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authorGravatar Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org>2013-02-26 09:26:09 -0800
committerGravatar Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org>2013-02-26 09:26:09 -0800
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Documentation: DivingLog needs to be set to Metric prior to export
Since their XML file gives us no information as to the measurement system used we need to ask the user to explicitly set it to metric before they create the XML file. Signed-off-by: Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org>
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@@ -742,7 +742,13 @@ Importing Dives from DivingLog 5.0
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Before you can start importing dives from DivingLog you first have to
-export those dives.
+export those dives. Unfortunately DivingLog XML files give us no
+indication on the preferences set on your system. So in order for
+Subsurface to be able to successfully import XML files from DivingLog
+you first need to make sure that your copy of DivingLog is configured
+to use the Metric system (you can easily change this in 'File -
+Preferences - Units and Language' by clicking the 'Metric'
+button). Then do the following:
- Open the 'File - Export - XML' menu
- Select the dives that you want to export