Tom Camp
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« on: September 15, 2011, 01:01:50 PM » |
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Hi Dom, I really like the software you have developed, it would be a even better if HIP had an auto save built in to the program. I have had a dew instances where the program quit responding (locked up) and I had to redo the report. I have the program running on a iBook G4 with a 10.5 MAC OS. Thanks,  Tom Camp http://www.tomcampinspectionservices.com |
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Dominic Maricic
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« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2011, 01:22:07 PM » |
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Hi Tom,
You definitely want to make sure to click Save every 10-15 minutes or so. We used to have auto save but disabled it as computers weren't fast enough and the 10-15 second lag time was messing people up. Because things are faster we do have a plan to add it in as an option to a future update.
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Stephen Stanczyk
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« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2011, 09:39:58 PM » |
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I have to disagree with Dom. Every 10 or 15 minutes is not often enough. Depending on how you have your template designed, that will give you clues on how often to save. Every time I complete a main Section, I save my work. There is a lot of information that can be added in a 10 minute period that I would hate to lose and have to reload. I would like a "SAVE" button, where it automatically saves the open report without asking for a file name and another button to click. If you want to save the file as another name, then you can have the "Save As" button. JMHO.
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Dominic Maricic
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« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2011, 12:52:55 AM » |
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There used to be a Save and Save As. Problem was too many guys had problems between the two. What if I added it back under the File menu?
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Brian Handy
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« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2011, 09:53:02 PM » |
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I would like to see a save and save as button on the tool bar. It can't be that difficult to differentiate between the two particularly if they have a different colored button. However, it would also be helpful to have an automatic save option as well.
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Dominic Maricic
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« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2011, 11:54:25 PM » |
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Hey Brian, welcome to the forums!!
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Cameron Anderson
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« Reply #7 on: September 19, 2011, 06:15:24 PM » |
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I'm not sure I see a major difference or benefit in a Save and a Save As button. Currently HIP has the equivalant of a Save As button since it automatically gives the option to change the name from the previous save. Adding a dedicated Save button only removes one click or "Enter" key strike from the save process. I know most programs have both and I guess every click saved reduces your time.
If the point of the save button is to provide a quick save feature which reduces clicks, why not just give HIP the background autosave Dom mentioned. That removes every click. What would be even more slick is if the autosave rotated between three files (i.e. AUTOSAVE1, AUTOSAVE2) so you had multiple backups as you work. I do that now just because of the photo losses I had, they got me into the habit of saving after each major section using one of four different files on a rotating basis.
The current Save button would remain but the autosave would have to record where you were working and then put you back there or it would really get annoying quick.
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Richard Overton
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« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2011, 03:09:24 PM » |
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Hey guys, speaking of saving. I save a lot as my ctl2go tends to shut down randomly on warm days. My question is, will upgrading to 2 gig of ram speed up the save process?
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Dominic Maricic
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« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2011, 03:17:47 PM » |
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Yes it will as more of the app will load in ran rather than on the hard drive.
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Steve
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« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2011, 11:16:46 AM » |
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Hi Dom, As this is my first post here I wast to thank you for a great and easy to use program. I have used the most popular and most expensive there is, and I can say with all certainty that HIP is the best. I would like to request that you offer the auto save option in the near future please. I have found that I depend on it with most of my other software and programs and am finding it quite difficult to re-program this middle aged brain to manually do my saves. This morning as I was working with a report, Windows had done an update and insisted on a reboot and I lost all the work I had done to that point. Again, thank you for a great value and a program that is truly well thought out. Steve Matthews www.hpigroup.ca |
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« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2011, 07:03:05 PM » |
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Hi Steve,
We have put it the to-do list as an option for guys to turn on (it'll be off by default). That way those who want to use it, can.
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