summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/Documentation/user-manual.txt
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorGravatar Willem Ferguson <willemferguson@zoology.up.ac.za>2015-10-12 18:41:00 +0200
committerGravatar Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org>2015-10-12 09:53:07 -0700
commit38f2e310f383e172a96ce55d7eaab0cfce02011b (patch)
tree2b74208e04e1f7e3f23530f443b09db160781b7c /Documentation/user-manual.txt
parent3f457edcf6b6ed47f663846d868e3b0af9fe7bf6 (diff)
downloadsubsurface-38f2e310f383e172a96ce55d7eaab0cfce02011b.tar.gz
User manual: Print dive logs
--001a11c260ce9093a70521eafe5d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 [PATCH] User manual: Print dive logs This patch replaces two figures in the user manual, concerning the printing of dive logs. 1) Two images are replaced. 2) The text of the user manual is changed to reflect the latest code. Signed-off-by: Willem Ferguson <willemferguson@zoology.up.ac.za> <div dir="ltr"> [PATCH] User manual: Print dive logs<br>    <br>    This patch replaces two figures in the user manual, concerning the<br>    printing of dive logs.<br>    <br>    1) Two images are replaced.<br>    <br>    2) The text of the user manual is changed to reflect the latest code.<br>    <br>    Signed-off-by: Willem Ferguson &lt;<a href="mailto:willemferguson@zoology.up.ac.za">willemferguson@zoology.up.ac.za</a>&gt;<br><br></div> From 2f0b54fe6e38014b909ed1d9c6acb797921a5158 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Willem Ferguson <willemferguson@zoology.up.ac.za> Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 18:37:54 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] [PATCH] User manual: Print dive logs This patch replaces two figures in the user manual, concerning the printing of dive logs. 1) Two images are replaced. 2) The text of the user manual is changed to reflect the latest code. Signed-off-by: Willem Ferguson <willemferguson@zoology.up.ac.za> Signed-off-by: Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/user-manual.txt')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/user-manual.txt11
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
index 551af2f83..ef55fbb3c 100644
--- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt
+++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
@@ -2730,8 +2730,6 @@ image::images/print2_f22.jpg["FIGURE: Print one dive / page",align="center"]
- _Two Dives_: Print two dives per page, also showing the dive profiles.
- _Six Dives_: Print six dives per page, also showing the dive profiles.
-- _Custom_: This option allows customisation of the print contents and layout. This is
- discussed at the end of this section.
Users can _Preview_ the printed page by selecting the _Preview_ button on the
dialogue (see image *A* at the start of this section). After preview, changes to
@@ -2749,7 +2747,7 @@ Below is a (rather small) example of the output for one particular page.
image::images/Printpreview.jpg["FIGURE: Print preview page",align="center"]
-=== Write a custom printing template (advanced)
+=== Writing a custom print template (advanced)
Writing a custom template is an effective way to produce highly customized printouts. Subsurface uses HTML templates
to render printing. One can create a template, export a new template, import an existing template and delete an existing template by using the appropriate buttons under the _Template_ dropdown list in the print dialogue. See <<S_APPENDIX_E,APPENDIX E>> for information on how to write or modify a template.
@@ -4122,8 +4120,8 @@ image::images/Print1_f22.jpg["FIGURE: Print dialogue",align="center"]
The buttons under the _Template_ dropdown box allows one to _Edit_, _Delete_,
_Import_ and to _Export_ templates (see image *A* above). New or modified templates are stored as HTML
files in the same directory as the dive log being processed. In order to create or modify
-a template, select the _Custom_ template from the template dropdown list in the print dialogue
-(see image *B* above), then select _Edit_.
+a template, select one of the templates from the template dropdown list in the print dialogue
+(see image *B* above). Choose an existing template that resembles the final desired printout. Then select _Edit_.
The Edit Panel comprises three tabs:
@@ -4147,7 +4145,8 @@ image::images/Template1_f22.jpg["FIGURE: template edit dialogue",align="center"]
image::images/Template2_f22.jpg["FIGURE:Template tab",align="center"]
-One can adapt any of the existing templates and save it to the dive log directory. The standard templates (e.g. One dive, Six dives, Table) can be modified in this way.
+One can adapt any of the existing templates and save it to the dive log directory. The standard templates (e.g. One dive, Six dives, Table) can be modified in this way. After completing the edits, use the _Export_ button in the print
+dialogue to save the new template using a new template name.
To write a custom template the following elements must exist so that the template will be correctly handled and rendered.