Gladiators Software announces the release of most awaited Aston product - Aston shell, software that replaces the standard Windows desktop and makes it more usable, beautiful and customizable. Many Windows users find the standard desktop too rigid and inflexible. Aston offers the completely unique approach with yet unseen features and themes with live wallpapers.
The basic feature that makes it so unique is that Aston is fully skinnable and customizable. You can freely choose from many themes and pick the one that suits you the most. If you want to give your designing skills a try you can even make your own themes.
The advanced skinning engine is very intuitive and your imagination is the only limit. Every element of the theme: menu, desktop, panels - all can be tweaked and customized, thus letting one create yet more convenient working area. Widgets push the limits of usability and customization even further. You want to know the weather forecast, your system resources or something else - no problem! Widgets extend the start menu and panels usability in a subtle but yet powerful way.
You have the choice and full control of what and how it will be displayed keeping your computing smooth and enjoyable. Therewith, Aston is known to be one of the most stable Windows shells ever. Switching to Aston is easy because it incorporates all the things that you are already familiar with, and not only that, Aston makes them more efficient. Integrated search makes searching through your local drive as well as the Internet fast and convenient.
Efficiency and convenience is just one dimension of this powerful application. Aston is superior in almost every respect, starting from supported operating systems, multi-language support. Animation can be used for almost every element and every widget achieving stunning effects. Overall, this application will bring together beauty, style as well as efficiency, to crate the type of desktop you have always dreamed of.

· Settings flexibility, science fiction themes creation capability
· Animated skins and themes
· Live wallpapers
· Skin 3D objects support
· Widgets support, fixed and floating (analog clock, weather forecast, power management, system resources monitor, etc.)
· Easy wigdets personalization
· Themes' support and their application simpleness
· Customization simplicity and usability even for a novice user
· Multi-language support
· Systems with several monitors support
· Color labels for desktop icons
· Effects support for icons
· Quick search on local disks and in the internet
· Progress indicator for tasks
· Hotkey Manager
· Events Manager
· Task list appearance choice
· Flip3D and Expose modes for open applications view
· Secure Features
· Sound effects
· Start menu items and top programs list customization

Requirements:
· 40 MB free disk space

Limitations:
· 30 days trial period
· Nag screen

What's New in This Release:
· Added the "Launch bar" widget
· Added the "Toolbar" widget
· Added the "WinSwitch" widget
· Added 'Hotkey' tab in Aston Preferences
· Added Shell Swapper, utility for switching between Explorer and Aston shells
· Added new "Task list" option