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Posted By rgleason

Re: Editors Needed for User Manual Basic

This is a good page to start with, Tormundi also "fixed" that screenshot just before you. See https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=opencpn:manual_basic:tracking&do=revisions

This is...

Forum: OpenCPN

Today, 06:30

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Editors Needed for User Manual Basic

We still need Voluteer Editors for your 2024 User Manual!!

Please PM me with your CF Username, real name, email, Computer and OS, photo edition software used.

Here is the Editor Manual - 2024...

Forum: OpenCPN

19-04-2024, 08:28

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Editors Needed for User Manual Basic

Will moving the Action Items under TOOLBAR in this way, help to address the question "Do we want to organize the manual around tasks rather than domains?"

The Basic User Manual would read on the...

Forum: OpenCPN

18-04-2024, 13:07

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Editors Needed for User Manual Basic

Originally Posted by Aldebaran17 https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/images/buttons/viewpost.gif...

Forum: OpenCPN

18-04-2024, 12:49

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Sticky: Beta Test / Technical

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Beta Test / Technical

@Aldebaran17

Leamas determined that for RPI to have plugins with O5.9, you first must install O5.8.4, install the plugins, and then install 05.9 on top, which leaves you with the plugins (this...

Forum: OpenCPN

17-04-2024, 19:39

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Editors Needed for User Manual Basic

John, thank you. Both of those images are clear. (500pixels wide and 800 pixels wide). We are generally making screenshots 800 wide unless they are of partial screenshots where the area is smaller,...

Forum: OpenCPN

17-04-2024, 16:09

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Sticky: Beta Test / Technical

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Beta Test / Technical

Dave, I contacted Manfred Aldebaran17 perhaps you will hear from him.
Rick

Forum: OpenCPN

17-04-2024, 16:06

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Open CPN for Macs

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Open CPN for Macs

@Aldebaran17

Dave,
Perhaps Manfred who does use MacOS can help.
I will try to contact him.

Forum: OpenCPN

17-04-2024, 15:22

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Editors Needed for User Manual Basic

Sorry, perhaps I didn't check send email. I've resent it.

Forum: OpenCPN

17-04-2024, 15:12

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Editors Needed for User Manual Basic

Verkbar does it every other day See Ubuntu 24.04 Noble Numbat op RPI4-5 (https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/ubuntu-24-04-noble-numbat-op-rpi4-5-a-285366.html)

Also see this discussion and...

15-04-2024, 17:17

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Change a Dripless Shaft Seal while in the Water?

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Change a Dripless Shaft Seal while in the Water?

skipperpete

Thanks very much that helps. This one I was unaware of:

"Last but by no means least there’s a high damage level caused by the tendency of the sealing faces to adhere to each...

Forum: OpenCPN

14-04-2024, 18:42

Replies: 55

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Recommended Cockpit Platform

hpeer,

Did Sean have his Crowther Tri when you saw him? I met with him last year in Dorchester Bay. He rowed me out in his kayak to show me his new rig. He did a lot of modifications, has a solar...

Forum: OpenCPN

14-04-2024, 18:24

Replies: 55

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Recommended Cockpit Platform

hpeer, It's like VNC, but different.

14-04-2024, 17:51

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Change a Dripless Shaft Seal while in the Water?

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Change a Dripless Shaft Seal while in the Water?

Thank you Statistical for your answer. Do you have any idea how long the thinner and more fragile bellows fails and what causes the failure generally?

How likely is it that the bellows would...

Forum: OpenCPN

14-04-2024, 17:09

Replies: 17

Open CPN for Macs

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Open CPN for Macs

This may be a problem with all TP plugins. Jon has found the same problem with Ocpn_Draw, and I believe has fixed it. It has something to do with the way OpenGL is implemented in MacOS and perhaps...

Forum: OpenCPN

14-04-2024, 16:52

Replies: 239

Dashboard-Tactics (Dash T)

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Dashboard-Tactics (Dash T)

Where are you located please. I need to update this plugin as per Rasbats changes, due to problems in western hemisphere.

Been very busy with User Manual, will be awhile, sorry.

Forum: OpenCPN

14-04-2024, 15:49

Replies: 55

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Recommended Cockpit Platform

Most of all this is supposed to be fun, creating and helping others.

14-04-2024, 15:24

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Change a Dripless Shaft Seal while in the Water?

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Change a Dripless Shaft Seal while in the Water?

I would like to know why cruisers are changing from a heavily built stern tube with many many layers of rubber which hardly ever fails even after 12 years, to a thin rubber bellows on a "dripless...

Forum: OpenCPN

14-04-2024, 15:18

Replies: 55

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Recommended Cockpit Platform

No you have not, "rubbed me the wrong way." It is just that sometimes we have to set expectations otherwise there is an expectation of "commercial" software, (which we all know has its problems too,...

Forum: OpenCPN

14-04-2024, 06:55

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Recommended Cockpit Platform

@hpeer You are getting excellent support from Users and Advanced Users.
That is what is normally done. You don't seem to like RM or Android.

Please learn how this opensource software works. User...

Forum: OpenCPN

13-04-2024, 08:58

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Posted By rgleason

Parallel Installation of OpenCPN 5.9

If it is not showing a Parallel Installation do not continue, it will overwrite your current setup.
John just did that. He will need to reinstall OpenCPN 5.8.4 in Parallel now, and reconfigure his...

Forum: OpenCPN

13-04-2024, 07:21

Replies: 63

Open CPN Android - Bluetooth to RS232 for exporting NMEA to Tiller Pilot

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Editors Needed for User Manual Basic

Yes, I can help you, but first please sign up for a free opensource Github account, so you can edit the plugin manuals.

We can do this step by step as Dave does.

...

Forum: OpenCPN

13-04-2024, 04:28

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Open CPN Android - Bluetooth to RS232 for exporting NMEA to Tiller Pilot

Greg we are interested in your discovery and success.

Would you mind writing this up in detail for other users? We will find a place for it in the documentation.

Forum: OpenCPN

13-04-2024, 04:24

Replies: 63

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Posted By rgleason

Re: Editors Needed for User Manual Basic

Gilletarom

That would be great and much appreciated, however there are two things to consider:
1. Plugins Manuals are done through github using Ascidoc/Antora
2. The main set of manuals for...