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<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 Centre</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>
