Comments on: Organize Your Desktop With Fences

By: Evan Kline

Evan Kline — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:14:38 +0000

@Malcolm. It sounds like it works a bit differently, but I wonder if that is where the Fences folks got the idea. Linux is one tech itch I have yet to scratch, but it is on my list when I have the time to roll up my sleeves. I know people who use it, and would never look back.

By: Malcolm Bastien

Malcolm Bastien — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:00:31 +0000

Not to say that this or that got it first, but these sort of fences are something that they are marketing a lot as a feature of KDE 4 now for people on Linux. Not sure exactly the differences between the two, but on KDE all fences are actually just folders (last time I checked) that are rendered like this on the desktop.

It look like Fences is built up differently, but the idea with folders (which is a heavy part of how Linux works) is that shortcuts, apps, files, or even other folders need aren’t just being displayed on the desktop, but you are actually seeing the contents of the folders. This is good when you interact with the same folder from other places like applications, the console, or your ‘explorer’, as you’ll see you’re desktop folders reflect those changes automatically.

By: Term Paper

Term Paper — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:45:01 +0000

my desktop always looks like if all things are messed outside. my frds shout at me as to keep it clean, lol
this seems to be good one atleast to make it look well mannered

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:10:53 +0000

I'm glad you like it, Ruchi. I hope it continues to work out for you.

By: Ruchi

Ruchi — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:33:44 +0000

I just tried it out , it is awesome, it really removes all the clutter from your desktop. Thanks for such a nice information.

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:58:01 +0000

Good idea- I hadn't even thought of using it that way. The ability to double click to hide the icons, and show off the wallpaper, is pretty nice too.

By: curiouslittleperson

curiouslittleperson — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:29:31 +0000

VeryNice, the best part that i like about fences is that you can organize the icons in such a way that your photos are easily viewable..

Will Need to check this out...

Thanks
Sandeep

By: Bobby Travis

Bobby Travis — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:04:59 +0000

LOL! Not likely to see much slowdown with that, anyway… And you'll love Windows 7. It really is what Vista should have been.

By: Evan

Evan — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:04:38 +0000

@Bobby- I've been tempted, but haven't tried out the Windows 7 RC. I do have 2 copies on order, though, so I'm a few months away.

When I first installed Fences, I couldn't decide whether it slowed my system down or not. I'm pretty obsessive about stuff like that, so really tried to watch for it. Now that I've used it for a few months, I definitely don't notice any speed issues. My system is just over a year old (3.0 Core 2 dual core, 4 gigs of RAM, 64 bit).

By: Evan

Evan — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:01:34 +0000

@holas84- Wow, sounds like your desktop is even more cluttered than mine! I once had my mess stretch onto my second monitor, which really spurred me into getting things tidied up.