dive site management enhancements (request)

[Davide DB]

On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Dirk Hohndel <dirk at hohndel.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 11:54:05AM +0200, Davide DB wrote:
>>
>> This is a nice addition but I hope it doesn't change what we already envised :)
>> IMHO the dialog should not list the dives but dive sites because gps
>> are added to dive sites not dives.
>
> Conceptually you are right, but is this how the diver thinks about it?
>
> So you downloaded your dives from your dive computer. Now you are
> downloading the GPS fixes. Wouldn't you expect a similar UI?

A dialog similar to DC download would be wonderful.

I quote you :)

> Here's my usual workflow after a dive:
>
> - I always have the companion app running while on a dive boat
> - I download from my first dive computer
> - I quickly add the dive site names, dive masters, buddies, maybe a few
>   quick notes
> - I download from my other dive computers
> - finally I sync with the GPS web service and the GPS locations
>
> The way I envision this, I can do all this without EVER having to switch
> to the dive site view.
> In the third step I simply enter the dive site names. If they are existing
> dive sites, I automagically get the right dive site already. If they are
> new ones, as I "Apply changes" for the dive edit a new dive site with the
> new name gets created. And then in the final step the GPS data is added to
> those sites.

Even if the user does not care about dive sites, we create them for
him once he saves the location names.
So, adding gps fixes after your are done with dives (and dive sites)
always applies to dive sites. Hence the dialog box will display a list
of "locations" without date/time.
Once the process is done, GPS fixes will apply to all dives done in
the same spot.
BTW if the user downloads gps fixes we can be sure that he cares about
dive sites management.

Last sunday I dove in a cave since one year. it was the first time I
had the companion app with me and I have 12 dives already logged
there.
If everything goes as planned (happy day scenario), once I import dc
data inside my V3 logbook I will start typing the cave name and I will
find that name already there.
I will save my dive with that name.
When I download GPS data and one fix matches one of my dive, I will
display a nice table with the dive site name followed by a count of
dives there.
i.e.

# - Lat/Long - Date Time - Dive Site - Number of dives affected



>> I agree with Miika that having a gps fix symbol near the dive would be nice.
>> Even on a column in the dive sites list.
>
> Easy to add. Please file an enhancement request bug so I don't forget


I will add it this evening.


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Davide
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