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Update sections on: 1) --user= command-line option (several divers using one desktop computer) 2) AV1 and DL7 imports Signed-off-by: Willem Ferguson <willemferguson@zoology.up.ac.za> Signed-off-by: Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org>
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// :author: Manual authors: Jacco van Koll, Dirk Hohndel, Reinout Hoornweg,
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// Linus Torvalds, Miika Turkia, Amit Chaudhuri, Jan Schubert, Willem
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// Ferguson, Salvador Cuñat, Pedro Neves
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// :revnumber: 4.5
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// :revdate: October 2015
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// :revnumber: 4.6
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// :revdate: January 2017
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:icons:
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:toc2:
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:toc-placement: manual
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*Manual authors*: Willem Ferguson, Jacco van Koll, Dirk Hohndel, Reinout Hoornweg,
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Linus Torvalds, Miika Turkia, Amit Chaudhuri, Jan Schubert, Salvador Cuñat, Pedro Neves
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[blue]#_Version 4.5, October 2015_#
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[blue]#_Version 4.6, January 2017_#
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Welcome as a user of _Subsurface_, an advanced dive logging program with
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extensive infrastructure to describe, organize, interpret and print scuba
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- Do you need a flexible way of logging dives using recreational equipment,
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even without a dive computer?
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- Do you wish to seamlessly include GPS locations of dive sites into your dive log?
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- Do you use two different dive computer brands, each with its own proprietary
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software for downloading dive logs? Do you dive with rebreathers as well
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as open circuit or recreational equipment? Do you use a Reefnet Sensus time-depth
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interface for downloading dive logs from all of these different pieces of
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equipment, storing and analyzing the dive logs within a unified system.
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- Do you use more than one operating system? _Subsurface_ is fully compatible
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with Mac, Linux and Windows, letting you access your dive log on each
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operating system using a single application.
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- Do you use Linux or Mac, but your dive computer has only Windows- based software
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for downloading dive information (e.g. Mares)? _Subsurface_ provides a way of
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with Mac, Linux and Windows, letting you access your dive log on a range of
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operating systems using a single application.
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- Do you use Linux or Mac, but your dive computer has only Windows-based software
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for downloading dive information (e.g. Mares or Scubapro)? _Subsurface_ provides a way of
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downloading and analyzing your dive logs on other operating systems.
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- Do you need an intuitive graphical dive planner that integrates with, and takes
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into account, dives you’ve already logged?
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- Do you need a way of storing or backing up your dive log on the Internet, letting
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you view your dive log from anywhere using an Internet browser?
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- Do you wish to access or modify your dive log using a mobile phone?
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_Subsurface_ binaries are available for Windows PCs (Win XP or later), Intel
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based Macs (OS/X) and many Linux distributions. _Subsurface_ can be built for
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many more hardware platforms and software environments where Qt and
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- XML-formatted dive logs (DivingLog 5.0, MacDive and several other dive log systems)
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- Cochran dive logs
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- UDDF-formatted dive logs (e.g. Kenozoooid)
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- UDDF-formatted dive logs (e.g. Kenozooid)
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- UDCF-formatted dive logs
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- Poseidon MkVI CCR logs
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- APD Inspiration/Evolution CCR logs
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- OSTC Tools logs
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- JDiveLog
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- Suunto Dive Manager (DM3, DM4, DM5)
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- DL7 files used by Diver's Alert network (DAN)
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- Underwater technologies AV1 dive logs
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- CSV (text-based and spreadsheet-based) dive logs, including APD CCR logs
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Selecting the appropriate format and then the specific log file in the large window
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[[S_ImportingCSVDives]]
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===== Importing dives in CSV format from dive computers or other dive log software
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_CSV_ files can be viewed using an ordinary text editor. A _CSV_ file is normally organized into
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_CSV_ files can be viewed using an ordinary text editor. A _CSV_ file is normally organized into
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a single line that provides the headers (or _field names_ or _column headings_) of the data
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columns, followed by the data, one record per line.
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Several paid services exist on the Internet (e.g. Google, Amazon) where the same
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process could be used for the Cloud-based storage of dive logs.
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== Several _Subsurface_ users on one desktop computer
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A frequent need is for two or more persons to use _Subsurface_ on the same desktop computer. For instance
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members of a household may use the same computer. There are two approaches for doing this.
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*A)* If the different users of a desktop computer do not log onto the desktop/laptop under different user names
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then the simplest way is for each person to use her/his own divelog file within Subsurface. In this case John
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would work with the _Subsurface_ file _johns-divelog_ and Joan would use _joans-divelog_. Select
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the appropriate dive log by selecting, from the *Main Menu*, _File -> Open logbook_ and then select your own
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dive log file from the list of files lower down in the menu. However, a problem arises if the users
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prefer different settings for _Subsurface_. For instance, one diver may prefer to see the dive ceiling in the
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*Profile Panel* and photos icons in the *Dive List*, while the other may not have these preferences. In addition,
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the cloud connection is normally unique for each _Subsurface_ installation and if more than one user wishes to save
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dive data on the cloud, it is inconvenient to open the *Preferences* and change the user-ID data every time
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the cloud is accessed. To solve these problems, launch _Subsurface_ with a _--user=<user name>_ command-line option.
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John can then activate _Subsurface_ with this command-line instruction:
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subsurface --user=John
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while Joan can launch _Subsurface_ using:
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subsurface --user=Joan
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In this case, each user's preferences, settings and cloud access information are stored separately, allowing
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each diver to interact with _Subsurface_ in her/his preferred way and with individual cloud access. The above
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process can be made user-friendly by creating a link/shortcut with a desktop icon that executes the above
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command-line instruction. Use of the _--user=_ option therefore enables each user to create, maintain and
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backup a separate dive log within a personalised user interface. This way, when each diver launches _Subsurface_,
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it opens with the correct dive log as well as the appropriate display and backup preferences, and each diver
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can access their own divelog on a mobile device using https://subsurface-divelog.org/documentation/subsurface-mobile-user-manual[_Subsurface-Mobile_].
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*B)* On the other hand, if the users log onto the same computer using different userIDs and passwords (i.e. users each
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have a separate user space), _Subsurface_ is available independently to each user and every diver automatically has a separate
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user profile and settings, including unique cloud and _Subsurface-Mobile_ access.
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[[S_PrintDivelog]]
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== Printing a dive log
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