diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 59a9e2b..bcc4a96 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ libinfinite_la_SOURCES = \
 	renderer.cc renderer.h\
 	compute.c compute.h \
 	display.c display.h \
-	prefs.c prefs.h\
 	effects.c effects.h\
 	cputest.c cputest.h\
 	mmx.h types.h
diff --git a/src/compute.c b/src/compute.c
index 64a1779..1598b65 100644
--- a/src/compute.c
+++ b/src/compute.c
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 #include <math.h>
 #include <glib.h>
 
-#include "config.h"
 #include "compute.h"
-#include "prefs.h"
+#include "config.h"
+#include "types.h"
 #ifdef MMX_DETECTION
 #include "mmx.h"
 #endif
@@ -184,14 +184,11 @@ static inline void compute_generate_sector(guint32 g, guint32 f, guint32 p1, gui
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- * Public functions
- */
-void compute_init(void)
+void compute_init(gint32 width, gint32 height, gint32 scale)
 {
-	scr_par.width = config_get_xres();
-	scr_par.height = config_get_yres();
-	scr_par.scale = config_get_sres();
+	scr_par.width = width;
+	scr_par.height = height;
+	scr_par.scale = scale;
 
 	surface1 = (byte *)g_malloc((gulong)(scr_par.width + 1) * (scr_par.height + 1));
 	surface2 = (byte *)g_malloc((gulong)(scr_par.width + 1) * (scr_par.height + 1));
diff --git a/src/compute.h b/src/compute.h
index 5f7be4d..35298df 100644
--- a/src/compute.h
+++ b/src/compute.h
@@ -60,15 +60,7 @@ void compute_vector_field_destroy(vector_field_t *vector_field);
  */
 void compute_quit(void);
 
-/*
- * Initialize this module.
- *
- * For to do this the user configuration options are readed and
- * internals structures setting accordingly. If this options
- * change, the module must be reinitialized in order to the
- * changes take effect.
- */
-void compute_init(void);
+void compute_init(gint32 width, gint32 height, gint32 scale);
 
 /*
  * Tell the module that the screen has been resized.
diff --git a/src/display.c b/src/display.c
index 8db2c9f..b95327d 100644
--- a/src/display.c
+++ b/src/display.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "display.h"
-#include "prefs.h"
+#include "types.h"
 
 #define wrap(a) (a < 0 ? 0 : (a > 255 ? 255 : a))
 #define assign_max(p, a) (*p <= a ? *p = a : 0)
@@ -208,18 +208,18 @@ static void line(gint32 x1, gint32 y1, gint32 x2, gint32 y2, gint32 c)
 	}
 }
 
-void display_init(void)
+void display_init(gint32 width, gint32 height, gint32 scale)
 {
-	scr_par.width = config_get_xres();
-	scr_par.height = config_get_yres();
-	scr_par.scale = config_get_sres();
+	scr_par.width = width;
+	scr_par.height = height;
+	scr_par.scale = scale;
 
 	pcm_data_mutex = SDL_CreateMutex();
-	compute_init();
-	init_sdl(scr_par.width, scr_par.height, scr_par.scale);
+	compute_init(width, height, scale);
+	init_sdl(width, height, scale);
 	generate_colors();
 	effects_load_effects();
-	vector_field = compute_vector_field_new(scr_par.width, scr_par.height);
+	vector_field = compute_vector_field_new(width, height);
 	compute_generate_vector_field(vector_field);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/display.h b/src/display.h
index 9c29e83..f32a80f 100644
--- a/src/display.h
+++ b/src/display.h
@@ -27,15 +27,13 @@
 /*
  * Initializes the display related structures.
  *
- * This function reads the user configuration options
- * and set his internal data structures accordingly.
- * It also initializes the SDL library.
+ * It initializes the module and the SDL library.
  *
  * Warning: because this function initializes the SDL
  * library, must be called before any SDL operation and
  * must not be called when SDL was already started.
  */
-void display_init(void);
+void display_init(gint32 width, gint32 height, gint32 scale);
 
 /*
  * Closes the display module.
@@ -55,10 +53,6 @@ void display_quit(void);
 /*
  * Change the size of the display to the new dimension
  * width x height.
- *
- * It is supposed that this must be called when the display
- * screen is resized (i.e. when is resized the window where
- * the screen is embedded in).
  */
 void display_resize(gint32 width, gint32 height);
 
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index bb8d7a7..0819029 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 
 extern "C" {
 #include "config.h"
-#include "prefs.h"
 #include "renderer.h"
+#include "types.h"
 }
 
 static const char about_text[] =
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
 	void load_settings ();
-	void save_settings();
 };
 
