diff --git a/handbook/survey/getin.htm b/handbook/survey/getin.htm index b519331e0..a0231c7b6 100644 --- a/handbook/survey/getin.htm +++ b/handbook/survey/getin.htm @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ + CUCC Expo Surveying Handbook: Entering data @@ -32,19 +33,18 @@ on the expo laptop. These instructions assume that you are using the expo laptop

Where to put your data: If in doubt, ask!. These instructions assume that you are typing it in on the expo laptop. (You can do it fom your own -laptop if you have been initiated into the deep magic of the "loser" repository +laptop if you have been initiated into the deep magic of the ":loser:" repository of the distributed version control system - see the list of repos.

+it is a new cave on the near-plateau, put it in a new directory under ":loser:/caves-1623".
  • Underground data for Steinbrückenhöhle goes in one of the -subdirectories under caves-1623/204; it may well be clear which one from what it +subdirectories under :loser:/caves-1623/204/; it may well be clear which one from what it links to, but if not, ask.

  • @@ -52,25 +52,27 @@ links to, but if not, ask.

    Use a template

    -

    It will be easiest if you start from one of the existing template files, -as these have lines to remind you to add various details - make sure you +

    The beginner should start from the existing template file :loser:/template/template.svx +as this has lines to remind you to add various details - make sure you don't leave any blanks! Copy and rename this to where you want to put your data before editing it. Too many people have overwritten the template in the past, try not to do this yourself. +

    Working by editing a .svx file from another bit of the same cave may seem like a short cut but whoever edited it may have deleted some of the helpful and useful hints that are in the template.svx file - so don't do this please, until you really know what you are doing. -

    Filename and data-entry conventions

    +

    Filename and data-entry conventions in svx files