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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@ -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 "D7 232 bar" rather than "14 232 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]]
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[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 "D7 300 bar" rather than "14 300 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"]
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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.