Talisman Desktop 2.0 Lite (Free version)
Desktop manager for Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP
(C) Lighttek Software 1997-2004
http://www.lighttek.com
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Contents
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   Description
   Features
   Installing the program
   Updating the program
   Uninstalling the program
   Starting
   Registration
   Disclaimer of warranty





Description
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Using "Talisman", you can build any interface for your computer.
"Talisman" hides the standard desktop of Windows.
You create and add almost any type of object to the Talisman desktop, and attach 
any type of internal Talisman commands or run any application. Objects 
(which can be either visible or invisible) can be programmed to react to 
mouse clicks or mouse movements. You can also add background pictures 
to the desktop and add sounds to different events. All settings and pictures 
are stored in a theme file. You can even make more than one theme and use 
objects with links to go from one theme to another.
 
You can use Talisman (Standard version only) as your default shell instead the Windows Explorer.
Talisman has its own startup ,system tray, taskbar and startmenu procedures (Standard version only).




Features:
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· Creating multilevel user defined desktops 
· Use of any number of pictures of any type or dimension, instead of standard icons. 
· Place, free-moving and imposing of objects in the Talisman workspace. 
· All objects can run external programs or internal shell commands by one click of the mouse. 
· Any number of forms (screens) in one theme. Any screen object can be set to switch from one form to another. 
· You can create a set of independent themes, and store them on any disk in the local computer or on a local area network.
· You can easily switch between different themes through your own objects or through the Talisman menu. 
· The Built-in Object Editor allows the creation, modification and removal of any element in a theme. 
· Large number of basic elements (forms, pictures, buttons of different types,text blocks. HTML, Flash objects, clocks, calendars and other in full version) 
· Customizable system tray, taskbar and clock (Standard version only). 
· Sound support for all events. 
· Applications menu, Task menu, Theme menu, Foldermenu, Run, Find, Desktop, ControlPanel, Network, Dialup, Documents and other internal commands.
· Script language.
· Messages engine for communication with other programs (Standard version only). 
· Plugins (Standard version only).
· Keyboard control (Standard version only). 
· Protection and limited access functions (Professional version oly).





Installing the program:
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- If you need to save your previously installed default Talisman themes ("Default", "Alpine" and etc) - copy these themes in other folders.
- Install the newest version of Talisman. 
- If you want Talisman to execute at startup, place a Talisman shortcut in your 
Startup Directory (c:\windows\start menu\programs\startup).


Updating the program:
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- If you need to save your previously installed default Talisman themes ("Default", "Alpine" and etc) - copy these themes in other folders.
- Install the newest version of Talisman over your previously installed version. 


Uninstalling the program:
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If you want to uninstall Talisman, use the Control Panel's "Add/Remove Programs." 

Exit from Talisman before uninstall !





Starting:
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Start Talisman.exe from Windows environment (by double click in Explorer for example).



Registration
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Please receive your free registration code at:    http://www.lighttek.com/demo/talisman.php



Disclaimer of warranty:
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This software is provided "as is" and without warranties whether expressed or
implied. Because of the various software and hardware environments into
which this program may be put, no warranty of fitness for a particular
purpose is offered.