weight = 10;

    if (colour_overlay.get())
    {
        std::auto_ptr< Matrix<int> > new_overlay(
            new Matrix<int>( lines.size(), map_width ) );
        for (int i = xs, y = 0; i != xe; i += xi, ++y)
            for (int j = ys, x = 0; j != ye; j += yi, ++x)
                (*new_overlay)(x, y) = (*colour_overlay)(i, j);
        colour_overlay = new_overlay;
    }

    }
    if (colour_overlay.get())
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < midpoint; ++i)
            for (int j = 0, wide = width(); j < wide; ++j)
                std::swap( (*colour_overlay)(j, i),
                           (*colour_overlay)(j, size - 1 - i) );

    if (colour_overlay.get())
    {
        for (int i = 0, size = lines.size(); i < size; ++i)
            for (int j = 0; j < midpoint; ++j)
                std::swap( (*colour_overlay)(j, i),
                           (*colour_overlay)(map_width - 1 - j, i) );
    }
    

#ifndef DGAMELAUNCH

#if !defined(DGAMELAUNCH) || defined(DGL_REMEMBER_NAME)

    // read the options the player used last time they created a new
    // character.
    read_startup_prefs();

    
    // read the options the player used last time they created a new
    // character.
    read_startup_prefs();

    #ifndef DGL_NO_STARTUP_PREFS_BY_NAME

    #endif