WinTOTAL Aurora (v5) – August 15, 2007 Update
This update contains improvements throughout WinTOTAL, as well as a new 64-bit compatible PDF driver. You will be prompted to reboot after installing this update.
Forms PowerView
- Clicking on the scroll bar advances the form one screen at a time and clicking on the scroll bar arrow advances the screen one line at a time.
- The “2 Decimal Places” and “Leading + or -” formatting options are no longer available unless a field has been marked as “Numbers Only”.
- During an auto-save, WinTOTAL no longer adds the data in the current field to the recent response list.
- Fixed an issue where hitting OK on the field format box would change the justification.
- Deleting QuickNotes will refresh the screen immediately and remove the balloon icon.
- Applying the Bold attribute to a checkbox will no longer cause an error.
- Auto-complete drop-downs can now be closed using one click on the arrow instead of two.
- Bolding an adjustment field in the Comparable Sales grid is now visible immediately.
- Bolding only part of the value for a calculated field no longer results in incorrect calculations.
- Carriage return characters are no longer saved to recent responses for multi-line fields containing only one line of text.
- Deleting QuickNotes will delete the appropriate QuickNote now.
- Extra characters will no longer be added to numbers only fields when setting font to 14 point or larger fonts.
- Fields which are marked as Read-Only no longer accept text if typed in immediately after changing the property to Read-Only.
- Long Lender/Client addresses will show properly on Exterior-Only form 2055.
- Marking a multi-line field as Read-Only no longer causes using the Enter key for navigation to lose focus when moving past the field.
- Stretching a report across multiple monitors will now display correctly.
- The down arrow will no longer move to the end of a multi-line field that contains text before moving on to the next field.
- The drop-down boxes for the page header of the addenda will no longer show in certain scenarios where the page header is set to not show.
- The Forms menu option, Field Format..., now checks for the report being signed before allowing the field format screen to open.
- The Subject Prior Sale History information will now correctly transfer to the Additional Listings form.
- Using Alt+# will now properly insert a QuickList entry after using CTRL+K to clear a multi-line field.
- Using the Down Arrow or Shift + Down Arrow no longer skips the remaining lines in a multi-line field if there is not text directly below the cursor.
- Using the Shift + Down Arrow keys in a multi-line field will now add each additional line to the selection rather than selecting the entire multi-line field as well as the next field.
- When unlocking fields, those which have a non-standard background color will now be restored correctly. This issue was most noticeable on the Table Of Contents page.
- Text and background colors can now be changed when multiple fields are selected.
- Text within a QuickNote can now be navigated via the arrow keys.
- CTRL + Page up and CTRL + Page Down navigation is now functional from the invoice while Desktop Billing is enabled.
- The Right arrow and Left arrows can now be used to navigate out of checkboxes.
- Upon opening a report, closing the splash screen via clicking the X will no longer cause WinTOTAL to stop responding.
- With focus in a field off-screen (above), clicking on the Forms PowerView button will no longer scroll the form up.
- Choosing Bold, Italic, or Underline attributes on the right-click menu while one or more checkboxes are selected will no longer display an error.
- Modifying data in a field and leaving the field via CTRL + Left/Right arrow will now hold the new value.
- The Font Increase / Decrease formatting buttons will now function without highlighting the text in the current field.
- F2 now pushes adjustments forward in the sales comparison section of the Forms PowerView.
- Borrower and Lender boxes no longer appear on the E&O addenda.
Addenda PowerView
- Fixed an issue where editing a table would cause WinTOTAL to display a white screen.
- In the Load Addenda view, clicking Load when there are no addenda to load will no longer give you an error.
- The Supplemental Addendum w/sig block [Multi-page] form can now be edited in this view.
- Using Times New Roman or Arial on the Desktop Quantitative 2055, extra characters are no longer added when overflowing to the addendum.
- Stretching a report across three monitors no longer causes an issue in the Addenda PowerView.
- Typing into the Addenda split screen no longer causes the top view to jump to a different location.
- When loading a multi-page addendum, all pages are immediately shown without refreshing.
- Opening a report created in Pocket TOTAL with an addendum, there is now an option to open the Pocket Addenda.
- When overflowing text using a non-standard font, extra characters will no longer be displayed at the beginning and end of the text on the addendum.
