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author | willemferguson <willemferguson@zoology.up.ac.za> | 2021-03-18 10:33:12 +0200 |
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committer | Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org> | 2021-03-24 09:47:50 -0700 |
commit | 126decac6bc240282fea988b5285d9a84d1b296c (patch) | |
tree | f7f51b0d98e5d47697ad6434c45bd9d62eb38951 | |
parent | 7c62f7541cce617d2c2651c0a93353ce03fee115 (diff) | |
download | subsurface-126decac6bc240282fea988b5285d9a84d1b296c.tar.gz |
User manual: Create new cylinder type
Adds text and 5 images, detailing how to create a new cylinder type.
This appears to be a perrenial problem, often appearing on the mail
list.
Signed-off-by: willemferguson <willemferguson@zoology.up.ac.za>
Signed-off-by: Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org>
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6 files changed, 41 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/images/Newcyl-Initial.png b/Documentation/images/Newcyl-Initial.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 000000000..00fe58f28 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/images/Newcyl-Initial.png diff --git a/Documentation/images/Newcyl-create.png b/Documentation/images/Newcyl-create.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 000000000..9870dc603 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/images/Newcyl-create.png diff --git a/Documentation/images/Newcyl-final.png b/Documentation/images/Newcyl-final.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 000000000..8781f9e8b --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/images/Newcyl-final.png diff --git a/Documentation/images/Newcyl-name.png b/Documentation/images/Newcyl-name.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 000000000..94ade1345 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/images/Newcyl-name.png diff --git a/Documentation/images/Newcyl-selection.png b/Documentation/images/Newcyl-selection.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 000000000..306637a26 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/images/Newcyl-selection.png diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt index fdda952bf..3a4b676cd 100644 --- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt +++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt @@ -922,20 +922,51 @@ options for the entered characters. The *Size* of the cylinder as well as its working pressure (_Work.press_) will automatically be shown in the dialog. -*If your cylinder is not listed:* Maybe the cylinder type you dive with is not listed in the dropdown list. Add a new -cylinder by selecting any of the existing cylinders in the list and clicking on the -name of that cylinder. This activates the cursor on the cylinder name. Overtype -the cylinder name with your new cylinder name and press ENTER on the keyboard. The new -cylinder name now appears on the dropdown list. Overtyping a cylinder name does not affect -the name that is being overtyped. Add a size and start pressure for that -cylinder. The usual convention is that double cylinders are prefixed with a "D" to -indicate "double". Say for instance you dive a manifolded twinset of two 7 liter steel cylinders. This -could be named "D7ℓ 232 bar" rather than "14ℓ 232 bar". However, use a rule that works for you. - Next, indicate the starting pressure and the ending pressure of the specified gas during the dive. The unit of pressure (metric/imperial) corresponds to the settings chosen in the _Preferences_. +[[S_newcyl]] + + +**** +[icon="images/icons/important.png"] +[IMPORTANT] +*MY CYLINDER IS NOT LISTED IN THE DROPDOWN LIST* + +Maybe the cylinder type you dive with is not listed in the dropdown list. Let us say that you +dive with 7-litre twins at 300 bars and these do not appear in the dropdown list. The image below shows +the _Cylinder table_ as it might appear after selecting the _Equipment_ tab and before specifying +any cylinder information: + +image::images/Newcyl-Initial.png["FIGURE: Initial display of cylinder table",align="center"] + +Start by selecting the existing cylinder in the table and clicking on the +name of that cylinder type. The cylinder type changes to a dropdown box, recognized by the down-arrow +next to the cylinder name (see image below) + +image::images/Newcyl-selection.png["FIGURE: Selecting cylinder name in cylinder table",align="center"] + +This activates the cursor on the cylinder type. Overtype the cylinder type with your new cylinder type (image below). +*Important:* Overtyping a cylinder type does not affect the name that is being overtyped. The usual convention is that +double cylinders are prefixed with a "D" to indicate "double". In our case we have a manifolded twinset of two +7-litre 300 bar cylinders. This could be named "D7ℓ 300 bar" rather than "14ℓ 300 bar". However, use a rule that works for you. + +image::images/Newcyl-name.png["FIGURE: Typing new cylinder name",align="center"] + +and press ENTER on the keyboard. This is a critical step where most users go wrong. Pressing the ENTER key +is the action that creates a new cylinder type (image below). Merely clicking an adjacent cell in the table does not +create the new cylinder type. + +image::images/Newcyl-create.png["FIGURE: Creating ne cylinder type",align="center"] + +The new cylinder type now appears on the dropdown list. Add a size and start pressure for that +cylinder (image below). + +image::images/Newcyl-final.png["FIGURE: Final details for new cylinder type",align="center"] + +**** + Finally, provide the gas mixture used. If air was used, the value of 21% can be entered into the oxygen box or this field can be left blank. If nitrox or trimix were used, their percentages of oxygen and/or helium should be entered. |