User manual: small updates

The section on the main menu descriptions has been changed a little bit to
reflect the current menu structure.

The section dealing with exprt from other dive software has been changed
to appear more user friendly, with three new icons.

Signed-off-by: Willem Ferguson <willem@willem-Precision-M4700.(none)>
Signed-off-by: Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org>
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@ -720,16 +720,18 @@ accessible through the Import dialogue are also supported, as explained below.
==== Importing from Mares Dive Organiser V2.1
Mares dive logs need to be imported using a three-step process,
Since Mares utilise proprietory Microsoft software not compatible with multi-platform
software, 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.
- Export dive log data from Mares Dive Organiser to your desktop. See
xref:Mares_Export[Appendix C] for more information.
- Export dive log data from Mares Dive Organiser to your desktop, using
a _.sdf_ file name extension. See xref:Mares_Export[Appendix C] for more information.
- Import the data into _www.divelogs.de_. Create a user account in
_www.divelogs.de_, log into that web site, then
select _Import Logbook -> Dive Organiser_ from the menu on the left hand side.
Follow the instructions carefully to transfer the dive information from the
Follow the instructions carefully to transfer the dive information (in _.sdf_ format) from the
Dive Organiser data base to _www.divelogs.de_.
- Then follow the instructions below to import dives from _divelogs.de_ to
_Subsurface_.
@ -745,7 +747,7 @@ user-ID and password for _divelogs.de_ into the appropriate fields. Then select
the _Download_ button. Download from _divelogs.de_ starts immediately, evident
on a progress bar in the dialogue box. At the and of the download, the
successful status is indicated (see figure on the right [*B*], below). Select the
_Apply_ button. The imported dives appear in the *Dive List* panel.
_Apply_ button. The imported dives appear in the _Subsurface_ *Dive List* panel.
image::images/Divelogs1.jpg["FIGURE:Download from Divelogs.de",align="center"]
@ -1220,8 +1222,8 @@ If you dive regularly, the dive list can rapidly become very long. _Subsurface_
can group dives into _trips_. It performs this by grouping dives that have
date/times that are not separated in time by more than two days, thus creating
a single heading for each diving trip represented in the dive log. Below is an
ungrouped dive list (A, on the left) as well as a grouped dive list with
several trips (B, on the right):
ungrouped dive list (*A*, on the left) as well as the corresponding grouped dive
list comprising five dive trips (*B*, on the right):
image::images/Group2.jpg["Figure: Grouping dives",align="center"]
@ -1531,9 +1533,8 @@ the selected dives in the logbook) in UDDF format.
=== Import
- <<S_ImportDiveComputer,_Import from dive computer_>> - Import dive information
from a dive computer.
- <<S_ImportingUDDF,_Import Files_>> - Import dive information from a file in
UDDF or in another _Subsurface_-compatible format.
- _Import CSV_ - Import dive information from a data file in CSV format.
- <<Unified_import,_Import Files_>> - Import dive information from a file in
in a _Subsurface_-compatible format.
- <<S_Companion,_Import GPS data from Subsurface Service_>> - Load GPS
coordinates from the _Subsurface_ mobile phone app.
- <<S_ImportingDivelogsDe,_Import from Divelogs.de_>> - Import dive information
@ -1833,9 +1834,17 @@ This appendix provides some information about approaches to export dive log data
dive log software. The procedures below mostly apply to Linux and/or Windows.
[[S_ImportingDivesSuunto]]
=== Exporting dives from *Suunto Divemanager 3 (DM3)*
=== Exporting dives from *Suunto Divemanager (DM3 and DM4)*
[icon="images/icons/suuntologo.jpg"]
[NOTE]
Divemanager 3 (DM3) is an older version of the Suunto software. More recent
Suunto dive computers use Divemanager 4 (DM4). The
two versions of Divemanager use different methods and different file naming
conventions to export dive log data.
- Start 'Suunto Divemanager' and log in with the name containing the logs
*Divemanager 3 (DM3):*
- Start 'Suunto Divemanager 3' and log in with the name containing the logs
- Do not start the import wizard to import dives from your computer.
- In the navigation tree on the left side of the program-window, select your
dives.
@ -1854,9 +1863,7 @@ last dive
* You are back in the Export pop-up. Press the button 'Export'
- Your dives are now exported to the file Divelogs.SDE.
[[S_ImportingDivesSuuntoDM4]]
=== Exporting dives from *Suunto Divemanager 4 (DM4)*
*Divemanager 4 (DM4):*
To import divelog from 'Suunto DM4', you need to locate the DM4 database
where the dives are stored. You can either look for the original
@ -1884,13 +1891,13 @@ Backing up Suunto DM4:
=== Exporting from Mares Dive Organiser V2.1
[[Mares_Export]]
Mares Dive Organiser is a Windows application. The dive log is kept as a
[icon="images/icons/mareslogo.jpg"]
[NOTE]
Mares Dive Organiser is a Microsoft application. The dive log is kept as a
Microsoft SQL Compact Edition data base with a .SDF filename extension. The
data base includes all Dive Organiser-registered divers on the particular
computer and all Mares dive computers used. Since
Mares utilise proprietory Windows software not compatible with multi-platform software,
these dive logs cannot be directly imported into _Subsurface_. The safest way to obtain a copy
these dive data base is to export the information to another compatibale format
computer and all Mares dive computers used. The safest way to obtain a copy
of the dive data base is to export the information to another compatibale format
which can be imported into _Subsurface_.
- Within Dive Organiser, select
@ -1898,11 +1905,13 @@ _Database -> Backup_ from the main menu and back up the data base to the desk to
This creates a zipped file DiveOrganiserxxxxx.dbf.
- Rename the file to
DiveOrganiserxxxxx.zip. Inside the zipped directory is a file _DiveOrganiser.sdf_.
- Extract it from the zipped folder to your Desktop.
- Extract the _.sdf_ file from the zipped folder to your Desktop.
[[S_ImportingDivinglog]]
=== Exporting dives from *DivingLog 5.0*
[icon="images/icons/divingloglogo.jpg"]
[NOTE]
Unfortunately DivingLog XML files give us no
indication on the preferences set on your system. So in order for
_Subsurface_ to be able to successfully import XML files from DivingLog