The default Crossfire x11, gtk, gtk-v2 client recognizes the following parameters or arguments when it starts :

1. Cache images for future use.

1. Do not cache images (default action).

1. Enables darkness code (default)

1. Disables darkness code

1. Use <name> instead if DISPLAY environment variable.

1. Download all needed faces before play starts

1. Echo the bound commands

1. Do not echo the bound commands (default)

1. Use faceset <name> if available

1. Send data immediately to server, may increase bandwidth

1. Disables fasttcpsend

1. Enable fog of war code

1. Display this message.

1. Set icon scale percentage

1. Set map scale percentage

1. Set the mapsize to be X by Y spaces. (default 11×11)

Short: Enable mapscrolling by bitmap operations
Used only in SDL map display mode.
Clients that understand this option : x11 cfclient and gtk-1 gcfclient. The gtk-v2 client throws the -help message and exits.
Purpose: UNKNOWN

      /* Mark all tiles as "need_update" that are overlapped by a big face 
       * from outside the view area. */ 

Default : TRUE ( apparently )
gdefaults file entry : mapscroll: <0|1> ( guessed TRUE | FALSE )
Client Menu entry : UNKNOWN
Bugs : x11/x11.c: Fix display_mapscroll() to handle scrolling by greater than 1 tile at a time. Fixes bug #1564584.
Implemented : x11/x11.c: Implement map scrolling by using XCopyArea(). Add config options -mapscroll/-nomapscroll to enable/disable this. 2005-08-31

Defines: common/client.h

• #define CONFIG_MAPSCROLL 29 /* Use bitmap operations for map scrolling */
• #define CONFIG_NUMS 32 /* This should always be the last value in the list */

Functions :

• init_client_vars in comon.init.c , calls want_config[CONFIG_MAPSCROLL] = TRUE;
• display_mapscroll in gtk/map.c , returns either 0 or sdl_mapscroll, called by mapdata_scroll in common/mapdata.c
• sdl_mapscroll in gtk/sdl.c , returns always '1' , called by display_mapscroll

Short: Disable mapscrolling by bitmap operations

Function common/mapdata.c mapdata_scroll says: /* Emulate map scrolling by redrawing all tiles. */

1. Use pop up windows for input (default)

1. Don't use pop up windows for input

1. Use port <number> instead of the standard port number

1. Control look of resistances.

1. Use sdl for drawing png (may not work on all hardware

1. Connect to <name> instead of localhost.

1. Print status icons in inventory window

1. Enable smooth

1. Disable smooth

1. Enable sound output (default).

1. Disable sound output.

1. Executable to use to play sounds.

1. Display the splash screen (startup logo) (default)

1. Don't display the splash screen

1. Use split windows.

1. Use two information windows, segregated by information type.

1. Print out timing information for map generation

1. Trims size of information window(s)

1. Do not trims size of information window(s) (default)

1. Update the saved bindings for this keyboard.