Fences v3.1 Enters Beta
Article posted on 5/25/2021
What is Fences?
Fences helps you organize your PC by automatically placing your shortcuts and icons into resizable shaded areas on your desktop called fences. Its many customization features are what make Fences the world's most popular Windows desktop enhancement.
Fences v3.1 Changelog
- Improved startup times
- Disabled icon move animation (currently disabled with new installs only)
- Resolved issue with folder portal 'flicker'
- Resolved incorrect sorting (name, date, etc) of icons outside of Fences on the desktop
https://forums.stardock.com/489644/page/1/#3718280
https://forums.stardock.com/493308/get;3753480 - Fixed an issue with roll-up Fences where icon artifacts were left behind
https://forums.stardock.com/503237/icons-persistence
https://forums.stardock.com/490931/page/1/#3726170 - Much work was done to get icons to correctly go to proper monitors on multi-monitor systems
- Fixed issues with single width Fences (Fences with one icon horizontally)
https://forums.wincustomize.com/489934/page/1/#3730904 - Addressed issues with MS Office icons not remaining in Fences after edit and temp file creation. Example:
https://forums.stardock.com/503237/icons-persistence - Fixed an issue where restored snapshots were not also restoring color settings
- Fixed issue where selecting icons on desktop could select hidden icons in a roll-up Fence
https://forums.stardock.com/503136 - New feature: Target based Rules:
For example, works for 'steam' links, or any .lnk, .url, or .website file. (Resolves the target, and applies the match to the target).
https://forums.wincustomize.com/504083/updatestatus-on-url-protocol-rulefilter
Join the beta feedback thread here.