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Slowly getting ready for 4.3

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This is the README file for Subsurface 4.3 RC
This is the README file for Subsurface 4.3
Please check the ReleaseNotes.txt for details about new features and
changes since Subsurface 4.2
Subsurface can be found at http://subsurface-divelog.org
Our user forum is at http://subsurface-divelog.org/user-forum/
We also try to respond to questions in the ScubaBoard.com dive software
forum at http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/dive-software/
Report bugs and issues at http://trac.subsurface-divelog.org
License: GPLv2
Subsurface can be found at http://subsurface-divelog.org
You can get the sources to the latest development version from the git
repository:
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development version) you can either get this via git or the release tar
ball. After cloning run the following command:
git checkout v4.2 (or whatever the last release is)
git checkout v4.3 (or whatever the last release is)
or download a tar ball from:
http://subsurface-divelog.org/downloads/Subsurface-4.2.tgz
http://subsurface-divelog.org/downloads/Subsurface-4.3.tgz
Detailed build instructions can be found in the INSTALL file.
Basic Usage:
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modern dive computer and allows the user to track a wide variety of data
about their diving.
In fall of 2012 Dirk Hohndel took over as maintainer of Subsurface
In fall of 2012 Dirk Hohndel took over as maintainer of Subsurface.

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Subsurface 4.3 RC
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Subsurface 4.3
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Some of the changes since Subsurface 4.2
- Multi filter: filter the dive list by many criteria including tags,
people who were on the dive, location, suit, etc
- Cut and paste support when editing dives: copy selected components
of a dive and paste them into one or more other dives. This makes
it easy to add the same equipment, buddies, tags or other aspects
of a dive into others
- Tissue saturation visualization
- Configuration of the OSTC 2 and 3 as well as the Suunto Vyper
family of dive computers
- Support for extra data that can be downloaded from some dive
computers, including information like battery levels, no fly times,
Gradient Factors used during the dive, etc (only as supported by the
dive computer, at the time of this writing this requires a custom
version of libdivecomputer oder a Uemis Zurich SDA)
- Better visualization of the gases used during a dive ("tank bar")
- Ability to re-plan dives
- Support for several new dive computers including the Suunto EON Steel,
Aeris A300 CD, Aeris F11
- Import dive logs from Liquivision and Cochran software
- Import dive logs from the Poseidon Mk6 CCR
- Import dive logs from Suunto DM5
- Many improvements for UDDF and CSV import
- Many improvements to HTML export
- Many small improvements to the planner
Subsurface now supports flexible filtering of the dive list. You can
specify a combination of different criteria like tags, people who were on
the dive, location, suit, etc. While filtering you can see how many dives
match any of the criteria, and how many dives match the combination of the
criteria that you selected.
When editing dive, you can now cut and paste selected components of a dive
and paste them into one or more other dives. This makes it easy to add the
same equipment, buddies, tags or other aspects of a dive into others
The information overlay on the profile now offers an easy to understand
tissue saturation visualization that shows your tissue saturation at any
point of the dive.
Owners of the Heinrichs & Weikamp OSTC 2 and 3 as well as dive computers
in the popular Suunto Vyper family of dive computers can configure the
settings of their dive computers with Subsurface.
For a number of dive computers Subsurface now downloads additinal data and
shows them in a new tab on the screen. This includes (depending on the
dive computer) information like battery levels, no fly times, Gradient
Factors used during the dive, etc. This feature is enabled in all official
Subsurface binaries; when building from source this requires a custom
version of libdivecomputer (as explained in the INSTALL file) oder a Uemis
Zurich SDA.
In the dive profile you can now turn on an improved visualization of the
gases used during a dive (aka "tank bar").
The dive planner now offers the ability to re-plan dives and copy dive
plans in order to plan multiple scenarios.
We added support for several new dive computers including the Suunto EON
Steel, Aeris A300 CD, and Aeris F11.
Subsurface can now import dive logs from Liquivision and Cochran software
as well as the new Suuntu DM5.
Additionally, dive logs from the Poseidon Mk6 CCR can be imported as well.
We made many improvements for UDDF and CSV import, UDDF export now
complies with the latest version of the standard.
Many issues with the HTML export were addressed.
Initial support for CCR and pSCR was added. Visualization of dive logs as
well as dive planning should work - but this feature is fairly early in
its development and we assume that there may be a few bugs and
mis-features hidden in this area.
Other, notable improvements:
- Import of manually logged dives (e.g., from an existing paper logbook)
is now much better documented in the user manual. Instead of having to
individually enter each dive with the graphical profile editor users can
add all their dives in a spreadsheet and import the data from there
- Many other small improvements to the planner
- Many small UI changes for better use on small displays (tighter columns
and column headers on the dive list, the toolbox of icons no longer
forces a minimum height of the profile, etc)
- Improvements on HiDPI displays
- Fix annoying bug where when starting to edit a dive the pop-up with
completions would cover the edit line (this usually happened when
- We fixed an annoying bug where when starting to edit a dive the pop-up
with completions would cover the edit line (this usually happened when
editing tags)
- Declutter profile for dive computers that send a heading event in every
sample
- on Windows, prevent installation of 64bit binaries on 32bit OS and warn
when installing 32bit binaries on 64bit OS
- support multiple tanks when syncing with divelogs.de
- Experimental CCR and PSCR support: (someone explain what does and does not work, please)
- For the (rather unusual) dive computers that send a heading event in
every sample we automatically declutter the profile display now
- The Windows installer are smarter: the 64bit installer refuses to
install its binaries on a 32bit OS and conversely the installer warns
you when installing 32bit binaries on a 64bit OS
- Better synchronization with divelogs.de, including support for multiple
tanks
Known bugs