[Freeciv-Dev] RFC: an interface question

[Jason Dorje Short <vze49r5w@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

For gen-topologies, Ross and I agree on 3 standard choices for topology: 
isometric or not, north-south wrapping or not, and east-west wrapping or 
not.
This leads to a question of server interfaces.  One choice is:

  > help isometricmap
  Option: isometricmap  -  set to have an isometric map
  instead of the standard flat-earth one
  Status: changeable
  Value: 0, Minimum: 0, Default: 0, Maximum: 1
  > help xwrap
  Option: xwrap  -  Set to wrap in east-west direction
  Status: changeable
  Value: 1, Minimum: 0, Default: 1, Maximum: 1
  > help ywrap
  Option: ywrap  -  Set to wrap in north-south direction
  Status: changeable
  Value: 0, Minimum: 0, Default: 0, Maximum: 1

while the other is:

  > help maptype
  Option: maptype  -  Map type or topology
  Description:
    0 = Flat_Earth              4 = iso Flat_Earth
    1 = Standard (Wrap E-W)     5 = iso Standard (Wrap E-W)
    2 = Neptune  (Wrap N-S)     6 = iso Neptune  (Wrap N-S)
    3 = Torus World             7 = iso Torus World

  Status: changeable
  Value: 1, Minimum: 0, Default: 1, Maximum: 7

ultimately it shouldn't matter much which interface is used, but the 
fact is that this generally ties in closely with which backend is being 
used.
My question, therefore, is: which interface is better/more 
intuitive/easier to use?
jason