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my cam wont work it will not allow me to click on the allow part to enable the cam also i keep getting disconnected why is that?
Any chance of more font colours ...and the old emotes with the new 1s please smile xx
oh and can we have the idle option back too xx
i use opera browser and windows 7 my camera doesnot appear when i switch it on. don't think its my camera as works in old sh rooms.
Mushy
you may need to reset the Flash settings:
right click on the camera button and select the settings option, select the second tab (privacy) and make sure allow and remember are selected, then click close.
Now left click the camera button and it should work.
using firefox version 2.6.8
when looking at profile fron new chat, the chat screen goes blank... indeed this happens with any link from the new chat.
this also happens with the old chat using firefox... microshite internet exploreer is ok
I'm peturbed that the AIR app seems to be asking for unrestricted access to all files my PC. That's a real worry....
AM I right, or am I missing something????
I'm peturbed that the AIR app seems to be asking for unrestricted access to all files my PC. That's a real worry....
AM I right, or am I missing something????
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I'm peturbed that the AIR app seems to be asking for unrestricted access to all files my PC. That's a real worry....
AM I right, or am I missing something????

Elliot answered this in another thread, its not something that should be an issue;
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HI
This message will not be displayed once we've come out of beta testing. The message is from the Adobe software warning you that you're installing software on your computer, as with any software, you need to be careful what you install.
The chat doesn't access your local files or leave any files on your computer, apart from itself obviously.
It installs on the computer and is available for anybody who uses it, but feel free to remove the short cuts from the start menu and desktop. It requires you to log into the chat each time its opened. We've just noticed it does mention 'Swinging Heaven' in the description of the chat, this will be removed and we will brand this as 'SH Chat' only, and use the SH logo which is quite anonymous.
Thanks,
Elliot
Was sitting in the room when I got disconnected, when I tried to log back in had a message to say I was already logged in
Not sure if this has been covered - but tried to access from my iphone (Safari) and launch successfully and managed to post.
Worked fine - cams did not come up but when the page filled with text, you could not scroll down.
May be one to fix in the future - access via iphone in chat would be brilliant.
Is it going to be the "norm" that when you enter room you will be able to see what chat was said before you entered like it does at the mo.
Is there any chance that an apple appnis being developed?
We are so fed up of viruses on our pc we are moving to macs but their
Is a huge problem with flash........is their a flash free version of the chat?
Thanks
X
On Logging Off could you Switch the BUTTONS.
At the Moment 'Cancel' is on the Left & 'OK' is on the Right.
Could you switch them so 'OK' is on the right.
I know... but the Devil's in the detail (learnt that term from Sir Clive Woodward).
Or it's the little things that make the Big work.
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Not sure if this has been covered - but tried to access from my iphone (Safari) and launch successfully and managed to post.
Worked fine - cams did not come up but when the page filled with text, you could not scroll down.
May be one to fix in the future - access via iphone in chat would be brilliant.

ukcok,
Re iphone, please refer to
http://www.swingingheaven.co.uk/swingers-forum/viewtopic/311984.html
as this wil explain the issue that iPad and iPhone users will have with any aspect of any website using Adobe Flash Player.
The new Chat has moved the main 'chat' etc. to a non-Flash based solution, however the 'cams' part still relies on Flash, hence why you can't see any cams.
As for the reference to chat not scrolling, all I can say is that other iPad and iPhone users have successfully accessed the new Chat, so they might be able to advise you further.
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Is there any chance that an apple appnis being developed?
We are so fed up of viruses on our pc we are moving to macs but their
Is a huge problem with flash........is their a flash free version of the chat?
Thanks
X

JustThe2ofUs,
hopefully that middle paragraph also provides a partial answer to your question, I'll leave Elliott/Admin to advise if further down the line there will be a non-Flash solution developed.
However, getting slightly technical for a moment.... HTML5 is currently under development as the next major revision of the HTML standard. Like its immediate predecessors, HTML and XHTML 1.1, HTML5 is a standard for structuring and presenting content on the World Wide Web. The new standard incorporates features like video playback and drag-and-drop that have been previously dependent on third-party browser plug-ins such as Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight, and Google Gears.
HTML5 video is an element introduced in the HTML5 draft specification for the purpose of playing videos or movies.
Adobe Flash Player is widely used to embed video on web sites such as YouTube, since the majority of web browsers have Adobe's Flash Player installed (with exceptions such as the browsers on the Apple iPhone and iPad and on Android 2.1 or less). HTML5 video is intended by its creators to become the new standard way to show video online.

