Hi I would find it most useful to have the option for fences to memorise what order icons - for example games program shortcuts were added to a fence - because whenever I load a game that changes my graphics on my screen - all the icons in a fence change order - although remaining in the fence it is not good.

N.B. selecting: Sort fence by: None DOES NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE.
It will still randomly move around icons within a fence after opening a game where the game has altered the graphics settings f the desktop

software like relcon only seems to remember locations & THE ORDER of files or icons which are not used in a fence.

Maybe join forces with relcon?

How about an option for Desktop Pages to scroll vertically (up/down) instead of horizontally (left/right). It would help visualize layouts when combined with virtual desktops which scroll horizontally (Left/Right)

I have a Fences folder pointed to my Downloads.  If I delete a file from downloads, the fence does not reflect that change.  I have to right-click and click "Refresh" for it to work.

So... ability for Fences to monitor the folder it's pointed to for changes and automatically reflect those changes without a manual refresh.

Hello team! Here are my ideas-requests for your next update : 

• The "List (Big)" display option doesn't make sense. Let me explain. The adventage of that view is to be see many filenames at once. So since it's a 'big' mode, one would expect it to display big filenames too. 

• Free Fences offering to display their files in a list (just like repertory-Fences)

• As an option : rolled-up Fences appearing like the window 8 square tiles (square flat icons without text with a customizable picture inside) 

• Horizontal fences rolling horizontally

• New display similar to FIle Container (just like the MacOS file preview, where the selected subfolder are open in a new column of the same window)

• Tabbed fences (with "right click: Duplicate tab", and "right click: Open in a new tab" options)

• Option to assign a wallpaper to each desktop, so that the it changes when the user change the current Fences desktop

• Renaming a repertory-fence without renaming the real repertory.

First of all: My screen looks so much neater! So great job for the efforts up to now guys/girls!! 

Now for some of my niggling improvement wishes...

It has been mentioned before already but an OnTop rollover over other screens would be great indeed! As long as that is  - of course manageable (so you can hide when needed (preferably NOT with Double click on that... Maybe a Shift-H  as shortcut?)

Funnily enough if you have Fences organised (rolledup ) in a vertical way it DOES go over the other fences.
I would like to see a push function there which automatically push the other fences down so that the are still visible.
     

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Snapping simply is not working well. I can overlap - and sometimes this happens by accident.


The only option given is to keep Fences spaced when moving. I do not see the use of this, as in "ideal" situation once you've set up your fences they stay where they are (but on laptops and extended screens Fences simply do not act well)
So a function to keep a space between fences at all times could/would help with organizing your screen.

I do know there is a Locking Fences option, but that is not the solution either, as then also the possibility to create a NEW fence is disabled.
Perhaps individual Fence blocking is an Idea (BUT moveable when you have a vertical structure as mentioned above.


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Also currently the only way to hide/show the fences is to Double click in an empty screen. I am using Directory Opus which is using the double click to open a new window. Like to see other options to show/hide Fences added.

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When you open create a new fence while having the configuration screen open, it is not registered in the available Fences.
For example if you want to assign A rule for Icon Placement, and you realise you actually need a new fence for it, you cannot select it from the Choose A Fence List.

  

I have to exit my config and reopen the configuration ( I know: small nuisance, but when you're in an organising flow, this is stopping you)

So an improvement on that would be good too...

I am sure I have more, but for now I'll leave this here

https://forums.wincustomize.com/504503/page/1/#3803826

April 11, 2021 12:59:54 PM from Stardock Forums

I have posted this to solicit testers for the pending Fence maintenance release:

https://forums.stardock.com/504549/

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

Quoting mynando,

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Hey all. I would like to request a very minimalist search feature for each fence or portal. See concept below.

I use Fences daily and I love it. Thank you for this wonderful app!

Reduced 78%

Original 1070 x 340

It is part of the proposed Fences 4 feature set.  Your rendition looks super slick btw.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

Hi,

I would love it if I could use a fence also as a sticky note, especially in combination with tabs this would be awesome!

Thx!

This has been addressed with the version in testing:

https://forums.stardock.com/504549/page/1/#3804362

You are welcome to request access there (please read the guidelines).

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

I did read a lot of great ideas here!  

• Are there any thoughts about to solve the issue with scrolling inside "fences"?

        Exspecially with touch-/trackpads like on mircosofts surfaces ("precision touchpad")?  

• Will there be some more engine tuning, because fences seems to lag with more data on the desktop?  

Thanks in advance!

I will try that and see