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@@ -110,6 +110,45 @@ If you spend enough time on Zephyr, you'll begin noticing some strange phrases a
 
 There are many other acronyms that are used; if you don't know what it means, try using the {{{whats foo}}} command at an Athena terminal.
 
+=== Startup ===
+
+There might be some options that you want to be consistent from session to session; you don't want to have to set the same variables each time.  You can fix this by adding the commands to your "startup" file, for example, {{{.owl/startup}}}.  This can be done from within Barnowl, by using the {{{startup}}} command:
+
+{{{:startup set foo bar}}}
+
+Where {{{foo}}} is the variable you want to set, and {{{bar}}} is the value.  You do not necessarily have to use the {{{set}}} command, either, any command you can type in Barnowl can be added to the startup file.
+
+=== Logging ===
+
+It is handy to be able to log your conversations so you can refer back to them later.  To log classes, for example:
+
+{{{
+set classlogging on
+set classlogpath ~/Private/zlog/class
+}}}
+
+And to log personals:
+
+{{{
+set logging on
+set logpath ~/Private/zlog/people
+}}}
+
 === Colors ===
 
-=== Filters ===
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+By default, there are seven colors you may use in the terminal:  red, green, yellow, blue, magenta, cyan, and white.  In order to use color in Zephyr, you can use the following notation:  {{{@(@color(red)This is some red text))}}}
+
+Colors may vary from machine to machine, as different terminal profiles may have different shades of the seven colors.
+
+=== Filters ===
+
+Some people like to customize their Barnowl by color-coding classes.  This makes it easier to tell different classes apart (and minimize mixing).  Barnowl has some already existing filters, for example, {{{personal}}} (for incoming personals), {{{out}}} (for outgoing personals), and {{{ping}}} (for pings).  To assign a color to a filter, add the following to your startup file:
+
+{{{filter personal -c green}}}
+
+What if you want to color-code your class, or a friends class?  You can create and color filters with:
+
+{{{
+filter johndoe class johndoe
+filter johndoe -c blue
+}}}
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