A: Our instant messaging software stores chat history on your computer to increase it's performance. When the program requires to save onto your hard drive, it will ask you to "Allow" or "Deny" storing the information. Clicking on "Allow" will let Instant Messenger to store your chat history. This function also allows you to browse and search through past conversations you have had.
If you prefer not to use this option, please right-click on Instant Messenger and select "Settings...." from the dropdown menu. In the settings link, check the box "Never" or "Never ask again" under the Local Storage Tab, and then click on "Close".
A: If the chat window does not pop-up on your computer, here are possible reasons:
1. You might not have the "Flash Player" program installed on your computer. Get Macromedia Flash Player here.
2. Our instant messenger automatically pop-ups after you log in. Some browsers have a feature of blocking pop-ups. Change the settings of your browser or Toolbar, and then the IM will pop-up.
A: Click here to test if your browser has the correct setting to display Instant Messenger.
The above test will check if your browser supports Macromedia Flash, has JavaScript enabled and has pop-ups blocking disabled for http://www.tallfriends.com . If pop-ups are correctly enabled the window will open when you click on the link above. If the test fails, please follow the steps below to make sure that your browser is compatible with TallFriends.com Instant Messenger service.
1. Macromedia Flash TallFriends.com chat uses Flash technology and you must have it installed in order to use chat. If the IM screen is blank, install the latest version of Flash Player by clicking here
2. JavaScript
You need to have Javascript enabled.
If you see a message saying Javascript is working, then you are ok. If not, then follow these instructions for enabling it here.
3. Pop-ups We use pop-ups for launching the instant messenger. For all features of instant messenger to work your pop-up blocker should be disabled for http://www.tallfriends.com . For instructions on disabling pop-ups, look at the next post.
To have the best experience on TallFriends.com, it is recommended that you disable your pop-up blocker.
Pop-ups are small windows that appear in front of a web site like when Instant Messenger is launched.
We only use pop-ups to enrich your experience and never for annoying advertisements.
Some of the most common pop-up blocking programs are described below;
the techniques for disabling other programs will be similar.
Google Toolbar If the Google Toolbar is blocking http://www.tallfriends.com, there are three
ways to disable it:
1. To let a pop-up through on a one-time basis, press and hold the "Ctrl-" (or )
key as you click on a link to navigate to a new page.
2. The pop-up blocker can also remember
certain sites (like http://www.tallfriends.com) and allow them to launch pop-up windows. To add http://www.tallfriends.com to your list
of permitted sites, click on the pop-up blocker button after clicking the launch chat button. The pop-up
blocker button will appear.
3. To completely disable the pop-up blocker, click the "Options" button
in the Google toolbar and clear the checkbox next to "Pop-up Blocker" in the Accessories section.
AOL Toolbar 1. Click "Settings" on the AOL toolbar.
2. Click "Pop-Ups"
in the "Essentials" tab.
3. In the "Web Pop-Ups" tab of the "Pop-Up Control Settings" window, select
"Allow Web pop-ups from these sites" from the available options.
4. Enter "http://www.tallfriends.com" and
click "Add". Click "Save".
Firefox 1. Go to the "Tools" toolbar menu and select "Options...".
2.
When the "Options" window opens, click on the "Web features" icon in the left-hand panel.
3. Uncheck
the box next to "Block Pop-up Windows". Then, click the "OK" button to exit the "Options" window.
4.
Alternatively, you can leave the "Block Pop-up Windows" box checked and click on the "Allowed Sites" button to
the right of it. In the "Allowed Sites" window that opens, type "http://www.tallfriends.com" in the text field
beneath "Address of the web site". Click the "Allow" button to the right of the text field and then click
"OK" to confirm the addition.
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 When you install the Windows XP Service
Pack 2 (SP2), Pop-up Blocker is automatically turned on
in Internet Explorer and set to the medium setting,
which means that it will block most automatic pop-ups.
To allow Pop-ups from TallFriends.com:
1. Launch an
Internet Explorer browser window.
2. In the
"Tools" toolbar menu, point to "Pop-up Blocker", and
then click "Pop-up Blocker Settings".
3. Type
"http://www.tallfriends.com" in the "Address of Web site to
allow" box, and then click "Add". Click the "Close"
button to exit.
Mozilla 1. Open the
"Edit" toolbar menu ("Mozilla" menu on Mac OS X) and choose the "Preferences" option.
2. On the right-hand column, under the "Privacy & Security Preferences" category, click on the "Pop-up Windows" topic. (If no sub-categories are visible, double-click on the title "Privacy & Security" to expand the list.)
3. You can either de-select the box next to "Block unrequested pop-up windows" to completely disable the pop-up blocking software, or add http://www.tallfriends.com to a list of allowed sites. To do this, click on the "Allowed Sites..." button, type "http://www.tallfriends.com" into the text field, and then click the "Add" button to the right. Click "OK" to confirm the addition.
4. An alternative method of doing this is to browse to the TallFriends.com website (http://www.tallfriends.com), and then click on the "Tools" toolbar menu. Choose "Pop-up Manager" and then select the "Allow Pop-us From This Site" option.
2. Right-click with your mouse on the small color-coded area in the bottom left corner of your browser window. A red or green bar will appear called a "widget".
3. In the resulting drop-down menu, select the option to "Allow Pop-ups from http://www.tallfriends.com".
Note: In order to enable pop-ups on an individual basis, press the "Ctrl" key while clicking on whatever is initiating the desired pop-up window.
Pop-Up Stopper If you have Pop-Up Stopper, an icon will appear in the bottom right hand corner of your screen.
1. To disable the blocker, right-click on the Pop-Up Stopper software icon.
2. Un-check the checkbox next to "Enable pop-up blocking".
3. You can re-enable the software when you are done using TallFriends.com.
Starware Toolbar (for Internet Explorer) 1. To allow pop-ups from TallFriends.com, launch a new Internet Explorer browser window and navigate to http://www.tallfriends.com. Once you are on the TallFriends.com home page, click on the Pop-up Blocker button in the Starware Toolbar . Once you do, the toolbar button will change to indicate that pop-ups will now be allowed from TallFriends.com.
2. To completely disable the pop-up blocker, click on the arrow next to the Starware logo on the left-hand end of the toolbar. This will display the main menu; select the "Preferences..." option from the resulting drop-down list. In the message window that appears, uncheck the box to "Enable Pop-up Blocker". Click "OK" to close the window.
Yahoo Toolbar If Pop-Up Blocker is blocking TallFriends.com, there are three ways to override it:
1. Turn off Pop-Up Blocker by clicking the Pop-Up Blocker menu and un-checking "Enable Pop-Up Blocker".
2. Press and hold the "Ctrl" (or ) key while clicking a link to override Pop-Up Blocker and allow any pop-up windows resulting from the click.
3. Add the source of the pop-up window to your "Allowed List" by clicking the Pop-Up Blocker menu and selecting "Always Allow Pop-Ups From...". Then select "http://www.TallFriends.com" from the "Sources of Recently Blocked Pop-Ups" list and click "Allow".
A:
1. Heart indicates "Favorites" profiles.
2. Asterisk indicates a "Gold" member.
3. A username in light purple means a member you have previously chatted with or the one you are currently chatting with.
4. The gray bar means that you have viewed this member's whole profile.
A:
When you select "Offline", you will log out of the instant messenger.
When you select "invisible", you still can initiate chat, but others will not see your username on the online list.
