Problem with "Show Fences (toggle)" setting

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I'm having technical issues with the fences. When I dock fences on the top of the screen they always open under all the windows. That defeats the purpose of having fences docked as I always have to move/minimize the windows to get to icons.
Please see the screenshot attached - function 1 does not work as intended with the hotkey to toggle on/off the "always on the top" function. When I make one window active the "stay on top" function losses its effect and the fence gets under that window again. Function #1 doesn't work as it says it would. The "press hold" function does not play any role in this.
 
Please advise as this is the only function I need the fences for. Anything else is the same as having icons on my desktop.
 
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Sorry your having issues.

What version of Windows ?

What version of Fences ?

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Thank you for your reply.

Windows 10 pro, 10.019042 build 19042

Fences version 4.0.0.3

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Hello,

I have forwarded your report to the Stardock support team for their review and recommendations.

Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates.

We really do appreciate your feedback, thanks.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

OK, thank you. I can record a video if necessary. I will monitor this thread.

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top


Please see the screenshot attached - function 1 does not work as intended with the hotkey to toggle on/off the "always on the top" function. When I make one window active the "stay on top" function losses its effect and the fence gets under that window again.
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Are you saying that you set the app to 'Always be on top' but then expect Fences options to override it?   If that is the case, it will not.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

I expect that the settings in Fences will make a rolled-up fence display on top of other windows when the mouse pointer moves over.

I never set any other attributes to any other apps or windows to be set on top and expect Fences to override that setting if that is what you meant.

So basically the setting needs to keep fences on the top of all windows, active or not.

In any other case, the "toggle" setting in Fences is useless and works as a "hold" function (making it redundant), but with the need to press hotkey three times - first to activate it, then to deactivate it when you make some window active (fence will be displayed under it), and then turn it back on to work just until some window is active and the fence is displayed under it again.

Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top

If I am reading what you are writing correctly, Fences 4 is working as designed. 

When the toggle to have Fences show above all apps is used, it will keep them there only as long as nothing else is given focus.  When that happens, that another app is given focus, Fences will revert to the natural order (below).

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top

Thank you for the reply.

What does that function do, what purpose does it serve?

It doesn't make any sense to have a function named "always on top" but what it does actually isn't always on top. It just makes you do an annoying amount of hotkey presses to achieve the same thing as with the "hold" function. What am I missing?

Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting xSebaSx, reply 10

Thank you for the reply.

What does that function do, what purpose does it serve?

It doesn't make any sense to have a function named "always on top" but what it does actually isn't always on top. It just makes you do an annoying amount of hotkey presses to achieve the same thing as with the "hold" function. What am I missing?
End of xSebaSx's quote

I suspect you mean this, yes:

There does seem to be some inconsistency in how that is functioning and it has been discussed in another thread.  I will talk with the devs about it.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

Reply #14 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting xSebaSx, reply 13

Any news/updates to fix this issue?
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No update on this as of now ... Stay-Tuned