Therefore when the HTML5 standard is agreed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), it is estimated that HTML5 will reach W3C Recommendation by late 2010, then all websites can start writing code to this new internationally agreed standard for browsers and therefore Swinging Heaven will have a set of standards to work to, so that video/web cam will no longer be dependant on browser plug-ins such as Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight, and Google Gears.
Hope this helps
Just tested the new chat with a Playstation 3 console, not that anyone will be interested lol
Sadly the new chat does not load on a Playstation 3 console at all sad No big issue I use the PC when I do go in but I just like to fiddle with things. The old/current chat loaded on a Playstation 3 and you could chat plus view cams however you could not be on cam as the chatroom was unable to detect the Playstation 3's camera.
I find the lines of type are too close together for comfortable reading and before you ask, yes I have been to spec savers !! lol
Any chance of putting a tiny bit of space between each line?
Other than thay its looking good.
Chic
The chat room lines are too close together for comfortable reading and before you ask, yes I have been to spec savers lol
Any chance of a teeny weeny line bit of space between each line of chat??
Keep up the good work
Chic
Elliott / Team
Much better solution to highlight Extras a/c's and returning to a 'single' alphabatical list
:cheers:
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The chat room lines are too close together for comfortable reading and before you ask, yes I have been to spec savers lol
Any chance of a teeny weeny line bit of space between each line of chat??
Keep up the good work
Chic

Try Chatroom settings (spanner icon) - Font size = Large or Extra Large
Hi,
New chat room is great - look forward to it going live. One suggestion:
How about putting the room opener's name at the end of the room title?
So rather than "Wife wants two young guys" and everyone who comes in asks 'whose wife?' the room title would be "Wife wants two young guys (Sexy2ofus)".
Mike
When clicking on view profile , it opens in a window in the background , as opposed to the foreground on the 'old chatroom'. Not sure if thats the way its supposed to be , but seems better to be in the foreground, else gets a bit confusing.
Works fine with the flash set up in old chatroom, but no picture in new room.
I'm using Firefox on Linux.
Is new cam still flash or something else?
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Is new cam still flash or something else?

Al,
whilst the new Beta Chat is itself NOT Flash based, the camera sessions within it are still Flash based.
hope this helps
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Hi,
How about putting the room opener's name at the end of the room title?
So rather than "Wife wants two young guys" and everyone who comes in asks 'whose wife?' the room title would be "Wife wants two young guys (Sexy2ofus)".
Mike

Mike, whilst Elliott/Admin will probably answer, I have a partial answer. Namely, in a room the 'room host' is identified at the top of the Members/Chatters listing (similar to OPs being at the top when they are in the room)
OK doesn't get around the room title suggestion, but at least in 'version 1' of the new Chat people will at least be able to determine the room host.
Hope this helps
Trying to access Beta Chat, via main site and Launch Beta Chat option rather than Desktop version
Pop up window entitled Error with the following text, "There was an error authenticating with the chat service. Please contact support."
old chat all ok
We have disabled beta chat for this evening, we will have it back up on Wednesday.
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Hi,
How about putting the room opener's name at the end of the room title?
So rather than "Wife wants two young guys" and everyone who comes in asks 'whose wife?' the room title would be "Wife wants two young guys (Sexy2ofus)".
Mike

Mike, whilst Elliott/Admin will probably answer, I have a partial answer. Namely, in a room the 'room host' is identified at the top of the Members/Chatters listing (similar to OPs being at the top when they are in the room)
OK doesn't get around the room title suggestion, but at least in 'version 1' of the new Chat people will at least be able to determine the room host.
Hope this helps
Putting the opener's name at the top of the chatters list is just as good as putting it in the room title. Great! Many thanks.
I can't see cameras in the new room and my cam won't work in the new room. Just get the circle of dots till it times out and say unable to connect to video server.
Cams work perfectly in old rooms.
Problem is the same in Beta chat and in Desktop chat. I have the latest version of IE8 and the latest version of Adobe Flash.
This machine is XP - could that be the cause?
Cams worked in the new rooms a few days ago but I can't remember if I was on my other machine which is Vista (not here at the mo so can't try it) or whether it was this XP machine.
Anyone else with Windows XP had problems with cams in the new room? Or anyone with XP got cams working OK in the new room?
UPDATE
Cams now working in new room. The dots go round for about 40 seconds before others' cams appear and also takes about 40 seconds for the Allow/Deny options to come up when I turn my cam on - but then it works fine.
Since my post above I have uninstalled and re-installed Adobe Flash and also got the latest XP updates installed. No idea if that fixed it or if it was just co-incidence.
cam not working in new room
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cam not working in new room

Funnow,
If this was your first time in Beta Chat, did you try a couple of times ?
(Occasionally clicking on cameras the first time doesn't work, but it usually does on 2nd or 3rd attempt. Dunno why either, just something some of us have noticed)
As you only mentioned cams not working, then suspect not a new Beta chat issue per se, rather the older technology that is also used.
Can I also suggest checking your version of Adobe Flash Player, just incase Flash related. will do this for you, with version 10,1,82,76 their current up to date release. (If you need to upgrade, then follow their on-screen instructions)
Otherwise, if not Flash then this could be browser related. Therefore, if still having issues then could you post a reply with details as to
(a) your browser, e.g. IE 8, Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape, Opera, etc.
(b) Operating System, e.g. Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Apple, etc.
(c) whether you are accessing Beta Chat from the main/usual Chatroom option on the main SH site, or via the Desktop method
This should help several of us to try and diagnose/offer suggestions over the weekend pending Admin/Support being back in the office on Monday