Update of some sections of user manual.
Rewrite some parts text dealing with dive planner as well as using the Photos tab. Replace 7 images to reflect new features of the UI. Add some text to the user manual on planning recreationa dives. Replace one image and add another image. Signed-off-by: Willem Ferguson <willemferguson@zoology.up.ac.za>
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|  | @ -1864,8 +1864,10 @@ Photographs associated with a dive are shown as thumbnails in the _Photos_ tab o | |||
| panel. Photos taken in rapid succession during a dive (therefore sometimes with large | ||||
| overlap on the dive profile) can easily be accessed in the _Photos_ tab. This tab serves as | ||||
| a tool for individually accessing the photos of a dive, while the stubs on the dive profile | ||||
| show when during a dive a photo was taken. Single-click a thumbnail in | ||||
| the _Photos_ panel to select a photo. Double-click a thumbnail to view the full-sized image, overlaying the _Subsurface_ window. Deleted a photo from the _Photos_ panel by selecting | ||||
| show when during a dive a photo was taken. The size of the thumbnails in the _Photos_ tab can be changed using | ||||
| the _Zoom level_ slider at the bottom of the panel. Single-click a thumbnail in | ||||
| the _Photos_ panel to select a photo. Double-click a thumbnail to view the full-sized image, | ||||
| overlaying the _Subsurface_ window. Delete a photo from the _Photos_ panel by selecting | ||||
| it (single-click) and then by pressing the _Del_ key on the keyboard. This removes the photo BOTH | ||||
| from the _Photos_ tab as well as the dive profile. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|  | @ -1884,7 +1886,8 @@ If the external drive with the photos is re-connected, the photos can be seen in | |||
| Inspecting each individual dive in order to determine whether there are associated photos can be time consuming. There is a | ||||
| rapid way of seeing which dives have associated photos and which not: activate the _Photos_ checkbox in the dropdown | ||||
| list obtained by right-clicking on the header bar of the *Divelist*. In the *Divelist*, all dives with associated photographs | ||||
| have an icon indicating whether the photographs were taken during the dive, just before/after the dive or both during and before/after the dive. More information is provided in the section dealing with <<S_Divelist_columns, photo icons on the *Divelist*>>. | ||||
| have an icon indicating whether the photographs were taken during the dive, just before/after the dive or both during and before/after the dive. | ||||
| More information is provided in the section dealing with <<S_Divelist_columns, photo icons on the *Divelist*>>. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| [[S_FindMovedImages]] | ||||
| ==== Moving photographs among directories, hard disks or computers | ||||
|  | @ -3576,20 +3579,30 @@ image::images/PlannerWindow1.jpg["FIGURE: Dive planner startup window",align="ce | |||
| 
 | ||||
| ==== Recreational dives | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| Recreational mode is what comes closest to planning a dive based on the non-decompression limit (NDL). | ||||
| Recreational mode is intended for what most divers would call "recreational", "sports"or "nontechnical" dives, | ||||
| remaining within no-deco limits (NDL). | ||||
| It computes the maximum time a diver can stay at the current depth without needing mandatory decompression | ||||
| stops and without using more than the existing gas (minus a reserve). The planner automatically takes | ||||
| into account the nitrogen load incurred in previous dives. But conventional dive tables are also used in a | ||||
| way that can take into account previous dives. Why use a dive planner for recreational dives? Using | ||||
| recreational dive tables, the maximum depth of a dive is taken into account. But few dives are | ||||
| done at a constant depth corresponding to the maximum depth (i.e. a "square" dive profile). This means | ||||
| way that can take into account previous dives. Why use a dive planner for recreational dives? The subsurface | ||||
| dive planner provides two significant advantages over the use of recreational dive tables for dive planning. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| Firstly, using recreational dive tables, the maximum depth of each previous dive is taken into account. But | ||||
| few dives are done at a constant depth corresponding to the maximum depth (i.e. a "square" dive profile). This means | ||||
| dive tables overestimate the nitrogen load incurred during previous dives. The _Subsurface_ | ||||
| dive planner calculates nitrogen load according to the real dive profiles of all uploaded previous dives, | ||||
