Icons disappearing bug still seems to be present

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I just did a clean resintall of Win 8.1 and Fences 2.13.  I recall that somewhere between 2.11 and 2.13, probably 2.11 in Oct 2013, I reported here an odd behavior, seemingly a bug, that caused all the icons on the desktop to disappear.  I just ran into it again setting up the new install.  It occurs when there is a horizontally displayed fence that abuts the (left) edge of the screen.  If I try to insert an icon in that fence to its left along the edge of the screen, that is, to the left of the left-most icon showing, all the icons on the desktop disappear.  I saw it twice this morning.  The first time all but one or two icons disappeared, which I was able to reverse by clicking on the desktop (Hide/Unhide).  But a second try wiped out everything.  I had to reboot to get the desktop back.  Sure wish someone would look into it.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

It sounds like you might have invoked the new pages feature. See the article at https://forums.stardock.com/431606  for more information

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Thanks.  That does look like it.  Given the apparent havoc it can cause to the unsuspecting, why is it enabled by default? 

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

It is a prominent feature of the application and is on by default.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

So may I assume the correction for that feature inadvertently occurring for those who didn't know or intend to empty their desktop of icons is prominently displayed as well?

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

You can disable Pages or adjust its settings in the Fences configuration.

Right-click a Fences, select Configure Fences, then go to Desktop Pages.