO the chat room?  I see a message, Get Java Now, but I think I already have Java.  But no way INTO the chat room.

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Java doesn't work on Chrome.  Use Internet explorer or Firefox.

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Firefox is sometimes iffy. I use Internet Explorer with no problems.

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Welcome to LP, Cpt. Jones,

 

I just logged in to Chat using Mozilla Firefox ESR 45.7.0

Running under Debian.

 

Some further details from you may help some one who is more Tech savvy than myself.

 

Huggs, :wub:

 

Joann

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I have Firefox ESR 45.4.0 running under Debian.

Let me put it this way: WHAT exactly do I click on to enter chat?

BTW, call me Kathy.

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I have always had trouble signing in there Kathy. When i go now i change from Safari to Firefox and click the sign in after bring the site up.  All i see at first is directions but i go down the page a bit to a blank spot.  Shortly Have pops up and i click on it.  I give it a few seconds then go to my top bar sand reenter chat.  That usually gets me in.  I am on a Mac and it has never been easy.  I go there at least once a week and almost always make it now.

 

Hugs,

 

Charlize

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@ MaryEllen: I'm using neither Windows nor Mac.

@ Charlize: I clicked on Live Chat, went down to a blank spot, waited, but no Have showed up.

Do I have to have a certain number of posts before I'm allowed into chat?

Kathy

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The chat is Java based and will only work with an OS that supports it. There may be others but to my knowledge only Internet Explorer and Safari will let you into the chat.

MaryEllen

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2 hours ago, MaryEllen said:

There may be others

I have Fire fox and it works fine too

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I used to be able to use Firefox but since the last Firefox update, it no longer works for me.

 

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There was a new java-less chat in the works but I haven't heard anything about it lately.

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I think it's time to "back the bus up." :)

So we have determined that you are using Debian and Firefox ESR 45.4.0, Kathy.

 

I am no technical expert but the following seems to work for me:

On the upper end of this screen.

Left click on the "Live Chat" link.

This should load the following URL: http://www.lauras-playground.com/chat

Once this page has loaded you should see a dark box which states "Activate IcedTea-Web"  This is a link.

This box should be displayed between the text which reads:

"New to chat? When you register, keep our guidelines from the rules in mind. Note that you can use spaces in your name, but you should not use your full name."

and the

Trans Lifeline | The Trevor Project

links.

 

I am using "Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)"

Kernel 4.9.0-1-686-pae

And as mentioned earlier Mozilla Firefox ESR 45.7.0

When I left-click the "Activate IcedTea-Web" link it will display a confirmation dialog whether to run the application or not.  I have to do this every time I log in to Chat here.  Once this is installed I receive a "Sign in" dialog from LP.

If you are not seeing these "boxes" you may have an issue with permissions in Debian.  This is far too technical to get into here.

 

I hope this may be of some help.

 

BTW.  I am not using Mozilla Firefox because it is a resource hog.  Hence, I do not use Chat.

 

Huggs, :wub:

 

Mirabel

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Fixed typo.
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Firefox just made a liar out of me. Tried it just now and it worked. Yesterday, it didn't

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