New user - odd issues

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On Win 10 x64, GTX 1060 with latest Windows and graphic card updates.  As recommended by all and practiced by none, I run as a standard user rather than Admin.  That may explain the first problem.

1)  When I right-click on the desktop, there is no option to enter "Fences Settings".  I have to run the Fences app for that.

2)  I can't get newly-created objects to automatically go into portals - only into regular fences.

3)  [Edited out a comment here on getting fences to snap to same width / multiples of icon size... I had some fences with larger icons than others; didn't realize those could be independently changed.]

4)  When I try to slide the current desktop offscreen and create fences on a new one, the first one keeps snapping back.  So there's no way to even get started on a second desktop.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Try using as admin.

Rules do not apply to portals as just navigate to your own folders.

See here for pages: https://forums.stardock.com/486084/fences-support-faq#switchdesktoppages

 

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

I'd suggest for the Help on Desktop Pages that you add the sentence on needing a fence to begin with.  Especially since it's a frequently asked question.

The user would expect the rules to apply to portals, since they seem to be just like fences.  So maybe that's another place to add guidance - right at the top under "New icon placement and auto-organizing".  I like the portals feature and use them wherever possible.  That helps keep desktop (C:\) size down and makes sure things are in the data drive (D:\) folders where I ultimately want them anyway.  Of course it would be much better if the rules could be made to apply to portals, but I assume that's not reasonably possible.

Try using as standard user.

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