What is LST?LST, or the Lionhead Studios Toolbar, is a utility that can be installed in either Internet Explorer or FireFox, allowing you to surf the web while still staying in touch with the Lionhead forums and members.
What Does LST Let Me Do?Here are but a few of the features which are included with LST:
- Chat with other Lionhead users.
- Use the gadgets to have floating tools, games, and more on your screen.
- A gadget-based Lionhead webcam that can actually float on your screen as your surf the forums.
- Use the Image Uploader to quickly host your images to be posted on the forums.
- Get current official news and press releases via Lionhead's RSS channel.
- Quick access to your PM's.
- Browse quickly and easily between the forums.
- Quick and easy links to all Lionhead game-based fansites.
- Stay up to date with your community news with the real-time news ticker.
- Search the different forums all from the toolbar.
- Visit Lionhead news, events, and PSA's via the NewsLink feature.
- Implement the cookie cleaner, the history cleaner, and the cache cleaner.
- Get notified when you receive new emails to your POP3, Yahoo!, Gmail, or Hotmail accounts.
- And more!
For an in-depth look at LST and its more prominent features refer to the following image:
Includes Uninstaller
System Requirements
Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Other versions: Firefox 1.0.1+
Just want to chat? Click here!
It is not required that you install the toolbar to access the chatroom.
To visit the chatroom directly you can click here.
FAQ
What are all these options it's asking me about during the installation process?
The installer just wants to know what settings to give you by default for the first time you run the toolbar. Basically these only apply if you intend to search the internet via the toolbar. If you don't plan to do that you can deselect all options without noticing any real difference in usability. You'll likely be using the toolbar for forum access more than anything. One thing I do urge you to make sure of though is that the automatic update option is selected. This way the toolbar can update itself with the latest Lionhead news.
The toolbar has a few buttons I don't really ever use. Is there a way to remove them?
Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the LST logo on the toolbar. Select "Toolbar Options" and then go to the "Predefined Components" tab and then deselect whichever button(s) you no longer want on the toolbar. Select "OK". Keep in mind you can always add these buttons back later.
You mentioned I can link the toolbar with my email account to notify me of new emails. Why don't I see this on the toolbar?
In order to conserve space on the toolbar this feature is deselected by default. To add your email notifier to your toolbar click the drop-down arrow to the right of the LST logo on the toolbar. Select "Toolbar Options" and then go to the "Personal Components" tab. From here you can select the email notifier, change your pop-up blocker settings (also turned off by default), add a weather forecaster for your area on your toolbar, or even add an online radio to your toolbar.
I want to add buttons to my toolbar. Where do I go?
To add your own custom buttons to your Lionhead Studios Toolbar click the drop-down arrow to the right of the LST logo on the toolbar. Select "Toolbar Options" and then go to the "Useful Components" tab. From there you can add buttons ranging from Microsoft Office buttons, MSN Messenger, Windows Registry Editor, or the Windows Media Player.
A button I wanted to add isn't available. Is there any way to add anything else?
If you'd like a particular button or feature added that isn't available in the toolbar options menus feel free to post a feature request here in this thread or PM the toolbar administrator, Mortalitis_Infinitas.
Are there other gadgets available that I can add to my toolbar?
There certainly are! At the bottom of the gadgets drop-down menu you'll see a "More Gadgets" button. From there you can browse different gadgets and then add them to your toolbar by the click of a button.
A gadget on the toolbar isn't working right.
All the gadgets are hosted by the ![G o o d [Good]](/emoticons/g_o_o_d.gif)
folks over at LabPixies. If there's an issue with a gadget feel free to contact them via their support page.
I'd like to add my Lionhead fansite to the fansite menu on the toolbar. What do I need to do?
Drop a PM by Mortalitis_Infinitas with a link to your fansite. If the fansite is approved it will get added in for all the toolbar users to see and have access to.
Feedback
As always, community feedback is a very important process of continously improving LST. LST is actively looking for ways to improve the toolbar as well as ways to offer new features that the Lionhead community wants and needs. If you'd like to see anything added, removed, or tweaked you can make such suggestions here. The aim of this toolbar is to be as user-friendly as possible so any and all comments are welcome.
Technical Issues?
Take a look at the LST support page here.
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