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The GeoShell Community has just released GeoShell 4.10.1. GeoShell is a replacement for the Windows explorer shell tested under Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, Windows 2000 and XP!

The newest offical release of GeOShell is out with several bug fixes and features.  Two note worthy features are improved loading speed and the abilty to offset geoBars partially off screen.

"Geoshell is a replacement shell for windows to replace the Explorer interface. It features geoBars that can be placed anywhere. It also has plugins that other developers make to add functionality."

Two of the nicest additions are the faster loading time and the ability to offset geobars partially off screen.  The offset allows geobar buttons to touch the edge of the screen.  This now makes GeOShell complient with Fitt's Law, thus accessabilty much quicker.

Changes in 4.10.1 (taken from website):
<menu>
  • Holding SHIFT will bypass all startup groups
    • New setting per-bar "Snap-to Offset" allows bars to be slid partially off-screen.
      • New Gripper: "Colored" If you use geoshell without skins, try it out.
        • The Task Service and Launch service are improved, and the shell loads faster.
          • Command Line option: -restart_plugin(2, 3) Where 2 and 3 are the zero-based index of the bar, and the plugin
            • fixed the geoshell desktop sizing and bar-positioning (especially for multi-monitor setups)
              • splash screen paints nicely now, and supports language strings
                • the bar's drag and drop code has been changed READ CHANGES.TXT
                  • added a "Standard Menu Open Direction" setting to shellUI. If set true, menus open according to the normal windows way, not based on the quarter of the screen you've clicked in
                    • The fade hotkey (or commandline -fade ) will now work instantly if alpha blending is off.
                      • New Setting "...geOShellPause at recycle" which causes geoshell to pop-up a dialog before it finishes reycling. This gives you time to upgrade ... Look for an autoupgrade script from Jaykul soon.
                        • Lots of API changes for developers...
                          • And so much more, please read changes.txt</menu>
[GeoShell 4.10.1|DL Zip|DL Installer|DL Source|Changes]
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:iconrayvenkobain:
YAY! GeoShell makes me a happy boy! lol
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~cappy-a51 Apr 10, 2003  Hobbyist General Artist
nevermind, all seems well now....lol

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~cappy-a51 Apr 8, 2003  Hobbyist General Artist
ummmmmmm, the site is gone and the DL's don't work....thought you all should know

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:iconcuttheredwire:
Lamb: Have you up dated to the latest build? They fixed a variety of memory leaks. That might fix things for you. The last release I posted wasn't an offical one, so if you are using that, that might explain the crashes.

I might as well send this as a note too. 8) (Cool)

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:iconthelambofgod:
i love teh geoshell. i use it exclusively. though it's been a bit crashy lately :X (Mad)

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:iconcuttheredwire:
I have to remember to include links to ShellON [link] and Carapace [link] shell changers next time. Makes life so much easier wen you are trying new shells.

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:iconazurephoto:
Froze up on my login to XP Pro...had to diag. startup to remove the damned thing....still not COMPLETELY bg free, that's for sure. :| (Blank Stare)
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:iconneenee:
i loved geoshell when i was using windows :) (Smile)

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:iconstarforge:
I just gave it a try... and I'm impressed! I've spent the last hour configuring and playing! I like how minimalistic and sleek it is... No more taskbar for me! I'm sticking with GeoShell! Nod

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cuttheredwire: Sounds like you used the zip file. Did you try the installer? Should work better, but I know you may have tried it. If that doesn't help you any, maybe ask on the [link] help forum. What version of windows are you using?

Yeah I used the installer (Windows 98) (Cool) . It seemed to only give me those registry errors right after installation. After a reboot, my taskbar was gone and only GeoShell remained (that was the goal :) (Smile) ) So it's running good now. It could use a more user-friendly readme file for initial setup procedures and getting the program up and running, but after some slight tweaking and more reading of online docs, it runs very nicely.

I recommend this to anyone who wants to absolutely minimize desktop clutter and the generally clunky Windows GUI.

There's only one thing I can suggest for this program, and that is for dynamic drag/dropping of files. Otherwise, excellent Thumbs Up
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