User manual: Style and grammar updates

This is an edit for style and grammar for the manual section dealing with
downloads from DC. This section has also been expanded to cover all the
controls in the downloads panel.

Signed-off-by: Willem Ferguson <willem@willem-Precision-M4700.(none)>
Signed-off-by: Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org>
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Willem Ferguson 2014-02-18 11:26:54 +02:00 committed by Dirk Hohndel
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@ -469,12 +469,31 @@ particular dive
computer and, in some cases, how to do the correct settings to the operating
system of the computer on which _Subsurface_ is running.
- If all the dives on the dive computer need to be downloaded, check the
checkbox _Force download of all dives_. Normally, _Subsurface_ only downloads
dives after the date-time of the last dive in the *Dive List* panel. If one
or more of your dives in _Subsurface_ have been accidentally deleted or if there
are older dives that still need to be downloaded from the dive computer, this
checkbox needs to be activated. Some dive computers (e.g. Mares Puck) do not provide
a contents list to _Subsurface_ before the download in order to select only new dives.
Consequently, for these dive computers, all dives are downloaded
irrespective of the status of this check box.
- If the checkbox _Always prefer downloaded dives_
has been checked and, during download, dives with identical date-times exist on
the dive computer and on the _Subsurface_
*Dive List* panel, the record in the _Subsurface_ divelog will be overwritten
by the record from the dive computer
- Do *not* check the checkboxes labeled _Save libdivecomputer logfile_ and
_Save libdivecomputer dumpfile_. These are only used as diagnostic tools
when problems with downloads are experienced (see below).
- The _OK_ button must then be clicked. Dialogue *B* in the figure above
appears.
- With communication established, one can see how the data is
retrieved from the
dive computer.
- With communication established, one can see how the data are
retrieved from the dive computer.
Depending on the make of the dive computer and/or number of recorded dives, this
could take some time. The user should be patient. The _Download_ dialogue
shows a
@ -482,7 +501,7 @@ progress bar at the bottom of the dialogue (for some dive computers the
progress information could be inaccurate as we cannot determine how much
downloadable data there is until all data have been downloaded). When the
download of the dive information is complete, all the imported dives appear
in the Dive List, sorted by date and time. One can then disconnect and
in the Dive List, sorted by date and time. Disconnect and
switch off the dive
computer to conserve its battery power.
If a particular dive is selected, the Dive Profile panel shows an informative
@ -495,6 +514,7 @@ message will be shown, similar to this text: "Unable to open /dev/ttyUSB0 Mares
****
*PROBLEMS WITH DATA DOWNLOAD FROM A DIVE COMPUTER?*
[icon="images/icons/important.png"]
[IMPORTANT]
Check the following: 1) Is the dive computer still in PC-communication or
@ -506,22 +526,25 @@ software? Has it worked before, or is this the first time the cable is being use
4) Consult *Appendix A* and make sure that the correct Mount Point
was specified (see above).
5) On Unix-like operating systems, does the user have write permission to the
USB port? If not, users should consult appendix *A*.
USB port? If not, users should consult *Appendix A*.
If the _Subsurface_ computer does not recognise the USB adaptor by
showing an appropriate device name next to the Mount Point, then there is a
possibility that the cable or USB adaptor is faulty. A faulty cable is the most
common cause of communication failure between dive computer and _Subsurface_
computer. It is also possible that the _Subsurface_ computer is missing
data, one should perform a download with the following
computer. It is also possible that the _Subsurface_ computer cannot interpret
the data. Perform a download for diagnostic purposes with the following
two check boxes checked in the download dialogue discussed above:
Save libdivecomputer logfile
Save libdivecomputer dumpfile
When checking each of these boxes, the user is prompted to select a folder to
save the file into. The default folder is the one in which the _Subsurface_
dive log is kept. *Important:* After downloading, no dives are shown in the
*Important*: These check boxes are only used when problems are ancountered
during the download process: under normal circumstances they should not be checked.
