http://www.astonshell.com/ Aston - new Desktop manager and Shell replacement for Windows. AltDesk is a virtual desktops manager with skins en-us Copyright 2005, Gladiators Software support@astonshell.com admin@astonshell.com http://www.astonshell.com/images/buttons/aston.gif http://www.astonshell.com 88 33 http://www.astonshell.com/news/134/ Aston users can use Aston with Ukrainian interface now!
Our company is very thankful to Mr. Yury Preetula and Mr. Andrei Vlaskin, who provided us with the translation, for the wonderful job they did.
Please feel free to download Ukrainian Aston 1.9.6.

P.S. We're about to release Czech and Dutch versions of Aston 1.9.6!


]]> Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.astonshell.com/news/133/ Aston users - you can run Aston with Spanish interface now!
Our company is very thankful to Mario Antonio Cossio Olavide, who provided us with the translation, for the wonderful job he did.
Please feel free to download Spanish Aston 1.9.6.

P.S. We're about to release Czech, Dutch and Ukrainian and versions of Aston 1.9.6!

]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.astonshell.com/news/132/ Aston Secure Desktop is a security build of Aston 1.x branch. It possesses all the features of regular Aston shell, but constrains the ability to alter the admin-defined settings.

This restricted version is highly recommended to Internet-cafes and kiosks administrators, colleges and companies authorities, and parents willing to find their Desktop settings unaltered after their kids incursions. This is also a perfect way out in other situations when users' ability to customize their working area needs to be limited.

With Aston Shell Secure Desktop you get a restricted but still beautiful and powerful desktop enhancement. It no way limits the comfort and attractiveness of regular Aston.




Key features:
* Limited ability to alter the admin-defined settings
* Fast, stable and highly responsive even on slow computers
* Easy customization of any Desktop parameter via Admin mode and no chance to do it from the User mode
* Lots of advanced features (hotkeys, Toolbars, freeform animated icons)
* Dozens of various plug-ins

What's New in Aston SD 1.9.6:

+ Three new themes added to the distributive: for a game club, Internet cafe and a hotel.
+ New option: export and import of the full ASD configuration
+ New option, which lets one disable the task manager
+ New option: password protection of the elements start (each element can be protected with its own unique password now)
+ New option: show an element to admin only
+ New option: abillty to add a wallpapers folder (instead of adding wallpapers one by one)
+ New option: ability to disable (enable) the system tray
+ New option: ability to specify file extensions that can be run in the Apps white list
+ Improved Windows Vista support
+ Fixed bug: white list in Windows Vista works correctly now.
+ Fixed bugs in plug-ins and their setup
+ Fixed bug in the installer functioning under Windows Vista
+ Fixed bug with the shells switching
+ Fixed bug with the folders displaying in the Main Menu
+ Fixed bug with the item paths
+ Fixed bug with the new desktop elements coordinates
+ Fixed bug with the context menu items under Windows Vista
+ Fixed bug with the icons displaying in the tray
+ Fixed bug: error on the context menu call for some plug-ins
+ Fixed bug: tray hints were sometimes displayed incorrectly (flickering effect on displaying hints)
+ Fixed bug: previews error in Win2000
+ Fixed bug in MS Excel task support
+ Fixed bug with .atz file creation
+ Fixed bug with multimonitor support
+ Fixed bug with shutdown and recycle options


Gladiators Software are thankful to everyone who send us bug reports.

Updating to version 1.9.6 is free for registered Aston SD users.

]]> Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.astonshell.com/news/131/ Aston with French interface now!
Our company is very thankful to Fairbod, who provided us with the translation, for the wonderful job he did.
Please feel free to download French Aston 1.9.6.

P.S. We're about Spanish, Czech, Dutch and Ukrainian versions of Aston 1.9.6!

]]> Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://themes.astonshell.com/plugins/56/ Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://themes.astonshell.com/plugins/ Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.astonshell.com/news/128/ Aston users - you can run Aston with German interface now!
Our company is very thankful to Aleksandar Stajic, who provided us with the translation, for the wonderful job he did.
Please feel free to download German Aston 1.9.6.

P.S. We're about to release Spanish, Czech French and Dutch versions of Aston 1.9.6!

