- Talisman Desktop
Orphan date April 2012 Infobox software name Talisman Desktop logo screenshot caption developer Lighttek Software latest release version 3.4 build 3400 latest release date release date and age 2011 08 15 operating system Microsoft Windows genre Windows shell replacement license Proprietary website Talisman Desktop is a configurable Windows shell replacement introduced in 1997 by Lighttek Software . It is available in a number of languages including English, French, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese, Russian and Italian. Talisman Desktop is shareware , available as a free trial download that expires in 30 days. The registration fee for continued use is 25. The Talisman interface is Skin computing freeform skinnable , and uses downloadable themes. Several themes are included with the download and more are available from the manufacturer s website and various other websites. Users can also create and edit their own themes. Customizing the Talisman interface is somewhat easier than most other shell replacements, as it uses a paged configuration dialog rather than forcing the user to edit hidden scripts. Talisman is unique in that it can also be configured as a shell extension within Windows Explorer much like a highly configurable launcher or as a Graphical user interface GUI replacement within Explorer similar to http www.winstep.net WinStep or http www.hoverdesk.net HoverDesk , although it is much more powerful as a shell replacement. Lighttek s flagship application has always remained out of the limelight occupied by better known rivals like the Free and open source software free and open source shells LiteStep and Blackbox . However, the freeware status of those products will always promote greater distribution over commercial shells like Talisman and rival Aston shell Aston Shell . Despite this obstacle, Talisman has maintained a userbase adequate to support continuous development since the software s introduction. Is the following section necessary? It s certainly not ... more details
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