User manual: Load photographs

This patch adds text and figures to the user manual, explaining how to
add photographs to the dive profile.

A 2-sentence paragraph was added to the dive planner text, detailing
planning for repetitive dives.

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,
// Linus Torvalds, Miika Turkia, Amit Chaudhuri, Jan Schubert, Willem
// Ferguson, Salvador Cuñat
// :revnumber: 4.1
// :revdate: May 2014
// :revnumber: 4.2
// :revdate: July 2014
:icons:
:toc:
:toc-placement: manual
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*Manual authors*: Willem Ferguson, Jacco van Koll, Dirk Hohndel, Reinout Hoornweg,
Linus Torvalds, Miika Turkia, Amit Chaudhuri, Jan Schubert, Salvador Cuñat
[blue]#_Version 4.1, May 2014_#
[blue]#_Version 4.2, July 2014_#
Welcome as a user of _Subsurface_, an advanced dive logging programme with
@ -1889,8 +1889,90 @@ language / country settings as the underlying OS. If this is for some reason
undesirable users can uncheck this checkbox and pick a language / country
combination from the list of included localizations.
[[S_LoadImage]]
== The _Subsurface_ Photograph loader
Many (if not most) divers take a camera with them and take photographs
during a dive. One would like to associate each photograph with a specific
dive. _Subsurface_ allows one to load photos into a dive. Photos are superimposed
on the dive profile, from where they can be viewed.
=== Loading photos and getting syncronisation between dive computer and camera
Click on a dive or on a group of dives on the dive list. Then right-click on this
dive or group of dives and choose the option _Load Images_:
image::images/LoadImage1.jpg["FIGURE: Load images option",align="center"]
The system file browser appears. Select the folder and photographs that need
to be loaded into _Subsurface_ and click the _Open_ button.
image::images/LoadImage2.jpg["FIGURE: Load images option",align="center"]
This brings one to the time synchronisation dialog, shown below. The
critical problem is that the time
synchronisation is not perfect between the dive computer used during a dive,
and the camera used during that same dive. These two devices
often differ by several minutes. If _Subsurface_ can achieve synchronisation,
then the exact times of photographs can be used to position photographs on
the dive profile.
_Subsurface_ achieves this synchronisation in two ways:
- *Manually*: If the user wrote down the exact camera time at the start of a dive, the
difference in time between the two devices can be achieved. Actually, as long as the device
settings for time has not been changed in either device, one could write down the times of
both devices after the dive or even at the end of the day. One can then manually set the time
difference in the _Time shift_ dialog. Towards the top of the dialog is a time setting tool
immediately under the heading _Shift times of image(s) by_, evident in figure *A* below.
If the camera time is 7 munutes later than that of the dive computer, set the time setting
tool to a value of 00:07. Ignore any "AM" or "PM" suffix in that tool. Click the _OK_ button
and synchronisation will be achieved. Select either the _earlier_ or _later_ radio button.
In the above example, the _earlier_ option is appropriate, since the photos need to be shifted
7 minutes earlier (camera is 7 minutes ahead of dive computer).
image::images/LoadImage3b.jpg["FIGURE: Synchronisation dialog",align="center"]
- *By photograph*: There is a very slick way of achieving synchronisation. If one takes a
photograph of the face of the dive computer showing the time, then _Subsurface_ can obtain
the exact time the photograph was taken, using the metadata that the camera stores within
each photo. In order to do this, use the bottom half of the Time shift_ dialog. If one uses
the bottom part, the top part of the dialog is ignored. Click on
the horizontal bar entitled "_Select image of divecomputer showing time_. This brings up
a file browser with which one can select the photograph of the dive computer. Select the
photograph using the file browser and click on _OK_. This photograph of the dive computer
appears in the bottom panel of the _Shift times_ dialog. Now _Subsurface_ knows exactly
when the photograph has been taken. Now set the date-time dialog to the left of the photo
so that this tool reflects the date and time of the dive computer in the photo. When the
date-time tool has been set, _Subsurface_ knows axactly what the time difference between
camera and dive computer is, and synchronisation is achieved. The image nelow shows a
photograph with the face of the dive computer and with the date-time tool set to the
date-time on image *B above.
=== Viewing the images
After the images have been loaded, they appear in the _Photos_ tab of the *Dive Notes* panel.
They also appear as tiny icons on the dive profile at the appropriate
positions reflecting the time each photograph was taken. See below:
image::images/LoadImage4.jpg["FIGURE: Photos on dive profile",align="center"]
If one hovers with the mouse over any of the photo icons, then a thumbnail photo
is shown of the appropriate photo. See the image below:
image::images/LoadImage5.jpg["FIGURE:Thumbnail photo on dive profile",align="center"]
If one clicks on the thumbnail, then a full size
photo is shown overlaid onto the _Subsurface_ window. This allows good viewing of
the photographs that have been imported. See below:
image::images/LoadImage6.jpg["FIGURE: Full-screen photo on dive profile",align="center"]
[[S_DivePlanner]]
== The Subsurface dive planner
== The _Subsurface_ dive planner
Dive planning is an advanced feature of _Subsurface_, accessible by selecting _Log -> Plan Dive_ from the main menu. It allows calulation of
nitrogen load during a dive by using the Bühlmann ZH-L16 algorithm with the addition of gradient factors as
implemented by Erik Baker.
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image::images/Planner2.jpg["FIGURE: Planning a dive: evaluation",align="center"]
=== Planning for repetitive dives
Repetitive dives can easily be planned if the start times of the repetitive dive set
is specified appropriately in the top left-hand _Start Time_ field. _Subsurface_
calculates the gas loading figures correctly and the effect of the first dive is
evaluated on later dives.
== Description of the Subsurface Main Menu items
This section describes the functions and operation of the items in the Main Menu