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Fences: A clean desktop for the cluttered user

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Draginol
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Reply #76 March 15, 2009 6:32:05 PM
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Quoting b0rsuk,
reply 25

Quoting mickeko, reply 24
Quoting b0rsuk, reply 23Hehe, this looks a lot like Folderview from KDE4 on Linux.
Actually you got it the wrong way around... It's folderview that looks alot like fences.

 

Are you sure about that ? When was the first version of Fences released ? I can't locate any relevant information, but the earliest references to Fences I've been able to find (version beta 0.96) come from February 2009. Meanwhile there are references to KDE3 Folderview from June 2008, such as this one:

http://blog.lydiapintscher.de/2008/06/14/folderview-is-the-awesome/

Unless I'm missing something, Folderview also seems more flexible.

Fences has been in internal alpha (it took a LONG time to get this to work on Windows) for years. There are screenshots of it on our site from a couple years ago.

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Reply #77 March 15, 2009 6:44:58 PM
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Works great for me!  Thanks Stardock!

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Reply #78 March 16, 2009 12:42:04 AM
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Quoting Frogboy,
reply 1

Unless I'm missing something, Folderview also seems more flexible.
Fences has been in internal alpha (it took a LONG time to get this to work on Windows) for years. There are screenshots of it on our site from a couple years ago.

I smell a red herring. KDE4 has been in development for years, too.

It still doesn't answer the (implied) question "When was Fences actually released ?" If, as it appears to be the case, KDE4's Folderview was released before Fences, calling it a clone(or inspired by) of Fences is a stretch.

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Draginol
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Reply #79 March 16, 2009 7:36:39 AM
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Quoting b0rsuk,
reply 3

Quoting Frogboy, reply 1
Unless I'm missing something, Folderview also seems more flexible.
Fences has been in internal alpha (it took a LONG time to get this to work on Windows) for years. There are screenshots of it on our site from a couple years ago.


It still doesn't answer the (implied) question "When was Fences actually released ?" If, as it appears to be the case, KDE4's Folderview was released before Fences, calling it a clone(or inspired by) of Fences is a stretch.

It doesn't matter when it was released. As soon as the idea is made public, anything coming after can be considered a "clone". It doesn't necessarily mean that the developer has even seen the original software.

Bumptop is a good example, there are numerous clones out there, and bumptop isn't released. All similar software (such as realdesktop) are still clones.

 

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Reply #80 March 16, 2009 7:59:07 AM
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Fences is a good addition to the desktop, however I found some features I don't like:

  •  files that are put to the desktop by other ways than drag-and-drop (e.g. Firefox loads a file from the internet and places it on the desktop) ignore Fences. The result does not please me, because the new file appears often under a shortcut created by fence. Due to this the new file can not be easily accessed, unless I move the fence above it.
  • I do not understand a fence named Recent Things. As I installed this program I thougt there will appear recently opened/modified files, however the files there are "recent things at the time the wizard has been run". So it is not as helpful as I thought.

 

 

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Reply #81 March 16, 2009 8:32:09 AM
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Who cares who released what first and who is clone of who yaddie yadda.  Its a good Utility that works well, and doubtless will be improved upon as time goes on, as these things tend to be - its not practical to do the "ultimate" on first release, not the real world.

.....  lifes too short   -   especially when its free ......  

Regards
Zy

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Reply #82 March 16, 2009 12:58:23 PM
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Quoting Zydor,
reply 6
Who cares who released what first and who is clone of who yaddie yadda.  Its a good Utility that works well, and doubtless will be improved upon as time goes on

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Reply #83 March 24, 2009 11:13:23 AM
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Great APP, My Desktop Looks sweet now its organised so perfectly   Keep the Killer Apps Coming

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Reply #84 March 24, 2009 11:22:58 AM
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Quoting Moriicon,
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Great APP, My Desktop Looks sweet now its organised so perfectly   Keep the Killer Apps Coming

 

Likewise! My desktop was litteraly covered with icons now it's all neat and well packed in categories (smart how the app finds them itself )...I cnaa ctually see my backhround picture again!

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Reply #85 March 24, 2009 12:36:30 PM
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Wow!  I've tried all sorts of docks and bars and alternate desktops but nothing quite so elegantly simple and useful as this.  What a fanstastic idea!

And to offer it for free as an incentive to install the Impulse client?  Well done!  Tnx!!!

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