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28 Jun 2010
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Platform: Windows XP, Windows Vista
Manufacturer: Stardock
Size: 8.6MB
Number of Downloads: 2629
Price: Free
This is the software publisher's description.
Fences is a one-of-a-kind program, allowing you to draw labelled shaded areas on your desktop, which become movable & resizable containers for your desktop icons. These groups can help bring organization and consistency to your computer's desktop, solving the "constant mess" problem that has plagued the desktop since its inception.
Fences also helps you finally appreciate the wallpaper you have hiding behind all that clutter.
In addition to its organizing features, Fences offers a patent-pending quick-hide feature. Double click your desktop, and all your icons will fade out. Double click again, and they'll return.
Fences allows you to create shaded areas on your desktop that you can place icons in. You can label them however you wish, and move/resize them anywhere on the desktop. Pre-included layouts help speed the process for new users.
Double click blank space on your desktop, and all your icons will fade out. Double click again, and they’ll return. We think this feature is so useful and unique, that we’ve applied for a patent on it. And with the upcoming Fences FeaturePack , included in the community preview, you can even pick icons and individual Fences to exclude.
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Windows 7
I have just downloaded this and it works great on windows 7 . Its a great tool .I keep my desktop very very tidy but now i can keep it very very very very tidy. Its so easy to use ,the only bad point and i am only telling the programer this so he may be able to add this .I would like to be able to change the font on the names of the fences.
Posted by: David Sea 29 Jun 2010
Fences & Screen Resolution
I often have to switch screen resolution on my laptop to display on another monitor. On returning to my original resolution, my desktop cons are in disarray. Can anyone using Fences advise me if it will retain icons within the original fence after the screen has been through this resizing process?
Posted by: Pinky London 01 Dec 2009
Fences 1.0
I have had fences for months now and I don't know what I'd do without it .its great ! ! No messy screen !
Posted by: 3catsmay 17 Oct 2009
A bit like Windows 3 and 3.1, then?
Looks quite good from screenshot, but I can't help being reminded of the first version of Windows that I ever used - Windows 3. There were rectangular containers on the screen, and they could be positioned and opened to view the icons inside!
Posted by: Mark 17 Oct 2009