| in a similar way as dive computers calculate nitrogen load during a dive. This means that the diver gets 'credit,' | ||||
| in terms of nitrogen load, for not remaining at maximum depth during | ||||
| previous dives, so a longer subsequent dive can be planned. | ||||
|  For the planner to work it's crucial to upload all previous dives | ||||
| onto _Subsurface_ before doing dive planning. | ||||
| For the planner to work it's therefore crucial to log previous dives | ||||
| in _Subsurface_ before doing dive planning. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| Secondly, recreational dive tables are not designed to build additional safety features into a dive. NDL times | ||||
| derived from dive tables often take divers close to the limit where decompression sickness (DCS) can arise. The | ||||
| Subsurface dive planner allows a diver to build more safety features into a dive plan, preventing recreational | ||||
| divers from getting close to the limits of getting a DCS hit. This is performed by specifying appropriate | ||||
| gradient factors for a dive plan, as explained below. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| To plan a dive, the appropriate settings need to be defined. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| - Ensure the date and time is set to that of the intended dive. This allows calculation of | ||||
|  | @ -3612,9 +3625,7 @@ the nitrogen load incurred during previous dives. | |||
|   need to bring a buddy to the surface using gas sharing. How much gas is used in | ||||
|   sharing depends on the depth of the ascent. This can be difficult to estimate, so most agencies assume a | ||||
|   fixed amount of gas, or actually of pressure e.g. 40 or 50 bar or 25% or 33% (rule of thirds). But _Subsurface_ can do better | ||||
|   because it knows about the ascent and that is why we add the amount of gas during the ascent (i.e. the "deco gas“). | ||||
|   Subsurface still uses a fixed pressure "reserve" but that's supposed to be for the additional gas used when | ||||
|   there's a problem and your pulse rate goes up when you start to buddy breathe. This reserve amount is user configurable. | ||||
|   because it knows about the ascent and that is why we add the amount of gas during the ascent. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| - Define the depth of the dive by dragging the waypoints (white dots) on the dive profile or | ||||
|   (even better) defining the appropriate depths using the table under _Dive planner points_ as | ||||
|  | @ -3627,18 +3638,34 @@ the nitrogen load incurred during previous dives. | |||
| - The ascent speed can be changed. The default ascent speeds are those considered safe for recreational | ||||
|   divers. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| - To build additional safety into the dive plan (over and above those of recreational dive tables), | ||||
|   specify gradient factors less than 100% (_GFHigh_ | ||||
|   and _GFLow_ under the _Planning_ heading in the planner). On the other hand, to | ||||
|   approximate the values in recreational dive tables, set the gradient factors to 100. | ||||
|   By reducing the values of GFHigh and GFLow to values below 100, one | ||||
|   can build more safety into a dive. Decreasing the values of the gradient factors below 100 will shorten the | ||||
|   duration of the dive. This is the price of a larger safety margin. Reasons for using gradient factors less than 100 | ||||
|   may be the age of the diver, the health of a diver, or unusual conditions such as cold water or strong currents. | ||||
|   Realistic conservative values for the gradient factors are GFLow=40% and GFHigh=80%. This allows you to | ||||
|   create a cusom dive plan, suited to yourself as well as the dive conditions. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| Below is an image of a dive plan for a recreational dive at 30 meters with gradient factors of 100. Because the no-deco limit (NDL) is 22 | ||||
| minutes, there remains a significant amount of air in the cylinder at the end of the dive. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| image::images/Planner_OC_rec1.jpg["FIGURE: A recreational dive plan: setup",align="center"] | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| The dive profile in the planner shows the maximum dive time within no-deco limits using the | ||||
| Bühlmann ZH-L16 algorithm and the gas and depth settings specified as described above. The _Subsurface_ planner | ||||
| allows rapid assessment of dive duration as a function of dive depth, given the nitrogen load incurred during previous dives. The | ||||
| dive plan includes estimates of the amount of air/gas used, depending on the cylinder settings specified | ||||
