About !Allocate
===============

!Allocate is an application that allows the electronic submission of
allocation requests.  This file explains how to use the application.

When requesting allocations it is important that you use a 'fresh' copy of
the application.  When submitting an allocation request, you should return
the complete application with the submission on a floppy disc.  Hence, it is
probably useful to keep a backup copy of the application on your hard disc
and then copy it to a floppy every time an allocation request is required.


Loading !Allocate
-----------------

To load !Allocatem double click on the !Allocate icon in the directory
display.  This will then install the application on the iconbar.  If this
copy of the application has already been used then a dialogue box will
appear on the screen warning you so.  This dialogue box will give you the
chance to either continue, thus viewing the allocation request that has been
made, or quitting loading of the application altogether.  The message is
there purely for warning purposes and clicking either 'YES' or 'NO' will not
result in the loss of data etc.


The iconbar
-----------

Once !Allocate has been loaded, an icon will appear on the iconbar. 
Selecting the Menu button will produce a menu like the following :-

     +-------------------+
     |     Allocate      |  
     +-------------------+  
     |  Info          >  | --------------> Information about the program
     |  Set details ...  | --------------> Allows to enter developer details
     |  Misc          >  | --------------+
     |  Allocations   >  | -> (see below)|
     |  Complete         | ----+         |
     |  Quit             |     |         +---> +----------------+
     +-------------------+     |               |      Misc      |
                               |               +----------------+
                               |               |  Save list   > | -----+
                        Selected when          |  Clean         | -+   |
                        request is finished    +----------------+  |   |
                                                                   |   |
                                                delete any---------+   |
                                                previous       save report on
                                                allocations    requested items

If the Allocations option is selected from the menu, then a window like the
following is produced to allows allocation requests on certain items :-


           +--------------------+
           |  Allocation Types  |
           +--------------------+
           |    Error blocks    |
           |    SWI Chunks      |
           |    Filetypes       |
           |    Podules         |
           |    Resources       |
           |    DrawFiles       |
           |    Printers        |
           |    Devices         |
           |    Filing Systems  |
           +--------------------+

You should select the necessary option for whichever allocation type(s) are
required.  This window can also be produced by clicking select on the
iconbar menu.

The selecting of the individual items will produce a window.  For more
information on the individual types, menu over the desired window and select
the option 'Help'.  This will produce a help window for the window and will
tell you how to use it.
 
  
Finished an allocation request
------------------------------

Once you have completed the request, you should click 'Complete' on the
iconbar menu and return the disk to Acorn.