Billing PowerView
- Invoices exactly 30 days past due now only show in the 30 Days filter in the Invoices section of Desktop Billing.
- Pressing the delete key in a non-edit field on a signed invoice will now prompt to remove the signature.
- Pressing the Enter key in the second date field will no longer get stuck in a loop in the invoice editor.
- When the Create New Invoice screen is maximized, the Choose Invoice drop-down is now fully visible.
- Sorting by a column in the Accounting view will now allow you to view the currently highlighted invoice by clicking on the View Invoice link.
- Using a QuickList item inside the Invoice Editor now works properly.
- When an appraiser contact's name changes, the Pay Employee screen in Desktop Billing will now update to show the new name.
- When Selecting Client and then Job Type (with all fee tables, products, and Clients setup correctly), Preferred Payment Method and Base Fee will show up correctly.
Comps PowerView
- Canadian version only: Going to the Forms PowerView after adding comps on the Side-by-side view will now add photo pages correctly.
- Auto-save now works when a photo is expanded in the Comps Database.
- Deleting comps is now possible when more than 32,767 exist in the database.
- When viewing duplicate comps during importation, the fields are no longer editable.
- Resizing the window will no longer cause the program to stop responding.
- Adding Comps from the database into the report now gives a progress bar.
- Changing the formatting for an adjustment no longer causes a recalculation.
- Default formatting is now automatically applied after using the 'Load default formats' option from the Forms menu.
- QuickLists will now work for checkboxes both individually and as the first field of a multi-field QuickList.
- Searching in the Comps PowerView using the 'Detailed' search now returns the correct number of search results.
- The Comps PowerView now gives the ability to change the font color and background color of multiple fields at once.
- The Override number format option in the Forms menu will now work properly in the Comps Side-by-side view.
Contents PowerView
- The Preview link now works on new reports without going to the Forms PowerView first.
- Focus is kept after deleting a form and canceling out of Contents.
- The customize view has been updated to have the same layout as the default view. A Collapse button has also been added to the default view.
- When clicking preview in the Contents PowerView, it will now display the form correctly without having to reselect the form in the list.
- When you have the preview window open in the Contents PowerView you are now able to drag and drop forms from "Available Forms" to "Forms in My Report" successfully.
DaVinci
- Reports created in DaVinci now open in Aurora without needing the separate patch from www.alamode.com/labs.
Competitor Conversion Wizard
- When converting Comps Databases from Clickforms, it will now correctly import the photos into the database as well as put them into the Images folder.
Report Delivery
- Delivering a report through the GAC/FiServ Lending Solutions plugin now correctly attaches your images to the delivered file.
Files PowerView
- Fixed a scenario which would keep files from opening via the tracking filters in the Appraisal Desktop.
- When attempting to edit an order form from the Appraisal Desktop while the report is open will now prompt you to override or cancel.
General
- Changing the font size of data in a numbers-only field will no longer add extra characters to that field.
- A scenario in which WinTOTAL could display a blank user list on Windows Vista has been fixed.
- Changing the Appraiser and Supervisor Certified checkbox in the Order PowerView will now populate the correct field on the major form with the License number.
- Changing the field formatting via the right-click menu now trigger calculations and transfers to be applied.
- Double-clicking on a seal when a report is signed is no longer problematic.
- Clicking anywhere on a drop-down combo box will now expand it, instead of being required to click on the arrow on the right side of the drop-down.
- Drop-down combo boxes that don't allow text to be entered into them will no longer show a cursor.
- Field formatting is now retained when swapping major forms.
- Fixed an issue where certain drop-down menus required two clicks before the cursor would leave the dropdown.
- Reordering forms in a report from the Aurora print engine will no longer affect the order form.
- When swapping major forms, any applicable default data will now be placed on the new form.
- When using a drop-down combo box, the keyboard can now be used for navigation in its list.
- After merging, all data transfers between forms will now be performed.
- Merging in a report that has an AI Summary Appraisal Report Form AI-100.02, contacts are now editable.
Images PowerView
- The advanced find in the Images on disk section now searches for old photos
- A scenario in which incorrect thumbnails can be shown in the Images Database has been resolved.
- Copying and pasting images into WinTOTAL will now launch the Image Optimizer, if necessary.
