This package contains the daemon which is responsible for setting the various parameters of a mate session and the applications that run under it. it handles the following kinds of settings:

* keyboard: layout, accessibility options, shortcuts, media keys
* clipboard management
* theming: background, icons, gtk+ applications
* cleanup of unused files
* mouse: cursors, speed, accessibility options
* startup of other daemons: screensaver, sound daemon
* typing break
it also sets various application settings through x resources and freedesktop.org xsettings.

this package contains the development files for building mate-settings-daemon plugins.