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diff --git a/Documentation/mobile-manual.txt b/Documentation/mobile-manual.txt index fce5485c7..3eb0c6bd5 100644 --- a/Documentation/mobile-manual.txt +++ b/Documentation/mobile-manual.txt @@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ Play Store_. Search for _Subsurface-mobile_ and install it. Upon starting _Subsurface-mobile_ for the first time, a Subsurface splash screen is shown while the program loads. On some devices this may take several seconds. After loading, the _Cloud Credentials screen_ appears -(see image below). - -image::mobile-images/Credentials.jpg["FIGURE: Mobile landing screen",align="center"] +(see image below on left). Select whether _Subsurface-mobile_ should access the Internet for dive log information. @@ -91,31 +89,59 @@ entered and stored on the mobile device only. === Using Internet access Since _Subsurface_ is largely dependent on a dive log saved on the Internet, -provide a user-ID and password for access to the _Subsurface Cloud_. These -credentials are obtained by opening the desktop version of _Subsurface_ and -by clicking _File -> Preferences -> Network_, explained in detail in the -user manual for the _Subsurface_ desktop version. Once the account has -been created and verified using the desktop version one can use _Subsurface-mobile_. -Once Internet access has been enabled, one can temporarily disable this service when -using the app in areas with no Internet access (see below) +provide a PIN for access to the _Subsurface Cloud_, obtained in one of two ways: -When entering a password, it is possible to check -a checkbox that enables the text of the password to be shown. -Having entered the credentials, tap the disk icon at the bottom of the screen to save -this information. -_Subsurface-mobile_ attempts to download the existing dive log from the_Subsurface_ cloud -server. Appropriate messages are shown onscreen. Finally -a list of dives are shown. +==== Using the desktop version of _Subsurface_: + +Open the desktop version of _Subsurface_ and +click _File -> Preferences -> Network_, explained in detail in the +user manual for the _Subsurface_ desktop version. Once the account has +been created and verified using the desktop version, +_Subsurface_ desktop alows one to download dive information from dive computers and store this +on the cloud which can, in turn, be downloaded to _Subsurface-mobile_. _Subsurface-mobile_ +attempts to download the existing dive log from the _Subsurface_ cloud +server. Appropriate messages are shown onscreen. Finally a list of dives is shown. Once the dive list has been downloaded from the Internet, _Subsurface-mobile_ keeps a local copy on the mobile device. This means that, if there is no Internet connection at a dive site, one can still access the local copy and view and manipulate dive information. If there is Internet connectivity, _Subsurface-mobile_ accesses -the Internet-based dive log to verify that the local copy is still the +the cloud-based dive log to verify that the local copy is still the same as the Internet-stored copy. If not, the local copy and the copy on the server are synchronised. + +image::mobile-images/Credentials.jpg["FIGURE: Mobile landing screen",align="center"] + + +==== Using _Subsurface-mobile_: + +1) Enter an e-mail address and a password in the fields indicated on the screen. +The password should be in lower case and the password should contain a combination of +letters from the alphabet (upper and lower case) and/or numbers. When entering a +password, it is possible to check a checkbox that enables the text of the password to be shown +(image on left, above). At this stage, the red message "Cannot connect to cloud storage" appears on the screen. +This is normal because a valid PIN has not yet been provided (image on left, above). + +2) Tap the Disk (Save) icon at the bottom of the screen. A PIN is sent to the +e-mail address provided. + +3) Enter the PIN into the field indicated and tap the _Save_ icon again. The user +information is stored on the cloud server and access to the cloud is enabled. + +4) The dive list is initially empty. One can now start entering dives in the dive +log or one can download existing dives from the cloud. + +The text box to enter the PIN is shown whenever the e-mail address field is empty. +One can create a new cloud account by clearing the e-mail address and typing a new +e-mail address, upon which a new PIN is sent to the newly-provided e-mail address. +On the other hand, one can change to a different existing cloud account by providing an +e-mail address and password already registered with the cloud server (image on right, above) + +Once Internet access has been enabled, one can temporarily disable this service when +using _Subsurface-mobile_ in areas with no Internet access, e.g. remote dive sites (see below) + == A Few Remarks About The User Interface At the bottom of many Subsurface-mobile screens is a round button that provides for |