From 8ed436302f645638aa68acfbe419e04ca0f350ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philip Sargent <philip.sargent@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2023 01:40:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] minor edits --- css/main2.css | 9 +++++++-- handbook/survey/how.htm | 7 +++++++ handbook/survey/index.htm | 7 +++---- handbook/survey/what.htm | 6 ++++++ handbook/survey/why.htm | 32 ++++++++++++++------------------ 5 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) diff --git a/css/main2.css b/css/main2.css index 52a0f61c2..8e069ae4c 100644 --- a/css/main2.css +++ b/css/main2.css @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ #004C4C very dark */ + body { background: #fff url(/images/style/bg-cambridge-caving-expedition.png) repeat-x 0 0; color: #000; @@ -113,10 +114,10 @@ h2#tophead { } /*IMAGES*/ -img.onright, div.onright { vertical-align: top; float: right; +img.onright, div.onright, figure.onright { vertical-align: top; float: right; margin-left: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 8pt; } -img.onleft, div.onleft { vertical-align: top; float: left; +img.onleft, div.onleft, figure.onleft { vertical-align: top; float: left; margin-right: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 8pt; } img.icon { vertical-align: middle; margin: 10px 0; } @@ -124,6 +125,10 @@ img.aligntop { vertical-align: top; } table.imgtable { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } table.imgtable td { vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; padding: 10px; } + +figure {font-weight: bold; font-size: small; + font-family: sans-serif; font-variant-caps: small-caps;} +figcaption {text-align: center} /*Menu*/ .menu, ul#menulinks { diff --git a/handbook/survey/how.htm b/handbook/survey/how.htm index e5fdcc2ae..a5bc82172 100644 --- a/handbook/survey/how.htm +++ b/handbook/survey/how.htm @@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ traverse lines or cairns. Refer to the <a href=https://www.carto.net/neumann/caving/cave-symbols/uis_signatures_english.pdf> UIS standard symbols</a> for a general guide.</li> +<figure class=onright> +<a href="nutshell.jpg" border=1><img width=100% src="nutshell.jpg"></a> +<figcaption> +Survey Workshop - <a href="/expofiles/presentations/cave_surveying_20130626.pdf">slides</a> +</figcaption> +</figure> + <li>We use Therion protractors undergound for estimating directions when we are sketching passage shape and direction. We have templates in <a href="../../templates/therion1_250.pdf">1:250</a> and diff --git a/handbook/survey/index.htm b/handbook/survey/index.htm index ec7f48294..cf5d4288a 100644 --- a/handbook/survey/index.htm +++ b/handbook/survey/index.htm @@ -40,14 +40,13 @@ detailed topics.</p> <li><a href="/expofiles/presentations/cave_surveying_20130626.pdf">Cave surveying workshop</a> - slides, June 2013</li> </ul> - <div class=onright> -<figure> + +<figure class=onright> <a href="nutshell.jpg" border=1><img width="350" src="nutshell.jpg"></a> -<figcaption style="text-align: center"> +<figcaption> Survey Workshop - <a href="/expofiles/presentations/cave_surveying_20130626.pdf">slides</a> </figcaption> </figure> -</div> <a href=""><img class="onright"src ="" border=1/></a> </li> diff --git a/handbook/survey/what.htm b/handbook/survey/what.htm index 0ab0a8b60..e82ac81d4 100644 --- a/handbook/survey/what.htm +++ b/handbook/survey/what.htm @@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ systematic errors. (ie. start 1 to 2, then 3 to 2, 3 to 4, then 5 to 4, 5 to <p>Around this centre-line we need to draw passage detail in both plan and elevation - recording the dimensions and sketch of the cave. Easy.</p> +<figure class=onright> +<a href="nutshell.jpg" border=1><img width=100% src="nutshell.jpg"></a> +<figcaption> +Survey Workshop - <a href="/expofiles/presentations/cave_surveying_20130626.pdf">slides</a> +</figcaption> +</figure> <p>However, the amount of information collectable is infinite and due to cold, impending exhaustion and rapid approach of call-out or derigging, time may be diff --git a/handbook/survey/why.htm b/handbook/survey/why.htm index 383214284..5989fb1b9 100644 --- a/handbook/survey/why.htm +++ b/handbook/survey/why.htm @@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ guaranteed virgin. Now, many of the obvious caves have been looked at. Some went, some didn't. The fact that <strong>you can come to Austria and be pretty sure of finding new passage to explore is all down to the folk who came before you recording what they looked at</strong>, both the stuff that went, and the stuff that -didn't. Without detailed recording and surveying of the caves, it would +didn't. +<p>Without detailed recording and surveying of the caves, it would rapidly become more difficult to find new passage, or to be sure that round the next corner wouldn't be a load of previous explorers' footprints.</p> @@ -23,11 +24,20 @@ the next corner wouldn't be a load of previous explorers' footprints.</p> <img style="margin:10px auto 20px; display:block" width=70% src="../computing/go-caving.jpg"></a> +<h3>Austria</h3> +<p>There is a more basic reason: if we do not produce surveys, we will <em>not be allowed</em> to +have an expo in Austria. +<p>The price of being allowed to do primary exploration in a foreign country +is that the national caving association and the local caving clubs require that we +survey the caves and share the survey data. + +<h3>Expedition surveying</h3> <p>The main aim of the expedition is to explore new passages - to boldly -explore what noone has seen before. Indeed, in many cases, what noone even +explore what no-one has seen before. Indeed, in many cases, what noone even suspected was there. This is the fun and excitement of expo, so why spoil it all by doing tedious activities like surveying?</p> + <p>A lot of work is involved in maintaining the lists of caves that didn't go, the lists of going leads, the cave surveys, the route descriptions and other documentation. In the very earliest years, this work was not regarded @@ -61,24 +71,10 @@ Speleological Association found more passage in Yorkshire each year than most other clubs put together. The reason - they had a program of systematically resurveying known caves, and invariably found previously overlooked ways on.</p> - -<p>Go to the <a href="index.htm">Survey Guide introduction</a> +<hr /> +<p>Go back to the <a href="index.htm">Survey Guide introduction</a> <hr /> -<ul id="links"> - <li><a href="../index.htm">Expo Handbook </a></li> -<li> - <li>Surveying: -<li><a href="index.htm">Overview</a></li> - <li><a href="what.htm">What is a cave survey?</a></li> - <li><a href="how.htm">Underground</a></li> - <li><a href="ontop.htm">Surface</a></li> - <li><a href="hints.htm">Pitfalls</a> -<li> <a href="getin.htm">Getting it in to the - computer</a> - <li><a href="drawup.htm">Drawing it up</a></li> -</ul> - </body> </html>