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author | Willem Ferguson <willemferguson@zoology.up.ac.za> | 2014-03-16 06:34:35 +0200 |
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committer | Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org> | 2014-03-15 22:17:59 -0700 |
commit | 0f7dfcee26812b44d276ea44acefa135a376c0f6 (patch) | |
tree | a1e0584fdca83d53306d522488f0a7701fac2b4a /Documentation/user-manual.txt | |
parent | 401aa210ffb33cfefc94906a4cc476e00c4b1cff (diff) | |
download | subsurface-0f7dfcee26812b44d276ea44acefa135a376c0f6.tar.gz |
User manual: Update sections 4 and 5
A new figure is included to reflect the actions of the new profile buttons
on the calculated ceilings.
A number of small edits on sections 4 and 5 of the user manual are done.
These sections are now finalised for the new release.
Signed-off-by: Willem Ferguson <willemferguson@zoology.up.ac.za>
Signed-off-by: Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org>
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1 files changed, 25 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt index f33ac677f..4569bd895 100644 --- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt +++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt @@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ water temperature and surface air consumption (SAC). image::images/Profile2.png["Typical dive profile",align="center"] Of all the panels in _Subsurface_, the Dive Profile contains the most detailed -information about each dive. The Dive Profile has a *button bar* on the laft hand side +information about each dive. The Dive Profile has a *button bar* on the left hand side that allows control over several display options. The functions of these buttons are described below. The main item in the Dive Profile is the graph of @@ -1343,7 +1343,6 @@ during the dive. For more information external to this manual see: ** link:http://www.rebreatherworld.com/general-and-new-to-rebreather-articles/5037-gradient-factors-for-dummies.html[Gradient factors for dummies, by Kevin Watts] - === The Dive Profile context menu The context menu for the Dive Profile is accessed by right-clicking while the @@ -1445,8 +1444,8 @@ Dives are normally numbered incrementally from non-recent dives (low sequence numbers) to recent dives (having the highest sequence numbers). The numbering of the dives is not always consistent. For instance, when non-recent dives are added to the dive list the numbering does not automatically follow on because -of the dives that are more recent in date/time than the newly-added dive that -has an older date/time. Therefore, one may sometimes need to renumber the dives. +of the dives that are more recent in date/time than the newly-added dive with +an older date/time. Therefore, one may sometimes need to renumber the dives. This is performed by selecting (from the Main Menu) _Log -> Renumber_. Users are given a choice with respect to the lowest sequence number to be used. Completing this operation results in new sequence numbers (based on date/time) @@ -1465,27 +1464,30 @@ list comprising five dive trips (*B*, on the right): image::images/Group2.jpg["Figure: Grouping dives",align="center"] Grouping into trips allows a rapid way of accessing individual dives without -having to scan long lists of dives. In order to group the dives in a dive list, -(from the Main Menu) users must select _Log -> Autogroup_. The *Dive List* panel now shows -only the titles for the trips. - -==== Viewing the dives during a particular trip -Once when the dives have been grouped into trips, users can expand one or more -trips by clicking the arrow-head on the left of each trip title. This expands -the selected trip, revealing the individual dives performed during the trip. +having to scan a long lists of dives. In order to group the dives in a dive list, +(from the Main Menu) users must select _Log -> Autogroup_. The *Dive List* panel +now shows only the titles for the trips. ==== Editing the title and associated information for a particular trip Normally, in the dive list, minimal information is included in the trip title. More information about a trip can be added by selecting its trip title from -the dive list. This shows a *Trip Notes* tab in the *Dive Notes* panel. Here +the *Dive list*. This shows a *Trip Notes* tab in the *Dive Notes* panel. Here users can add or edit information about the date/time, the trip location and any other general comments about the trip as a whole (e.g. the dive company that was -dived with, the general weather during the trip, etc.). After entering this -information, users should select *Save* from the buttons at the top right of the *Trip Notes* +dived with, the general weather and surface conditions during the trip, etc.). +After entering this +information, users should select *Save* from the buttons at the top right +of the *Trip Notes* tab. The trip title in the *Dive List* panel should now reflect some of the edited information. +==== Viewing the dives during a particular trip + +Once when the dives have been grouped into trips, users can expand one or more +trips by clicking the arrow-head on the left of each trip title. This expands +the selected trip, revealing the individual dives performed during the trip. + ==== Collapsing or expanding dive information for different trips If a user right-clicks after selecting a particular trip in the dive list, the @@ -1506,7 +1508,8 @@ top 3 dives; trip 2: bottom 2 dives) by selecting and right-clicking the top three dives. The resulting context menu allows the user to create a new trip by choosing the option *Create new trip above*. The top three dives are then grouped -into a separate trip. The figures bellow show the selection and context menu on the left (A) and +into a separate trip. The figures bellow shows the selection and context menu +on the left (A) and the completed action on the right (B): image::images/SplitDive3a.jpg["FIGURE: Split a trip into 2 trips",align="center"] @@ -1524,18 +1527,17 @@ calibration dives of the dive computer or dives of extremely short duration. ==== Unlink a dive from a trip Users can unlink dives from the trip to which they belong. In order to do this, -users should select and right-click -the relevant dives to bring up the context menu. Then the option *Remove dive(s) -from trip* should be selected. -The dives that have been unlinked now appear immediately above the trip to +select and right-click +the relevant dives to bring up the context menu. Then select the option *Remove dive(s) +from trip*. The dive(s) now appear immediately above the trip to which they belonged. ==== Add a dive to the trip immediately above Selected dives can be moved from the trip to which they belong and placed within -the trip immediately above the currently active trip. To do this, users must select +the trip immediately above the currently active trip. To do this, select and right-click -the dives to bring up the context menu, and then select *Add dive(s) to trip +the dive(s) to bring up the context menu, and then select *Add dive(s) to trip immediately above*. ==== Shift the start time of dive(s) @@ -1570,7 +1572,7 @@ A dive log can be saved in two formats: * _Subsurface_ XML format. This is the native format used by _Subsurface_. -* Universal Dive Data format (UDDF). User should refer to http://uddf.org for more information. +* Universal Dive Data format (UDDF). Refer to http://uddf.org for more information. UDDF is a generic format that enables communication among many dive computers and computer programs. |