Testing the beta
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 by Philly0381 | Discussion: Fences
Whoops, didn't even figure that I would be the first post. 
Had no problem downloading and getting Fences to open.
Menus look very nice and clean, informative with just enough info.
No problems with moving the Fences around or resizing them.
I was at a slight disadventage since I don't have a desktop with lots or even a few icons. Lets see there is the trash bin and then the Fences icon and, that's it.
I did notice that it doesn't play nice with a couple of programs, Stardock Virtual Desktop, woundn't show the different wallpapers by desktop (cleared up with uninstalling). Right Click doen't show the options for Fences. Not sure if there are others.
Unless I just couldn't see it, it saw no way to close or shut down Fences.
Understanding that this is a side project, what is the estimated time for the beta and when will updates be issued?
I can see how this would or could be usefull to what you might call power users, programmers/developers or possibly even skinners. Some my say you could use ObjectDock Plus for this also. I think though the agrument could me made that ObjectDock Plus would be for more permanent items while Fences would be utilized for the short term projects that people would be working on.
Now comes the question if I would use Fences, probably not, but that does not mean that it doesn't have the potential to become a popular desktop management tool.
Looking forward to reading others comments. 
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Reply #22 Thursday, August 28, 2008 3:37 PM
The case of my computer is striped, and I've taken fencing lessons so I can roam the Forums and put a
Z
on posts impuning the Zuper Wizop's awesome abilities. That was supposed to be a size "7" Z.
Reply #23 Thursday, August 28, 2008 3:56 PM
Zu...I'm running Vista HP. "Documents and Settings" is an XP thing, no?
Reply #24 Thursday, August 28, 2008 5:19 PM
Yours may be different c:\users\. . .
Reply #25 Friday, September 5, 2008 7:15 PM
Me too...bummer. 
Reply #27 Saturday, September 20, 2008 3:45 PM
I've noticed that when fences is running, I can't apply wallpapers by rightclicking on them and hitting Set as Destop Background. In detail:
I can right right click on it
I can select Set as Desktop Background
It does not set it and rightclicking on the desktop and hitting refresh doesn't help.
If I rightclick on the desktop and select Properties and then the Desktop tab, the recently selected wallpaper is the one showing in the computer window, but the previous wallpaper is the one showing on the desktop. When I click Browse, it takes me right to the folder that the wallpaper I want is in, and I can select it and then apply it.
Major problem? I don't think so, but it is a bit annoying, especially when trying to find the right wall for a particular theme. Just thought I'd mention it.
Reply #28 Saturday, September 20, 2008 7:44 PM
Reply #29 Saturday, September 20, 2008 9:01 PM
Yeah, I found that out. I should have stated I'm in XP.
Reply #30 Monday, September 22, 2008 2:31 AM
messiah - noted, thank you i'll check that out.
yeah i have to do special stuff to handle the background in XP that i don't have to do in Vista. the net result is nicer quality in desktop rendering, but, yeah i have to do work to make sure i stay in sync. thanks again
Reply #31 Monday, September 22, 2008 7:49 AM
yeah i have to do special stuff to handle the background in XP that i don't have to do in Vista. the net result is nicer quality in desktop rendering, but, yeah i have to do work to make sure i stay in sync. thanks again
np, glad to be of some help. thanks again.
Reply #32 Tuesday, September 30, 2008 10:23 AM
Um... I am having a few problems. With WB (Windows Blinds) I am having trouble with scroll bars. The bottom scroll arrow reproduces itself in a line as I move a fence on my desktop. Also not all shortcuts can be "fenced". The main one is empty folders. This is not a real problem it is just somewhat annoying (not that many people keep empty folders on their desktops) By the way this program gets 5 stars! 
Reply #34 Tuesday, September 30, 2008 11:43 AM
Sorry I had to blank out the icons. They belong to Apple.
Reply #37 Thursday, October 2, 2008 5:27 AM
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Try sliding Hue, Saturation and Brightness; worked for me...
Reply #38 Saturday, October 11, 2008 6:51 PM
Confirmed that "Set as Desktop Background" does not work on XP. That one's a Microsoft bug but i'm going to try to find a workaround. As a program setting the wallpaper, you're supposed to send out a WM_SETTINGCHANGE message when you make such a change. Windows in this case does not. Will work around.
Reply #39 Tuesday, October 14, 2008 8:57 PM
I have been testing fences for a few weeks now... so long no real problems at all... I have WindowsBlinds. ObjectDock Plus, IconPackager & Deskscapes all running fine side-by-side with fences. I have not experienced any noticeable problems at all.
The only "issue" I would say is that I would not be able to shorten the fence from the bottom (past the last icon in the fence)... it is not such a problem, but it would look nicer if I could get rid of that extra space (see image). I can not reduce the fece past this poit without a scrollbar appearing.
Reply #40 Wednesday, October 29, 2008 12:37 AM
Same thing here.... only transparency works.
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Reply #21 Thursday, August 28, 2008 1:20 PM
OK, fine. In his user directory.