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- Important information regarding transparency of elements under Aston.
-
- This document will take the following format:
- 1. Description and explanation of the issue concerned
- 2. Legal Liability Waiver
- 3. Instructions on avoiding the issues raised
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-
- 1. Description
-
- The Aston shell make use of a feature written into to the sub
- structure of some versions of Microsoft Windows Operating systems
- that allows on screen elements to possess a degree of transparency.
- This allows the user visibility of a portion of the object underneath
- the "transparent" item. It has come to the attention of Gladiator
- Software (hereafter described as "The Developers") that under certain
- circumstances, these transparent items may be caused to rapidly
- flicker. It is the concern of the developers that this issue not only
- constitutes a nuisance in regards to performance, but also might
- possibly pose a risk of seizure, should the specific circumstances
- for the triggering of this behaviour be met.
-
- The behaviour that is at issue is based upon a range of software
- too great to list here. Known triggers are java-based applications,
- video playback applications such as QuickTime, and most other
- applications that refresh the information displayed on the monitor in
- a rapid manner. When items such as those described above are loaded,
- it will typically cause the transparent items to refresh their video
- output likewise, resulting in a flickering of the video output.
-
- 2. Liability
-
- Gladiator Software determines that the above-described behaviour is
- a function of the underlying operating system as loaded by the end
- user. Gladiator Software assumes no liability for any illness or
- injury caused directly or indirectly by the behaviour described.
- Furthermore, you (the end user) agree to waive all rights of recovery
- of damages in regards to the above-described behaviour, with respect
- to Gladiator Software. Indemnification of Gladiator Software does not
- affect your rights concerning other parties.
-
- 3. Interim Solution
-
- It is possible to mitigate the effects of the above-described
- behaviour, and, whilst limiting the versatility of the Aston shell to
- some degree, will enable more complete and desirable function for
- those users affected by this issue. To "work around" this issue, the
- end user needs to ensure that all elements within the working desktop
- environment are set to transparency equal to 0%. This includes, but
- is not limited to the taskbar, start menu, side, top and vert-bar
- menus, analog clock and other plugins. Each of the aforementioned can
- be assigned transparency values from within the A-Master.exe program.
- Please consult the help documentation that came with your copy of
- Aston for more information on how to adjust these settings.
-
- Further help may be acquired at http://www.astonshell.com/forum
-