Aston 2.0.3

Aston is an original shell replacement for Windows - you can use it as a whole and customize every desktop element the way you like. Aston hotkey manager, floating widgets, main menu and panels let you get easy access to files, folders and applications on your choice. Aston offers the completely unique approach with yet unseen features and themes with 3D animated themes, skins and wallpaper. Every element of Aston: main menu, desktop, panels - can be tweaked and customized, thus letting one create the most convenient working area. Themes and skins for Aston are available for download on the official Aston shell site.
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Have a button to switch to Windows Shell without closing Aston

Have a button in the start menu or a hotkey that can switch from within the Aston Shell to the normal Windows shell and back without closing Aston. This is very handy as if you find that you are familiar with the Windows start menu/desktop...
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Gladiator, 01.12.2010
Aston is a shell replacement and it fully replaces Explorer shell. The correct shell switching is impossible in Windows without log off. If Aston is loaded together with Explorer shell - it will very much decrease the PC productivity.
Gabriel Tugendhaft, 01.12.2010, 07:13
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Id like to have more contol of what is on the desk top; for instance, I saw no easy way to close the rss reader. I don't use rss so it was annoying. Also, the appbar at the top in some themes was impossible to close. At least it uninstalled easily

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Gladiator, 01.12.2010
Many options are available from context menus in Aston shell. Please, make sure the widgets and panels are not locked - you can do it on the Panels tab of Aston Preferences. Then you can right-click widget's gripper, and delete the widget or add some other widget from the list.
Curt, 01.12.2010, 07:56
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expand the ability for user's do-it-yourself and more emphasis at functionality rather than just eye-candy.

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Gladiator, 01.12.2010
It is a very general description of the desirable application functionality. We would appreciate some concrete ideas.
Anselma, 01.12.2010, 07:47
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Hello... I just would like to suggest an option for using the (full/some/none) power of the system's installed GPU... You know for when running the animation of some of the aston elements. Thanks !

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Gladiator, 01.12.2010
You can disable animation in Aston preferences.
Hector, 01.12.2010, 07:23
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Just that the shut down buttens etc would still function as the one on my pc

So I can put my pc in hibernate, standby etc
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Gladiator, 01.12.2010
Please, right-click on Power Control widget to access the rest of the options, or enter widget Properties to set up widget's look.
Max9403, 01.12.2010, 07:26
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Add the ability to download more widgets, similar to the ability to download more skins. Specifically, I'm looking for a currency widget.

Allow people to create widgets for the skins thereby having an unlimited number of widgets that users can download.
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Gladiator, 01.12.2010
Creating widgets by users will be possible when a special script language is written.
Tom, 01.12.2010, 13:19
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Try to make it some less CPU hungry.

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Gladiator, 01.12.2010
Switching animation or using a simpler theme would help.
Adamus, 01.12.2010, 09:24
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Have the ability so that when you can click and open folders when browsing My Computer, not just files.

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Gladiator, 01.12.2010
Please, enter 'Customize start menu...' dialog, select the menu entry and choose wether to display it as menu or as a folder. Or simply open Menu entries as in explorer on middle-click.
Riel, 01.12.2010, 12:26
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Have a feature similar to the Jump List in Windows 7

Have a feature similar to Windows 7 Jump list, that shows frequent/recent and pinned item relalted to each program/launcher icons. It is displayed in the right pane of Start menu as well as the right click menu of each program.
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Gladiator, 01.12.2010
This option will be probably added in the future Aston versions.
hariks, 01.12.2010, 08:56
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Make one optional setting where the original windows shell configuration will be backup 1st before proceed with Aston installtion

Easily revert to original settings without any GUI or Windows OS shell problem
hlm, 01.12.2010, 08:28
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More applets, like memo, and the size of the icons, taskbar, etc. can be adjusted. Easyer witch to windows

Gabor, 01.12.2010, 10:47
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I'd like to see a timer function on the power button, so like one could set the pc to continue doing something but then turn off in an hour's time even though they'd be away from the office till the next day.

I'd like to see a timer function on the power button, so like one could set the pc to continue doing something but then turn off in an hour's time even though they'd be away from the office till the next day.
Antoine Farrugia, 01.12.2010, 12:01
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See support for modifying the system tray icons.

While no desktop replacement has ever done a great job in the past, and I realize that MS keeps changing their approach, it would be nice to be able to overlay or replace the system tray icons. For those that I have displaying, I generally have a...
Bill D., 01.12.2010, 12:29
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Amalgamate with AltDesk to let you switch between the standard desktop shell and others using Aston Menu.

Andrew Greer, 01.12.2010, 10:01
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Make the Event Manager more easily accessible.

The Event Manager is not very visible and requires some digging to find. Making it more easily accessible would be a huge help.
Techie Jinji, 01.12.2010, 14:43
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advan

earlier versions of the shell were almost bloated with configuration options, I purchased the 1.x version, this version seems almost skeletal in the configurability of desktop items and other stuff, how about an advanced mode for those people who...
David Hacker, 01.12.2010, 13:39
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pc lock up option

zekaralho, 01.12.2010, 16:23
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Add the ability to click to open any folder/file in start menu (like in Start menu 7) for example: open start menu and click so it opens the my computer window, not another sublist

NNNNNNN, 01.12.2010, 18:41
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Make it easier to add frequently accessed programs to 'Top Menu'

gud, 01.12.2010, 19:20
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when dragging and dropping files, show the icon as you drag it. currently the pointer doesnt 'hold on' to the icons as you drag them. this will throw people off.

title says it all.
chris, 01.12.2010, 22:49
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Stick with Stardock. Pretty much the same and cheaper

NiecieW, 01.12.2010, 23:00
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Be able to sort the quick launch apps without using the Aston skins.

UnOwen, 02.12.2010, 04:08
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Have the ability to add shortcuts to the Start Menu. For example I want to have Games and Help available there as I currently do on Windows 7's Start Menu.

Add the ability to add shortcuts to the Start Menu. For example I want to have Games and Help available there as I currently do on Windows 7's Start Menu.
Carla, 02.12.2010, 15:36
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Expand the notification only when the user hovers over the arrow. Currently, hovering anywhere on the notification area expands it. This is frusterating if one wants to click on an already visible icon, but then the icon moves as the bar expands.

Nate, 03.12.2010, 08:08
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Allow user to choose 2-6 open windows and automatically distribute them across the desktop so that the user can work in one window while viewing the others.

I often work with applications where it's useful to see both windows at once, for example, if I'm editing something in Audacity, but also need to see the text in Word. As it is, it's a pain to resize these windows manually each time such a...
Nate, 03.12.2010, 08:16
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