When checking these boxes, the user is prompted to select a folder to
save the information to. The default folder is the one in which the _Subsurface_
dive log is kept. *Important:* After downloading with the above checkboxes
checked, no dives are shown in the
*Dive List* but two files are created in the folder selected above:
subsurface.log
@ -597,7 +620,7 @@ were stored using that device.
xref:S_Companion[Click here for more information]
c. The coordinates can be entered by hand if they are known, using one of
three formats with latitude followed by longitude:
four formats with latitude followed by longitude:
ISO 6709 Annex D format e.g. 30°13'28.9"N 30°49'1.5"E
Degrees and decimal minutes, e.g. N30° 13.49760' , E30° 49.30788'
@ -694,7 +717,7 @@ either press _ENTER_ on the keyboard or click outside the cell
that contains
the cursor. Information for any additional cylinders can be added by using the +
button at the top right hand. Following is an example of a complete description
for a dive using two cylinders (air and EAN40):
for a dive using two cylinders (air and EAN50):
image::images/CylinderDataEntry3.jpg["FIGURE: a completed cylinder dive information table",align="center"]
@ -738,8 +761,7 @@ deleted, although the dive profile obtained from the dive computer will be
retained. When the user exits _Subsurface_ there is a final prompt to confirm
that the new data should be saved.
=== Importing dive information from other digital data sources or other data
formats
=== Importing dive information from other digital data sources or other data formats
[[S_ImportingAlienDiveLogs]]
@ -802,14 +824,15 @@ accessible through the Import dialogue are also supported, as explained below.
==== Importing from Mares Dive Organiser V2.1
Since Mares utilise proprietory Microsoft software not compatible with
multi-platform software, these dive logs cannot be directly imported into
multi-platform applications, these dive logs cannot be
directly imported into
_Subsurface_. Mares dive logs need to be imported using a three-step process,
using _www.divelogs.de_ as a mechanism to extract the dive information from
the file.
- The dive log data from Mares Dive Organiser need to be exported to the users
- The dive log data from Mares Dive Organiser need to be exported to the user's
desktop, using
a _.sdf_ file name extension. Users should refer to xref:Mares_Export[Appendix
a _.sdf_ file name extension. Refer to xref:Mares_Export[Appendix
C] for more information.
- Data should then be imported into _www.divelogs.de_. One needs to create a user
account in
@ -817,8 +840,8 @@ _www.divelogs.de_, log into that web site, then
select _Import Logbook -> Dive Organiser_ from the menu on the left hand side.
The instructions must be carefully followed to transfer the dive information
(in _.sdf_ format) from the Dive Organiser data base to _www.divelogs.de_.
- Finally, the instructions below should be followed in order to import dives
from _divelogs.de_ to _Subsurface_.
- Finally, import the dives
from _divelogs.de_ to _Subsurface_, using the instructions below.
[[S_ImportingDivelogsDe]]
@ -827,13 +850,13 @@ from _divelogs.de_ to _Subsurface_.
The import of dive information from _divelogs.de_ is simple, using a single
dialogue box. The _Import->Import form Divelogs.de_ option should be selected
from the Main Menu. This
brings up a dialogue box (see figure on left [*A*] below). one then needs to enter a
brings up a dialogue box (see figure on left [*A*] below). Enter a
user-ID and password for _divelogs.de_ into the appropriate fields and then
select
the _Download_ button. Download from _divelogs.de_ starts immediately,
displaying a progress bar in the dialogue box. At the and of the download, the
succes status is indicated (see figure on the right [*B*], below). The
_Apply_ button should then be selected. The imported dives appear in the
success status is indicated (see figure on the right [*B*], below). The
_Apply_ button should then be selected, after which the imported dives appear in the
_Subsurface_ *Dive List* panel.
image::images/Divelogs1.jpg["FIGURE:Download from Divelogs.de",align="center"]
@ -893,18 +916,16 @@ instance for the above example:
Temperature: column 5
ppO2: column 4
Armed with this information, importing it into _Subsurface_ is a
straightforward process. User should select
_Import->Import Log Files_ from the main menu. In the appearing file
selection menu, users need to select one or more CSV files. Its format is
detected by the file
extension, and a common configuration dialog is presented for all the
files with a CSV extension. The configuration dialog is like the following:
Armed with this information, importing the data into _Subsurface_ is
straightforward. Select
_Import->Import Log Files_ from the main menu. In the resulting file
selection menu, select oa CSV files, after which a common configuration dialog
appears for all the
files with a CSV extension:
image::images/Import_CSV1.jpg["FIGURE: CSV download dialogue",align="center"]
Then the user must specify the name of the CSV file or select it from the
browser button on the right.
There are pre-configured definitions for some dive computers, e.g. the APD
rebreathers. If the user's dive computer is on this list, it should be selected
using the dropdown