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Home Inspector Pro v6.9

The following items were changed in Home Inspector Pro desktop version 6.9 and later.

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Written by Dan McConnon

The changes listed below apply to Windows and macOS versions of the program, unless otherwise noted.

HIP Desktop v6.9

New Features:

  • Cloud-based Template Sharing: Share your templates between devices, and between multiple users without sending files. All changes are now made under the Cloud Sync icon in the toolbar.

    The Cloud Sync button replaces the Mobile Sync button.

Multiple Cover Page Designs: Support has been added for multiple cover pages available to be used per template. When generating reports, you will now have an option to choose which cover page design to use for the current report.

Select the Cover Page Design to use on the Generate Report screen.

Design Changes

  • Automatic Backup of HZF Inspection Files: For users of HIP Office, ISN, and HIP Office Lite (when orders are imported), HZF inspection files are now automatically backed up to your account when the report is uploaded to the cloud.

Bug Fixes

  • Template Bundles: Stationery files are now included if stored outside the HIP program folders.

  • Template Bundles: Template bundles no longer prompt for the same files repeatedly when importing bundles.

  • Template Bundles: Linked PDFs are now included in template bundles.

  • Template Bundles: Linked Images are now restored to their subfolders when templates are loaded.

  • Added Debug Mode option in Application Settings for use by HIP support.

  • Removed support for NxtInspekt

  • Reports are now properly generated if the State field is blank.

  • The form used by the FL WDO Form 13645 template has been updated to include the current FL Department of Agriculture commissioner.

  • When Sections are duplicated on HIP Mobile, formatting for the Table of Contents is now transfered to the desktop.

  • Formatting of the report footer is now applied correctly for all head/footer layouts.

  • Settings for HTML v2 reports are now properly maintained when saving templates.

  • External links included in report narratives are now properly clickable.

  • Spacing between sections on the report is now increased when the report is set to generate report pages continuously.

  • Font settings for Selection Description Font and Selection Description #2 Font are now individually saved to the template.

  • On the Edit Template screen, section folders can now be collapsed.

  • In the Address Book screen, the button to Sync Agents now properly reflects if the users is using HIP Office or HIP Office Lite.

HIP Desktop v6.9.1

Bug Fixes

  • Cover Page Designs: The cover page design included with inspections downloaded from the cloud will now maintain the proper custom cover page design.

HIP Desktop v6.9.3

Bug Fixes

  • Cloud Sync: When downloading inspections from the cloud, users will no longer be prompted to replace files everytime.

  • Cover Page Designer: When generating the inspection report for HTML v2 report formats, the cover page design is maintained on the uploaded embedded PDF report.

  • Cover Page Designer: When importing Cover Page Designs from a file, the option to Replace Current Layout now replaces the layout properly.

  • HIP Office Import: When importing orders from the HIP Office system, inspections can now be downloaded when the Program Language is set to a non-English language.

  • HTML v2 Report Format: Ratings are now properly rendered when included in the HTML v2 inspection report.

  • PDF Forms: The Citizen's Insurance 4 Point and Roof Certification Forms have been updated to the latest required form.

    Report Translation: When translating from French to English, the translation will now be properly performed.

    Template Bundles: When importing HIP Template Bundles, users will no longer be prompted to replace internal files.

    Template Sharing: When downloading an existing template from the cloud, templates will now download properly.

HIP Desktop v6.9.4

Improvements


Installer & Platform Support

  • Added separate installers for Windows, macOS Apple Silicon (ARM), and macOS Intel (x86) to improve installation compatibility across supported platforms.

  • Improved the macOS application signing process for a more reliable installation experience (this is currently implemented for the ARM version only).

Templates & Forms

  • Updated the bundled AHIT inspection template with the latest version.

  • Replaced the bundled Florida FDAC WDO form with the updated v1.1 version.

  • Template Bundle exports no longer generate an unnecessary .tpc file for local exports, resulting in cleaner exported bundles.

External Documents

  • Improved the Import External Documents workflow by only displaying overwrite prompts when imported files differ from existing files, reducing unnecessary confirmation dialogs.

Bug Fixes

Cover Page Designer

  • Fixed an issue where controls and options in the Cover Page Designer could become inaccessible on lower-resolution displays or when using increased operating system display scaling.

  • Fixed an issue where importing a layout could introduce unwanted blank space in the Cover Page Designer preview panel.

Comment Editor

  • Fixed an issue where list selection popups could appear partially off-screen when editing long comments containing list fields, ensuring all options remain visible and accessible.

Report Translator

  • Fixed an issue where translated report disclaimers always displayed English as the source language. Disclaimers now correctly reflect the selected source and target languages.

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