 EXPORT InfinityPlugin aud_plugin_instance;
@@ -102,7 +101,6 @@ void InfinityPlugin::clear ()
 void InfinityPlugin::cleanup(void)
 {
 	g_message("Infinity: cleanup()");
-	save_settings();
 	renderer_finish();
 }
 
@@ -123,20 +121,4 @@ static const char * const defaults[] = {
 void InfinityPlugin::load_settings(void)
 {
 	aud_config_set_defaults (CFGID, defaults);
-
-	config_set_x(20);
-	config_set_y(10);
-	config_set_xres(aud_get_int(CFGID, "width"));
-	config_set_yres(aud_get_int(CFGID, "height"));
-	config_set_teff(aud_get_int(CFGID, "effect_time"));
-	config_set_tcol(aud_get_int(CFGID, "palette_time"));
-	config_set_sres(aud_get_int(CFGID, "scale_factor"));
-	config_set_fps(aud_get_int(CFGID, "max_fps"));
-	config_set_show_title(aud_get_bool(CFGID, "show_title"));
-}
-
-void InfinityPlugin::save_settings(void)
-{
-	aud_set_int(CFGID, "width", config_get_xres());
-	aud_set_int(CFGID, "height", config_get_yres());
 }
diff --git a/src/prefs.c b/src/prefs.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 7965181..0000000
--- a/src/prefs.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,121 +0,0 @@
-#include <string.h>
-#include <glib.h>
-
-#include "config.h"
-#include "prefs.h"
-
-typedef struct t_config {
-	gint32		x, y;
-	gint32		xres;
-	gint32		yres;
-	gint32		sres;
-	gint32		teff;
-	gint32		tcol;
-	gint32		fps;
-	gboolean	show_title;
-} t_config;
-
-static t_config config;
-
-void config_save_prefs(void)
-{
-	// TODO until it gets repaired, plugin forgets its window size when quit
-	g_message("TODO config_save_prefs()");
-}
-
-gboolean config_is_initialized(void)
-{
-	return (config.xres != 0) && (config.yres != 0) &&
-	       (config.sres != 0) && (config.teff != 0) &&
-	       (config.tcol != 0) && (config.fps != 0);
-}
-
-void config_set_x(gint32 value)
-{
-	config.x = value;
-}
-
-void config_set_y(gint32 value)
-{
-	config.y = value;
-}
-
-void config_set_xres(gint32 value)
-{
-	config.xres = value;
-}
-
-void config_set_yres(gint32 value)
-{
-	config.yres = value;
-}
-
-void config_set_teff(gint32 value)
-{
-	config.teff = value;
-}
-
-void config_set_tcol(gint32 value)
-{
-	config.tcol = value;
-}
-
-void config_set_sres(gint32 value)
-{
-	config.sres = value;
-}
-
-void config_set_fps(gint32 value)
-{
-	config.fps = value;
-}
-
-void config_set_show_title(gboolean value)
-{
-	config.show_title = value;
-}
-
-gint32 config_get_x(void)
-{
-	return config.x;
-}
-
-gint32 config_get_y(void)
-{
-	return config.y;
-}
-
-gint32 config_get_xres(void)
-{
-	return config.xres;
-}
-
-gint32 config_get_yres(void)
-{
-	return config.yres;
-}
-
-gint32 config_get_teff(void)
-{
-	return config.teff;
-}
-
-gint32 config_get_tcol(void)
-{
-	return config.tcol;
-}
-
-gint32 config_get_sres(void)
-{
-	return config.sres;
-}
-
-gint32 config_get_fps(void)
-{
-	return config.fps;
-}
-
-gboolean config_get_show_title(void)
-{
-	return config.show_title;
-}
diff --git a/src/prefs.h b/src/prefs.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 474e301..0000000
--- a/src/prefs.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
- *  (at your option) any later version.
- *
- *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *  GNU Library General Public License for more details.
- *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
- */
-#ifndef __INFINITY_CONFIG__
-#define __INFINITY_CONFIG__
-
-
-#include <glib.h>
-
-#define CFGID "infinity"
-
-/*
- * This structure is intended to be used for every module
- * that want to get your own copy of the screen parameters,
- * it is not used by the config module itself.
- * Is responsibility of the modules that create his own
- * copy of the screen parameters to keep consistent that
- * parameters with each other copy, it is not responsibility
- * of the config module.
- */
-typedef struct _t_screen_parameters {
-	gint32	x, y;
-	gint32	width;
-	gint32	height;
-	gint32	scale;
-	gint32	bpp; /* bytes per pixels. */
-} t_screen_parameters;
-
-
-void config_save_prefs(void);
-
-/*
- * Return TRUE if config_plugin_load_prefs() or
- * config_set_default_values() has been called.
- */
-gboolean config_is_initialized(void);
-
-void config_set_x(gint32 value);
-void config_set_y(gint32 value);
-void config_set_xres(gint32 value);
-void config_set_yres(gint32 value);
-void config_set_teff(gint32 value);
-void config_set_tcol(gint32 value);
-void config_set_sres(gint32 value);
-void config_set_fps(gint32 value);
-void config_set_show_title(gboolean value);
-
-gint32 config_get_x(void);
-gint32 config_get_y(void);
-gint32 config_get_xres(void);
-gint32 config_get_yres(void);
-gint32 config_get_teff(void);
-gint32 config_get_tcol(void);
-gint32 config_get_sres(void);
-gint32 config_get_fps(void);
-gboolean config_get_show_title(void);
-
-
-#endif /* __INFINITY_CONFIG__ */
diff --git a/src/renderer.cc b/src/renderer.cc
index cb16e71..0fd62ec 100644
--- a/src/renderer.cc
+++ b/src/renderer.cc
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
 
