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Basics, Layout

nobs: Number of areal units.
language: Language (of dialogs, menus) (en: english / de: deutsch / fr: français / it: italiano); If the language parameter is a list (e.g. "en,de,fr") you can choose the language under the help menu.
country: Country code.

xmap / ymap: Position of the top left corner of the map (0 / 0).

xleg / yleg: Position of the top left corner of the legend (2 / 7).
fleg: Size factor of the legend (1.0).
boxw / boxh / dybox: Height and width of a nominal legend box. dybox: vertical space between two boxes (29 / 18 / 5).
box: Maximal rectangle (xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax). No further zoom out than to this box is possible. Default: no zoom out limits.
loglevel: Level of logging messages: trace, debug, info, warning, error (t, d, i, w, e).
splash: Name of the splash image appearing at program start (images/about.gif).
about: Name of the about image appearing at the about menu item (images/about.gif).