<sect1 id="config-hints">
  <title>Startup Hints</title>
  <para>
    Startup hints have become a common occurrence in a lot of
    applications, and <application>Mate</application> is one of
    them.  Startup hints open when a program is started, it displays
    tips for the application to make the user's experience more
    fruitful.
  </para>
  <para>
    In <application>Mate</application>, the startup hints can be
    configured.  This configuration takes place in the
    <application>Startup Hint</application> capplet of
    <application>Mate Control Center</application>.
  </para>
  <sect2 id="config-hints-window">
    <title>Configuration</title>
    <para>
      Sometimes the user desires the hints window to not show up.  To
      enable or disable, click the <guibutton>Enable login
      hints</guibutton> button.
      <variablelist>
	<varlistentry>
	  <term>Display normal hints</term>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>
	      The startup hints will show the regular startup hints.
	    </para>
	  </listitem>
	</varlistentry>
	<varlistentry>
	  <term>Display fortunes instead of hints</term>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>
	      <application>fortunes</application> is a small program
	      that displays random quotes.  The mate startup hints
	      application can display
	      <application>fortunes</application> quotes instead of
	      tips.
	    </para>
	  </listitem>
	</varlistentry>
	<varlistentry>
	  <term>Display message of the day instead of hints</term>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>
	      Often times administrators will create a "message of the
	      day" ("MOTD") to notify users of important events.  The
	      mate startup hints application can display these
	      instead of tips.
	    </para>
	    <para>
	      Most of the time, <filename>/etc/motd</filename> holds the
	      motd.  If the file is different from
	      <filename>/etc/motd</filename>, you can edit that in the
	      <guilabel>Message of the day file to use</guilabel>
	      field.
	    </para>
	  </listitem>
	</varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
    </para>
  </sect2>
</sect1>
