I think its resolved now, Ive done a few reboots and shutdowns and my fences retain their positions. Thank you to everyone !
Thanks for the heads up, i actually hadnt read #reply 26, i missed it :( im hoping this setting continues to work for me as it does for you, ie because i have the extra issue of an adapter sitting between my gfx card and monitor changing the res at reboot. heres hoping it works :)
when I first installed Fences i left the options at the default settings. In the Back-Ups group "Preserve my layout by scaling my fence groups" was checked But, the sub option of "when I plug in a new primary monitor, move my icons to it " was not. After I watched the video posted earlier, I checked that option also. It did affect the result but it did not fix it. But I also tri
[quote who="SD_McGuinness" reply="25" id="3929530"] Hello, I haven't been able to reproduce this either. Not on the Windows 11 system itself, nor in Sandbox. Something could be fundamentally different about my display (1920 x 1200 is my maximum resolution, for example). That being said, the closest I've been able to get to this happening on my end is by taking an automatic layout provided by Fences, moving it elsewhere, and then changing these outlined s
i said basic bug because this happened immediately within minutes of installing. i was setting up the fences for the first time and then rebooted. I have done more testing and have drilled it down to : the fences move randomly at reboot , when using - Docked fences at the bottom of the screen + roll-up if i use normal fences, not docked, not roll-up, and just placed normally on the desktop they dont move or resize on reboot. <
Really ?? theres one post on the same page as my issue ie the First page of this forum I found others I stopped looking after page 3. Fences 4 not keeping their position with RDP https://forums.stardock.com/521971/page/1/#3928845 Fences are resized and repositioned randomly https:
ive tried 5.5, it does not resolve the problem. I will not continue to use fences anymore and will remove it from my pc. and Ive now seen older posts on this forum which much the same issue, So i dont take kindly to your earlier comment, about there would be tons of people complaining about it, because there are other people with the same issue, you even replied to them.....
This is after rebooting. I have not moved anything, this is how it appeared after the reboot.
this is the desktop before rebooting - Note the 3 docked Fences at the bottom.
No it is not resolved.... Docked fences with roll-up causes all the fences to move from set positions and resize , randomly. it is definitely not resolved.
Windows 11 version 23H2 (OS Build 22631.3447) I meant i put all the icons in the 3 fences, there was none left on the desktop cept trashcan and 2 others, 99% of icons i placed in fences to clean up the desktop. The overlapping i referred to, was the fences that were docked at the bottom, but still i resize them so they fit side by at the bottom of the screen. I only use 1 desktop page and have disabled multiple desktop pages
Thanks for getting back I use windows 11, one monitor at 2560 x 1600 res, Fences 5 v5.04 ( i thought this was the fences 5 forum, apologies if it isnt) I have tested some more. I have only 1 fence at the bottom now, and the other 2 fences are just on the desktop. and 1 fence docked at the bottom seems to work, and it does remain docked and using the roll-up feature. MAYBE it was because i had 3 docked and they
I have 3 Fences placed at the bottom of the screen, Docked, they use the Rollup feature. Every time I boot up the PC, they are no longer docked, but placed randomly around the desktop The fences lose the size I manually set also. Its in the pita, to manually keep putting back where i want them and to resize again, every boot up. this is a basic "bug" that should have been spotted at Q and A testing.