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<sect1 id="config-hints">
<title>Startup Hints</title>
<para>
Startup hints have become a common occurance in a lot of
applications, and <application>Gnome</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>Gnome</application>, the startup hints can be
configured. This configuration takes place in the
<application>Startup Hint</application> capplet of
<application>Gnome 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 insetad of hints</term>
<listitem>
<para>
<application>fortunes</application> is a small program
that displays random quotes. The gnome 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
gnome 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>
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