Palm-Tech Version 5.15 Update

Version 5.15 Update

Instructions:

This update applies to all Pocket PC processor types. You must already be running Version 5.0 or higher of Palm-Tech™. Make sure that your Pocket PC is connected to your desktop PC before beginning the installation.

Download the file below and run it.

To run the file, open Windows Explorer and locate the downloaded file. Either double click the file or select it by single clicking the file and press the 'Enter' key.

Update515.exe (6,987 KB) Last Updated 2/8/2007

NOTE: There is no default directory for downloading. Be sure to note the path where you are downloading the file.

Updated documentation is also available for download:

Palm-Tech Inspector User's Guide - 5/15/2006 (4,412 KB)
Inspection Designer User's Guide - 1/4/2007 (4,794 KB)
Palm-Tech Picture Album User's Guide - 2/5/2007 (5,139 KB)
Front Office User's Guide - 7/20/2006 (1,163 KB)

Palm-Tech Inspector continues to lead the Home Inspection software industry because of valuable feedback from professionals like you. Any questions or suggestions for future enhancement can be directed via email to info@palm-tech.com or call us toll-free at (1-888-736-2462).

Version 5.15 includes updates for Palm-Tech Inspector, Picture Album, Inspection Designer and Front Office.

Version 5.15 add the following improvements

Palm-Tech is now Vista ready.
Added support for bmp, gif, tif and other image formats on the desktop.
Improved the screen painting process on the Pocket PC to work more smoothly.
Added the option to edit component location lines in Inspection Designer allowing you to decide whether to print, assign a different list, change the font, and assign a piece ID.
Modified the print options window on the Pocket PC so that the choice to print the cover page is a separate option.
Modified Grids so that they can now wrap to multiple pages.
Added an additional set of abbreviations to the printed report when ratings keys are set to Full or Abbreviated and ratings are displayed as boxes.
Added the option to import inspections from a storage card.
Improved library synchronization to include use counts when synchronizing with the Pocket PC libraries.
Changed the rules for "Print Only Lines that Have Data Entered".
If a line has no input pieces, it will automatically print assuming the category prints.
If a line has any input piece, it will be evaluated.
If none of the pieces contain answer data, it will not print.
If a category has no input pieces, it will automatically print
If a category has any input pieces, it will be evaluated.
If none of the input pieces contain answer data, it will not print.
Lengthened the Work Area pane in the Inspection Designer Work area to make it easier to copy, paste and drag lines.
Picture Album now remembers the last folder you added pictures from and imported an inspection from and goes to the right folder for the different operations avoiding unnecessary navigation.
Added the option to use abbreviations [abb] with descriptions in Inspector.
Added new edit checks to run on components in the open library within Inspection Designer.
Added the option to clear a selected "Add to Summary" choice for notes within lines that don't contain a rating.
Modified the Preview window in Inspection Designer so that Page Breaks have a visual representation and do not cause overwriting in the pane when previewing the Printed category.
Added the option to set a default picture size on the Pocket PC.
Changed the Export to ASCII process to include grid and component location lines.
Added a new tutorial named "Modifying templates with Inspector" that demonstrates how to create templates with Inspector.
Modified the Rotate Picture process to rotate the decorations as well.
Increased the allowable length for the text separator.
When Save As Template is used in Inspector, if you choose to clear answer data, all special font selections in notes will now be cleared also.
The Note, Disclaimer, Final Comments & Private Notes windows on the desktop now display using the same font the item will print with.
When creating a PDF in Inspector, the PDF file is now placed in the same folder that the inspection file is in automatically.
Allowed for longer library file names.
Improved synchronization between screen and print prompts in Edit Piece properties windows of Inspection Designer.
Skipped the step of template selection when there is only one template installed.
Fixed the issue with pasting lines when the window is scrolled.
Modified the cut, copy & paste process so that the window's scroll position is maintained when pasting lines or components, or deleting pictures.
When backing up Program Settings, the program remembers where the backup files are copied to after completion.
Various other improvements

Version 5.15 addresses the following issues

Modified Inspection Designer so that when you rename a component, the internal name and location line are renamed correctly also.
The special line type & piece type selection windows will automatically close now when another window in the program is clicked on.
Fixed the problem with disclaimer fonts not printing in the correct font at times.
Fixed the problem with Final Comments lists not saving in some templates.
Fixed the issue with tabbing through a long window not automatically advancing the window's scroll correctly.
Fixed the issue with printing Cover pages in Picture Album on the Pocket PC.
Modified the Save As Template option to not run if the template property "Do not allow changes" is set or if there is an edit password on the template.
Addressed several issues with the Pocket PC running in Lansdcape mode
Modified the Edit Image window to make it default to automatically maintain a picture’s aspect ratio unless specifically unchecked after opening the window.
Modified Print Code to avoid issues with Component Locations lines not printing correctly in certain cases.
Fixed pagination issues that were allowing an empty page at the end of a report.
Fixed the issue with lines being dragged within a component and not reporting in the summary as being part of the component unless they were originally.
Fixed the problem when exporting to ASCII with an option list that has nothing selected.
Modified Inspection Designer so that it would not save templates when in demo mode preventing accidentally turning licensed templates into demo templates.
Added additional notifications and protections to prevent problems in case versions get out of synch.
The Pocket PC now takes the keyboard into account when calculating the size of the Rating dropdown preventing the dropdown from going off screen when in landscape mode.
Fixed the problem where the hotspot would move as the window was scrolled on the Pocket PC.
Fixed the problem when using Ctrl+Enter to cut a line when focus is on a text entry.
Fixed the issue with the Pocket PC printing an extra page when printing Summary Only.
Company names can now include the ampersand "&" character
Fixed the issue in Inspection Designer that would occur occasionally when sending a template to the Handheld.
Prevented dragging and dropping of component location lines
Fixed the Microsoft generated error when deleting the last picture in the list in Picture Album.
Fixed the problem with default picture size on the desktop defaulting to smaller than specified sizes in some cases.
Fixed the issue with image resolution and size calculations when selecting a different image in the Edit Image window.
Fixed the issue with added components not landing in the correct position when adding to the General Information category.
Fixed the issue with selecting grid cells in a scrolled window.
Fixed the issue with grid row titles that are too long to fit in the designated width not printing correctly.
Fixed the issue with background shading and outlining of grid lines.
Fixed the issue with spacing when printing a grid using a special font.
various other minor issues