| under _Available gases_. If the initial cylinder pressure is set to 0, the dive duration shown is the | ||||
| under _Available gases_. If the start cylinder pressure is left blank, the dive duration shown is the | ||||
| true no-deco limit (NDL) without taking into account gas used during the dive. If the surface above the dive profile is RED | ||||
| it means that recreational dive limits are exceeded and either the dive duration or the dive depth needs to be reduced. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| Below is an image of a dive plan for a recreational dive at 30 meters. Although the no-deco limit (NDL) is 23 | ||||
| minutes, the duration of the dive is limited by the amount of air in the cylinder. | ||||
| Below is the same dive plan as above, but with a safety stop and reduced gradient factors for | ||||
| a larger safety margin. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| image::images/Planner_OC_rec.jpg["FIGURE: A recreational dive plan: setup",align="center"] | ||||
| image::images/Planner_OC_rec2.jpg["FIGURE: A recreational dive plan: gradient factors setup",align="center"] | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| ==== Non-recreational open circuit dives, including decompression | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|  | @ -3655,6 +3682,7 @@ the planner), the new values are | |||
| used without changing the original values in the _Preferences_. | ||||
| Gradient Factor settings strongly affect the calculated ceilings and their depths. | ||||
| A very low GFLow value brings on decompression stops early during the dive. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|  ** For more information about Gradient factors, see the section on xref:S_GradientFactors[Gradient Factor Preference settings]. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| If the VPM-B model is selected, the Conservatism_level needs to be specified on a scale of 0 (least conservative) to 4 (most conservative). | ||||
|  | @ -3786,7 +3814,7 @@ in the *Dive List* panel of _Subsurface_. | |||
| 
 | ||||
| *The dive plan details* | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| On the bottom right of the dive planner, under _Dive Plan Details_, the details | ||||
| On the bottom right panel of the dive planner, under _Dive Plan Details_, the details | ||||
| of the dive plan are provided. These may be modified by checking any of the | ||||
| options under the _Notes_ section of the dive planner, immediately to the left | ||||
| of the _Dive Plan Details_. If a _Verbatim dive plan_ | ||||
|  | @ -3799,50 +3827,40 @@ level is indicated in the _Dive Plan Details_. This duration INCLUDES the transi | |||
| time to get to that level. However, if the _Display transition in deco_ option is checked, | ||||
| the transitions are shown separately from the segment durations at a particular level. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| The planner has a check box _Display plan variations_. By checking this box, the planner | ||||
| *Dive plan variations*: The planner has a check box _Display plan variations_. By checking this box, the planner | ||||
| provides information about a dive that is a little deeper or slightly | ||||
| longer than the planned dive. This is found near the top of the _Dive plan details_ | ||||
| where the dive duration is indicated. The information is intended to be used if it is necessary to | ||||
| modify the ascent "on the fly" in the case of unexpected deviations from the dive plan during the dive. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| For example, if it says "Runtime: 123min, Stop times + 2:49 /m + 1:30 /min" this means: if you dive deeper | ||||
| than planned, you should add almost 3 minutes per meter you go deeper to your decompression (and | ||||
| you can substract 3 minutes per meter that you stay shallower). If you overstay your bottom | ||||
| time, you need to add one and a half minutes to the stops for each minutes you overstay | ||||
| and similarly, you can shorten your deco time by one and a half minute for each minute | ||||
| you stay shorter. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| These variations of depth and time all refer to the last manually entered segment of the | ||||
| dive (which is not necessarily the deepest). The additional minutes should be distributed | ||||
| you stay shorter. These variations of depth and time are based on the last manually entered segment of the | ||||
| dive (not necessarily the deepest). The additional minutes should be distributed | ||||
| over the differnent stops in a way proportional to the stop length, i.e. add more of the | ||||
