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
 

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