Therion th export readibility of leg source data

[AndrewAkinson]

Putting the three readings at the end of a line is better than loosing them.

2  3  4.39  263.56  5.29    ;  {from: 4.39 263.60 5.33, 4.39 263.57 5.29, 4.38 263.52 5.26}

However what if you had only used 2 readings, or maybe more than 3. Also if there are 3 having them inline is very difficult to read, the legs could have been really slack and it is hard to tell. It also makes it difficult to scan through for comments, or comment on one of the 3 shots taken, which may be necessary when interference is suspected.. An easier format to read maybe

2  3  4.39  263.56  5.29 from 3 legs below

2 3 4.39 263.60 5.33

2 3 4.39 263.57 5.29

2 3 4.38 263.52 5.26

[CaverBruce]

In addition, ST needs to allow the user;

• manually adopt 1, 2, 3, 4 or more shots to contribute to a single leg, and
• display all of these contributory shots in the data table. At present the contributory shots are hidden and replaced with a single averaged data leg. This is appropriate for the graphic views, but not for the data table. The user needs to see the real data, and so have the choice of deleting a shot or adding a shot to the averaging for a particular leg. I was recently surveying in difficult conditions, using PocketTopo, and had reason to adopt 2 shot, 4 shot and 5 shot legs on occasion. Despite the difficult physical conditions, I could always be confident i was seeing the actual shots taken, unmodified by the software, and so make appropriate booking and disto shot decisions with a minimum of fuss.

[CaverBruce]

just a further comment, and endorsing Andrew's original issue description above... I think this (current) treatment of station comments is helpful; 1 4 5.047 355.00 9.95 # pointy Rock near bivy entrance (Not sure why the leg 1-4 contributory shots were not exported in this case - they were in all other cases).

But this treatment of contributing station shots together with a station comment is just very hard to read, and obscures the presence or absence of a station comment; 6 7 11.196 17.76 22.17 # {from: 11.199 17.69 22.13, 11.197 17.80 22.18, 11.193 17.80 22.20} =jq3 Better to list the averaged leg, then comment the contributory shots above it. In keeping with PocketTopo precedent, and my preference that the data table list data strictly in chronological sequence (the averaged leg can only be averaged AFTER the three (or 2 or 5) shots are taken station to station). ie

         #       6      7      11.199     17.69        22.13
         #       6      7      11.197     17.80        22.18
         #       6      7      11.193     17.80        22.20 
                 6      7      11.196     17.76        22.17 # =jq3 #  calculated leg from 3 above 

(The first two code samples are real clips from unmodified ST export files)