| additional minutes to the longer, shallower stops. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| Note that the given times are variations of the duration of the decompression phase. The | ||||
| minutes to add for overstaying at depth do not include the extended bottom time! This  | ||||
| way of altering dive plans gets worse the larger the deviation becomes from the original  | ||||
| plan. So it should not be trusted for more than a handful of minutes or meters of  | ||||
| deviations from the planned bottom time. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| Checking this option creates a lot of additional computation, | ||||
| additional minutes to the longer, shallower stops. The given times refer to the | ||||
| duration of the decompression phase and do not include the extended bottom time! | ||||
| This way of altering dive plans becomes inaccurate for large deviations from the original  | ||||
| plan. So it should not be trusted for more than a few minutes or meters of  | ||||
| deviations from the planned bottom time. Checking this option creates a lot of additional computation, | ||||
| to such a degree that the planner is slower than otherwise.  | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| *Minimum gas requirements* | ||||
| *Minimum gas requirements*: The planner also estimates the _minimum gas_ pressure | ||||
| required for safe ascent after an event that causes the dive to be aborted. The | ||||
| calculation assumes that in worst case an out of gas (OoG) | ||||
| situation occurs at the end of the planned bottom time at maximum depth, requiring | ||||
| additional time at maximum depth to solve the problem and forcing | ||||
| the buddy pair the share the gas of one diver. In addition the combined SAC of both | ||||
| divers is increased by an estimated factor compared to the SAC of a single diver under normal conditions. | ||||
| The result of the minimum gas calculation for the bottom gas is printed to the planner output. There | ||||
| are two selector boxes on the left of the _Dive plan details_: | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| The planner also estimates the *minimum gas* pressure required for safe ascent after an event that causes the dive | ||||
| to be aborted. The calculation assumes that in worst case an out of gas (OoG) | ||||
| situation occurs at the end of the planned bottom time at maximum depth. This OoG event forces | ||||
| the buddy team the share the gas of one diver and that they require an additional period of time at maximum depth to solve the problem at hand. | ||||
| In addition the combined SAC of both divers is increased by an estimated factor compared to the SAC factor of a single diver under normal conditions. | ||||
| The result of the minimum gas calculation for the bottom gas is printed to the planner output. No automatic checks are performed based on this result. | ||||
| The feature only gives valid results for simple, rectangular shaped single | ||||
| level dive profiles. For multi level dives one would need to check every leg of the profile independently. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| There are two selector boxes on the left of the _Dive plan details_: | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|  * *SAC factor*. This is an estimate of the degree to which your SAC increases if a critical problem arises underwater, | ||||
|    e.g. gas sharing or entanglement. Realistic values range from 2 to 5, reflecting the gas use of two divers sharing | ||||
|  * _SAC factor_. This is an estimate of the degree to which your SAC increases if a critical problem arises underwater, | ||||
|    e.g. gas sharing or entanglement. Realistic values range from 3 to 5, reflecting the gas use of two divers sharing | ||||
|    a single gas cylinder after an OoG situation. | ||||
|  * *Problem solving time*. This is an estimate of how long you would take to solve the problem before starting the ascent | ||||
|  * _Problem solving time_. This is an estimate of how long you would take to solve the problem before starting the ascent | ||||
|    to terminate the dive. The default value is 2 minutes. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| Using the above information, the planner then estimates what the minimum bottom gas cylinder pressure needs to be for a | ||||
|  | @ -3853,19 +3871,38 @@ bottom gas used during the dive if it exactly follows the plan. the minimum gas | |||
| 
 | ||||
| This indicates: | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|  * Within parentheses, the *SAC factor* and *Problem solving time* specified. | ||||
|  * Within parentheses, the _SAC factor_ and _Problem solving time_ specified. | ||||
|  * The number of liters of back gas required for a safe ascent (2130 litres in the example above) | ||||
