User manual text

[Dirk Hohndel]

I keep reminding myself that this would be easier if we did the user manual changes as we change the features...

> On Oct 18, 2017, at 5:25 AM, Willem Ferguson <willemferguson at zoology.up.ac.za> wrote:
> 
> Ok, my list of topics has expanded to 4 items:
> 
> 1) Dive map (Lubomir's work)

I think that's the most visible change and one that every user will notice immediately. We should talk about what it shows, what the different icons mean, how you use it to set a new dive site location.

> 2) Dive planner (several aspects)

No idea :-)

> 3) TB/BLE.  I understand this works on Linux and (sometimes) on OSX?

BT/BLE: nothing has changed there on Windows. For Mac and Linux I think we should say that BLE support is still actively worked on and that this has been tested on Heinrichs Weikamp OSTC 4 (which others?), Shearwater Petrel 2 and Perdix / Perdix AO, Suunto EON Steel and Scubapro G2. There are a couple other dive computers which we support for download via cable, but that aren't supported via BLE, e.g. Aeris 300CS. And then reference the FAQ for more information. That way we only need to update one spot if there are changes to the supported computers.
One important thing to point out is that on Linux there are known issues if you are on an older version of Qt than 5.9.2. I have lost track if any of the dive computers will actually work with anything older than 5.9 - Linus, do you still remember? I know that most work with 5.9.1 and one (EON Steel?) needs 5.9.2

> 4) smtk2ssrf. Robert's web service. Can someone please send me a smarttrak dive log that I could use for demo purposes?

Again, not something I can help with.

> Any other topics??

5) not sure how much impact this has on the manual, but support for multiple sensors being used at the same time. This may right now be only Perdix AI (for side mount divers), but we should at least mention it.

6) in the dive computer configuration section, mention support for the OSTC 4


Thanks

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