]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.astonshell.com/news/127/ Aston is a flexible and powerful Desktop replacement application, which lets you save your computer's resources while giving your Desktop a unique look. It completely replaces your old Desktop with a new one, providing numerous additional features and saving your computer's resources for more necessary tasks. Aston Desktop is faster, more beautiful and can be tuned to look and behave the way you like.
By installing Aston you acquire a lot more than just a fancy look, you get a more efficient way of using your computer.

Key features:
* Fast, stable and highly responsive even on slow computers
* Easy customization of any Desktop parameter
* Hundreds of free Themes
* Lots of advanced features (hotkeys, Toolbars, freeform animated icons)
* Dozens of various plug-ins


What's New in Aston 1.9.6:

+ Improved Windows Vista support
+ Increased stability and performance
+ Improved support for multimonitor system
* Fixed bug with shutdown and recycle options
* Fixed bug with Aston2 Menu start
* Fixed bugs in DiskEx, Recycle bin, Panel and Nettrafic plug-ins
* Fixed bug with plug-ins setting
* Fixed bug with shells switching
* Fixed bug with the installation in Windows Vista
* Fixed bug with the folders displaying in the Main Menu
* Fixed bug with the item paths
* Fixed bug with the new desktop elements coordinates


Gladiators Software are thankful to everyone who send us bug reports and spent
their time and efforts for testing the program.

Updating to version 1.9.6 is free for registered Aston users.

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Aston is a flexible and powerful Desktop replacement application, which lets you save your computer's resources while giving your Desktop a unique look. It completely replaces your old Desktop with a new one, providing numerous additional features and saving your computer's resources for more necessary tasks. Aston Desktop is faster, more beautiful and can be tuned to look and behave the way you like.
By installing Aston you acquire a lot more than just a fancy look, you get a more efficient way of using your computer.

Key features:
* Fast, stable and highly responsive even on slow computers
* Easy customization of any Desktop parameter
* Hundreds of free Themes
* Lots of advanced features (hotkeys, Toolbars, freeform animated icons)
* Dozens of various plug-ins


What's New in Aston 1.9.6 RC:

+ Improved Windows Vista support
+ Increased stability and performance
+ Improved support for multimonitor system
* Fixed bug with shutdown and recycle options
* Fixed bug with Aston2 Menu start
* Fixed bugs in DiskEx, Recycle bin, Panel and Nettrafic plug-ins
* Fixed bug with plug-ins setting
* Fixed bug with shells switching
* Fixed bug with the installation in Windows Vista
* Fixed bug with the folders displaying in the Main Menu
* Fixed bug with the item paths
* Fixed bug with the new desktop elements coordinates

If you find a reproducible bug in this version of software, please, report about it to:
support[AT]astonshell.com

In case you find a reproducible bug, you might be awarded a free key to Aston or to any other our program of your choice.

File size: 3 Mb

]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.astonshell.com/news/125/ Aston2 Menu! Take the new features to the New Year and leave the old bugs in the old one! :)
Merry Christmas to everyone!

Aston2 Menu is a feature-rich Windows start menu replacement with the enhanced functionality. It opens the new line of Aston2 products, which, accumulating the best achievements of Aston1 and keeping up with the latest tendencies, turn your desktop into a yet more convenient and attractive environment.
Absolutely all Aston2 Menu elements are skinnable and can be animated, which makes it yet more attractive. It can be populated with many useful widgets like Clock, Calendar, Recycle bin, Disks, Search, Toplist, Weather and others. Aston2 Menu provides fast and convenient search for the files on the local disks and for the information in the Internet, which makes your everyday routine much more effective.
The menu is extremely flexible in terms of configuration. Every element of the menu can be tweaked and customized, thus letting one to create yet more convenient working area.
Aston2 Menu can be used both in Aston1 shell (staring from 1.9.5 version) and in Explorer shell - there is no need to give up the habitual surroundings in order to use the new menu!

What's new in Aston2 Menu version 1.1:
- Sound support
- Menu speed is significantly increased
- Highlighted item behavior is altered
- Several fixed bugs in the menu and widgets





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