- Dragging and dropping an image within a form quickly after browsing for that image no longer causes an issue.
- Pasting an image into a report now adds a new entry in the Images Database.
- Using the 'Get Photos' HoverLink while in the Images PowerView no longer causes an issue.
- When copying and pasting an image within a WinTOTAL report, the pasted image could become 3 to 4 times larger than the original. This has been corrected.
- Images can now be optimized from the 'Unused Images' view with 'View Previews' unchecked.
Invoice Editor
- The "To:" field is now editable in the Tear off section at the bottom of the Automatic Tearoff w/logo form.
Maps PowerView
- When editing a Flood Map from the Forms PowerView you will no longer be able to click back to get to step one the first time.
- Auto-save is now paused while in the Map Wizard to avoid any focus issues.
Order PowerView
- After clearing out a field, and placing data back into that field, the letters inputted now go in the correct order.
- When saving and immediately clicking the X to close WinTOTAL before it finishes saving, an error is no longer displayed.
- Formatting the appointment notes, dates, duration, and time no longer prevent the appointment from syncing with Outlook.
- Auto-save will no longer cause an error if the Order PowerView's Ad Hoc pop-up window is open.
- Formatting (bold, italicize, underline, etc.) contacts inside a report no longer causes WinTOTAL to prompt to create new ad hoc contacts.
- Switching to the Forms PowerView without entering a Report Description now places the cursor into the 'Report Description' field so that one can be easily added.
- Dashes are no longer displayed after contacts that do not contain license information.
- Tab and Enter will now leave the current field when typing in a contact that matches a contact in the drop-down.
- Manually entering contacts will now correctly transfer if you have the Same As option set.
- Merging reports no longer marks fields on the Order PowerView as touched.
- The Property Type field will now remember and display recent responses.
- There is no longer a blank space following the last product in the list in the 'Job Type' drop-down list.
- Using Ctrl + K to clear out contacts in the Inspection section now functions properly.
- Using the ‘Clear entire form’ option in the Edit menu will no longer clear out the report description.
- When setting a Contact to ‘Same as’ another and then typing into the other will now update the first contact.
- Contact pop-up boxes can be closed with the Escape key on a signed report without getting the remove signature warning.
Printing
- Signatures and seals now display properly on Supplemental Addendum with Signature block when printing to a physical printer.
- Forms from the General Text Addendum now mark correctly in the "Show in TOC" column in the Print Engine.
- Marking fields as non-printing no longer causes hidden fields on the form to print.
- New version of our custom PDF driver allows you to print to PDF on 64-bit versions of Windows XP and Vista.
- When using Print Server mode, WinTOTAL can now print to PDF.
- The field background color will now print correctly in multi-line fields if it has been changed.
- Using the Arial Narrow font now displays correctly when printing to PDF.
- With the default data font size set to 7, printing to PDF will wrap data correctly on multi-line fields.
Sketch PowerView
- Printing from the File menu now allows you to choose which printer you would like to print the sketch to.
- Importing a sketch from an old report will now show Building Sketch in the header at the top as soon as it imports into the report.
Tech Support Assistant
- The Athena Database conversion utility has been updated to disable the ‘OK’ button while the conversion is in progress.
- If the DB Diagnostic Utility fails to repair the database, it no longer deletes the log file.
- WinTOTAL's login to the database can now be repaired using the Tech Support Assistant.
Updated Forms
- Construction Inspection Progress Report [unlimited draws][1/2007]
- Royal Lepage (OLD) has been updated to fix some minor Cosmetic issues.
New US Forms
- New generic comparable forms released for major forms with no comps.
- 3 Digital/Small Listing Photos [Ltr]
New Canadian Forms
- Royal LePage [2000]
- Letter of Transmittal [Automatic Lgl/Long]
- Letter of Transmittal [Automatic Lgl/Long w/sup sig]
- Letter of Transmittal [Automatic w/Logo Lgl/Long]
- Letter of Transmittal [Automatic w/Logo Lgl/Long w/sup sig]
New Pocket TOTAL Forms
- GP Condo [Signature][6/2007][Lgl]
- GP Condo [Signature][6/2007][Ltr]
- GP Condo [No Signature][6/2007][Lgl]
- GP Condo [No Signature][6/2007][Ltr]