|  * The number of bars of back gas required for a safe ascent (90 bars in the example above). | ||||
|  * The delta-value: number of bars of back gas available at the end of the bottom section of the dive, _over and above_ the minimum | ||||
|    gas requirement (80 bars in the above example). A positive delta reflects a safe plan; a negative delta indicates insufficient gas for a | ||||
|    safe ascent. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| No automatic checks are performed based on this result. | ||||
| The feature only gives valid results for simple, rectangular shaped single | ||||
| level dive profiles. For multi level dives one would need to check every leg of the profile independently. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| *Isobaric counterdiffusion information*: For gas switches during the ascent in hypoxic open-circuit trimix dives information | ||||
| about isobaric counterdiffusion (icd) is given near the bottom of the _Dive plan details_, based on the | ||||
| rule-of-fifths (i.e. during a gas change, the increase in nitrogen partial pressure should not exceed | ||||
| one fifth of the corresponding decrease in partial pressure of helium). For each gas change, two lines | ||||
| are printed, indicating the changes in gas fractions (%) and the equivalent changes in partial pressures. If the | ||||
| rule-of-fifths is not met, the relevant information is highlighted in red and a warning message appears | ||||
| at the bottom of that table. The gas change events on the dive profile also provide information on icd, | ||||
| visible at the bottom of the _Information box_ when the mouse hovers on the respective gas change icon. This information | ||||
| is only shown for gas changes relevant with respect to icd. If the rule-of-fifths is not met, | ||||
| a red warning exclamation mark is shown over the gas change icon. When relevant, the _Information box_ contains | ||||
| information such as: ICD ΔHe:-13% ΔN₂+3%>2.6%. This means: for this gas change, the helium | ||||
| decreased with 13% while the nitrogen increased with 3% which | ||||
| is more than the 2.6% maximum increase in nitrogen suggested by the rule-of-fifths. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| **** | ||||
| [icon="images/icons/warning2.png"] | ||||
| [WARNING] | ||||
| The *plan variations* and *minimum gas* estimates are only guidelines for a diver performing dive planning, intended to | ||||
| enhance the safety of executing a particular dive plan. They are NOT precise | ||||
| and should NOT be relied upon as the only safety features in dive planning. Interpret these estimates | ||||
| The *plan variations* and *minimum gas* estimates are only guidelines for a diver performing | ||||
| dive planning, intended to enhance the safety of executing a particular dive plan and do not | ||||
| replace formal contingency planning for a specific dive. They are NOT precise and should | ||||
| NOT be relied upon as the only safety features in dive planning. Interpret these estimates | ||||
| within the framework of your formal training to perform dive planning. | ||||
| **** | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|  | @ -3875,11 +3912,14 @@ To plan a dive using a passive semi-closed rebreather (pSCR), select _pSCR_ rath | |||
| _Open circuit_ in the dropdown list. | ||||
| The parameters of the pSCR dive can be set by selecting  _File ->   Preferences ->   Profile_ | ||||
| from the main menu, where the gas consumption calculation takes into account the pSCR dump | ||||
| ratio (default 1:10) as well as the metabolic rate. The calculation also takes the oxygen drop | ||||
| ratio (default 1:8) as well as the metabolic rate. Specify the bottom and deco SAC rates. | ||||
| Here the SAC in the planner is the volume of gas per minute | ||||
| that is exhaled into the loop on the surface, *not* the amount of gas that escapes into the water. | ||||
| The calculation takes the oxygen drop | ||||
| across the mouthpiece of the rebreather into account. If the | ||||
| pO~2~ drops below what is considered safe, a warning appears in the _Dive plan | ||||
| details_. A typical pSCR cylinder setup is very similar to an open circuit dive; | ||||
| one or more drive cylinders, possibly with different bottom and decompression | ||||
| one or more dive cylinders, possibly with different bottom and decompression | ||||
| gases, including gas switches during the dive like in open circuit diving. | ||||
| Therefore, the setup of the _Available gases_ and the _Dive planner points_ tables | ||||
| are very similar to that of a open circuit dive plan, described above. However, no oxygen setpoints | ||||
|  |  | |||