I'd like to nominate Fences

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I'd like to nominate Fences as one of the best desktop customization applications to come out in the last 15 years. It has all the qualities of a true winner: It is useful, addressing a true need; it is effective; it is unobtrusive; it is well-designed; and it is intuitive and user-friendly.

Well done on yet another great app.

I look forward to seeing it in its final form on Vista and, soon enough, on Windows 7.

Kudos.

~ Alessandro (cavalierex)

 

 

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Well maybe I would agree with a very good productivity tool, but not sure about best dekstop customization application. 

I don't have icons on my desktop because I use Object Dock, and Right Click to keep it clean.

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thank you!! :D Glad you love it, I've been wanting to finish and share this app for years :) I can only imagine the features will get better and better, and I can certainly promise the unobtrusiveness/simplicity/no-bloat will not change. Thanks again for the kind words

-Jeff Bargmann
(Fences Creator)

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I've been waiting for it to be shared since I first read about it :P ... I don't have any desktop icons, but I definitely could use some. This little thing seems to sort out everything I hate about the concept of icons on the desktop. :)

I wouldn't call it desktop customization... Desktop enhancement seems more appropriate. :)

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

It's a tough choice...especially with the newest feature (tease!).

Grrrrrr.....don't make me choose!

;)

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The best thing I like about it is, the double click on the desktop to make them go away.

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Excellent. How important do you think is the feature that you can leave some things visible always? Not super important? or?

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Here's an idea;

double click - remove all that's not marked "sticky", triple click - remove all icons. It makes sense as triple click is a "select all"-thing.

if you dont like sticky icons, just don't mark them as such and original functionality is preserved..

 

... just my few cents... Suggesting features before even trying the software... silly me. :P