 extern "C" {
 #include "config.h"
-#include "renderer.h"
-#include "prefs.h"
-#include "effects.h"
 #include "display.h"
+#include "effects.h"
+#include "renderer.h"
+#include "types.h"
 
 #if MMX_DETECTION
 #include "cputest.h"
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ void renderer_init(void)
 		}
 	}
 	initializing = TRUE;
-	scr_par.width = config_get_xres();
-	scr_par.height = config_get_yres();
-	scr_par.scale = config_get_sres();
+	scr_par.width = aud_get_int(CFGID, "width");
+	scr_par.height = aud_get_int(CFGID, "height");
+	scr_par.scale = aud_get_int(CFGID, "scale_factor");
 
 	old_color = 0;
 	color = 0;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void renderer_init(void)
 	quiting = FALSE;
 	first_xevent = TRUE;
 
-	display_init();
+	display_init(scr_par.width, scr_par.height, scr_par.scale);
 	current_title = g_strdup("Infinity");
 	set_title();
 	title_timer = g_timer_new();
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static void check_events()
 	 * XWindowAttributes attr;
 	 * XSetWindowAttributes s_attr;*/
 
-	if (config_get_show_title()) {
+	if (aud_get_int(CFGID, "show_title")) {
 		if (g_timer_elapsed(title_timer, NULL) > 1.0) {
 			if (aud_drct_get_playing() && aud_drct_get_ready()) {
 				if (current_title)
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ static int renderer(void *arg)
 			break;
 		if (must_resize) {
 			display_resize(scr_par.width, scr_par.height);
-			config_set_xres(scr_par.width);
-			config_set_yres(scr_par.height);
+			aud_set_int(CFGID, "width", scr_par.width);
+			aud_set_int(CFGID, "heigth", scr_par.height);
 			must_resize = FALSE;
 			g_return_val_if_fail(SDL_LockMutex(resizing_mutex) >= 0, -1);
 			resizing = FALSE;
@@ -516,8 +516,8 @@ static int renderer_mmx(void *arg)
 			break;
 		if (must_resize) {
 			display_resize(scr_par.width, scr_par.height);
-			config_set_xres(scr_par.width);
-			config_set_yres(scr_par.height);
+			aud_set_int(CFGID, "width", scr_par.width);
+			aud_set_int(CFGID, "heigth", scr_par.height);
 			must_resize = FALSE;
 			g_return_val_if_fail(SDL_LockMutex(resizing_mutex) >= 0, -1);
 			resizing = FALSE;
diff --git a/src/types.h b/src/types.h
index 59a0403..86e7efa 100644
--- a/src/types.h
+++ b/src/types.h
@@ -18,11 +18,17 @@
 
 #include <SDL/SDL.h>
 
+#define CFGID "infinity"
+ 
+// existence of this header smells as bad design...
+typedef struct _t_screen_parameters {
+	gint32	x, y;
+	gint32	width;
+	gint32	height;
+	gint32	scale;
+	gint32	bpp; /* bytes per pixels. */
+} t_screen_parameters;
 
-/*
- * Represents a single byte type.
- */
 typedef Uint8 byte;
 
-
 #endif /* __INFINITY_TYPES__ */