Desktop icon spacing all messed up

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Icon spacing on Windows 11 is all messed up when Fences 6 is enabled. When disabled it goes back to correct distances so it is Fences causing the problem. The desktop icons are overlapping in both vertical and horizontal directions. I have a great screenshot to show this but your new post menu doesn't have the insert image icon anymore. Only link and media. Spacing is ok inside the fences but not outside. When I select the "Use same spacing inside and outside of Fences groups" option the spacing gets messed up inside the Fences. This is latest Fences 6.46 & Windows 11 26H1, 28000.1836

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Have you tried this setting.



Also, you can use this icon to insert picture into your forum post.

Thank you,
Basj,
Stardock Community  Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Hi Crash28, you should be able to paste an image directly in.

 

To that end, if you could upload a debug log that would be helpful.

(1) Enable advanced debug logging (important) - this allows spacing info to be captured

(2) Reboot

(3) Reproduce the issue

(4) Send us the log.

You can access this "Enable advanced logging" and "Create error package" from the About -> Troubleshooting menu

Ashes of the Singularity II
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

I've also found this issue occurring with spacing in Fences.  If I enable and then disable the setting for "Use same spacing inside and outside of Fences groups", the spacing returns to normal.

Bad spacing

 

Normal spacing

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
Quoting rick_summon, reply 3993003

I've also found this issue occurring with spacing in Fences. If I enable and then disable the setting for "Use same spacing inside and outside of Fences groups", the spacing returns to normal.

End of rick_summon's quote

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. The issue appear randomly or after specific steps such as first boot of, after full screen apps, after wake from sleep etc. Can it be randomly be reproduce etc. Also need your system details.

  1. Windows 11 full version and OS Build number.
  2. Fences full version number installed.
  3. Single or multi monitor system. Also need monitor/s details such as resolution, Windows scale factor (100%, 125% etc), monitor connection type such as monitor docking stations etc

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community  Assistant.

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,

Here is a "me too" post. After latest update to fences, after every reboot, spacing on 2nd monitor is much too large. Toggling "Layout management/icon spacing" (as above) fixes the spacing immediately.

1. OS Name: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro, Version: 10.0.26200 Build 26200

2. Stardock Fences version 6.46

3. multi monitor.

Monitor 1, HDR, HDMI, 3840 x 2160, scale 200%

Monitor 2, HDMI, 1920 x 1080, scale 100%

All fences are on Monitor 2.

Two additional data points:

Monitor 2 is the monitor that turns on when the system boots up and displays the BIOS boot sequence

Graphics card is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

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jcii

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
Quoting jcardii, reply 3993108

Hello,

Here is a "me too" post. After latest update to fences, after every reboot, spacing on 2nd monitor is much too large. Toggling "Layout management/icon spacing" (as above) fixes the spacing immediately.

1. OS Name: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro, Version: 10.0.26200 Build 26200

2. Stardock Fences version 6.46

3. multi monitor.

Monitor 1, HDR, HDMI, 3840 x 2160, scale 200%

Monitor 2, HDMI, 1920 x 1080, scale 100%

All fences are on Monitor 2.

Two additional data points:

Monitor 2 is the monitor that turns on when the system boots up and displays the BIOS boot sequence

Graphics card is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

--

jcii

End of jcardii's quote

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Please refer to reply#2, follow the steps mentioned there and send it your report to Dev for review.

Thank you,
Basj,
Stardock Community  Assistant.

 

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

The issue occurs randomly.

Windows 11 Pro Version 25H2 Build 26200.8457

Fences version 6.46

Single monitor 7680x2160 with 175% scaling.  Monitor connected directly to PC.

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

Thanks for the report, we're looking into this one. Might have to do with an unrelated DPI-related fix within the last few months.

 

@rick Does this only happen when "Use same spacing inside and outside of Fences groups" it set, and for icons within groups? From what you said it sounds like turning that off and back on again resolved, so some sort of intermittent thing going on there. Wondering if it impacts when that setting is left off, or, if its occurring for icons outside of groups

@jcardii same, is this "use same spacing" enabled when this occurs? Sounds like toggling it off/on fixes, but wondering if it's exclusively related to this feature not working consistently.

Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top

Happens whether or not "use same spacing" is on. Toggling state from off to on OR on to off forces a redraw/reposition and the icons are all repositioned to their correct spacing in all fences - this has been my workaround.