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authorGravatar willemferguson <willemferguson@zoology.up.ac.za>2020-04-19 16:20:00 +0200
committerGravatar Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org>2020-04-19 09:28:26 -0700
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Change to user-manual (Dive export)
This brings the user manual in line with the recent changes to the layout of the export panel. Signed-off-by: willemferguson <willemferguson@zoology.up.ac.za>
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@@ -2942,13 +2942,21 @@ A dive log or part of it can be saved in several formats:
dives. To upload dives, you need a user ID, so registration with
_http://scubadiveshare.com_ is required.
-* _CSV dive details_, that includes the most critical information of the dive
+* _CSV summary dive details_, that includes the most critical information of the dive
profile. Included information of a dive is: dive number, date, time, buddy,
- duration, depth, temperature and pressure: in short, most of the information
- that recreational divers enter into handwritten log books.
+ duration, depth, temperature and atmospheric pressure: in short, most of the information
+ that recreational divers enter into handwritten log books. It does not include the dive profile.
-* _CSV dive profile_, that includes a large amount of detail for each dive, including
- the depth profile, temperature and pressure information of each dive.
+* _CSV Dive computer dive profile_, that includes a large amount of detail for each dive, including
+ the depth profile, temperature and pressure information of each dive. The source of the data
+ being saved are the data as downloaded from your dive computer.
+
+* _CSV Computer Profile Panel daata_. This option exports the information presented in the _Profile Panel_.
+ The _Profile panel_ contains many calculated and interpolated values, e.g. SAC,
+ cylinder pressure, decompression ceilings, gas partial pressures and interpolated depths. These
+ data therefore differ from the raw dive information imported from a dive computer. This export option
+ is primarily intended to be accessible to external software for further processing of the _Profile Panel_
+ information.
* _Dive profile_, which enables easy sharing of the dive profile using social media.
This option writes the image of the dive profile(s) in a _.png_ graphics
@@ -2959,19 +2967,6 @@ A dive log or part of it can be saved in several formats:
_Dive profile_ option opens a window to name the file(s) to which the profile(s)
is written. Provide a filename and select _Save_ to create the graphics output.
-* _HTML_ format, in which the dive(s) are stored in HTML files, readable
- with an Internet browser. Most modern web browsers are supported, but JavaScript
- must be enabled. The HTML export cannot be changed or edited.
- It contains most of the information recorded in the dive log. However, it does not show the
- calculated values in the *Dive Profile* panel, e.g. dive ceiling, calculated cylinder pressure, gas
- pressures and MOD. The HTML export contains a search
- option to search the dive log. HTML export is specified on the second tab of the
- Export dialog (image *B* above). A typical use of this option is to export all your
- dives to a smartphone or a tablet where it would serve as a portable record
- of dives, useful for dive companies wishing to verify the dive history of a diver,
- and doing away with the need to carry an original logbook
- when doing dives with dive companies.
-
* _Worldmap_ format, an HTML file with a world map upon which each dive and
some information about it are indicated. This map is not editable. If you select any
of the dive sites on the map, a summary of the dive is available in text, as shown
@@ -3004,6 +2999,19 @@ purposes without revealing personal information. Please note, though, that other
characters are not replaced, so this is not useful for languages with non-latin
characters and GPS coordinates of dive sites are preserved as well.
+* _HTML_. This export is provided by selecting the appropriate tab at the top of the panel.
+ The dive(s) are stored in HTML files, readable
+ with an Internet browser. Most modern web browsers are supported, but JavaScript
+ must be enabled. The HTML export cannot be changed or edited.
+ It contains most of the information recorded in the dive log. However, it does not show the
+ calculated values in the *Dive Profile* panel, e.g. dive ceiling, calculated cylinder pressure, gas
+ pressures and MOD. The HTML export contains a search
+ option to search the dive log. HTML export is specified on the second tab of the
+ Export dialog (image *B* above). A typical use of this option is to export all your
+ dives to a smartphone or a tablet where it would serve as a portable record
+ of dives, useful for dive companies wishing to verify the dive history of a diver,
+ and doing away with the need to carry an original logbook
+ when doing dives with dive companies.
* _General Settings_, under the HTML tab, provides the following options: