diff --git a/curspriv.h b/curspriv.h
index b428b140..f9fb3fad 100644
--- a/curspriv.h
+++ b/curspriv.h
@@ -68,9 +68,12 @@ void    PDC_reset_shell_mode(void);
 int     PDC_resize_screen(int, int);
 void    PDC_restore_screen_mode(int);
 void    PDC_save_screen_mode(int);
+#ifdef XCURSES
+void    PDC_set_args(int, char **);
+#endif
 void    PDC_scr_close(void);
 void    PDC_scr_free(void);
-int     PDC_scr_open(int, char **);
+int     PDC_scr_open(void);
 void    PDC_set_keyboard_binary(bool);
 void    PDC_transform_line(int, int, int, const chtype *);
 const char *PDC_sysname(void);
diff --git a/docs/IMPLEMNT.md b/docs/IMPLEMNT.md
index a4c36ed7..52022b8d 100644
--- a/docs/IMPLEMNT.md
+++ b/docs/IMPLEMNT.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 PDCurses Implementor's Guide
 ============================
 
-- Version 1.6 - 2019/09/?? - added PDC_doupdate(); removed SP allocation
-                             from PDC_scr_open(); removed
-                             PDC_init_pair(), PDC_pair_content()
+- Version 1.6 - 2019/09/?? - added PDC_doupdate(); removed argc, argv
+                             and SP allocation from PDC_scr_open();
+                             removed PDC_init_pair(), PDC_pair_content()
 - Version 1.5 - 2019/09/06 - PDC_has_mouse(), removed PDC_get_input_fd()
 - Version 1.4 - 2018/12/31 - PDCurses.md -> USERS.md, MANUAL.md; new dir
 - Version 1.3 - 2018/01/12 - notes about official ports, new indentation
@@ -248,18 +248,14 @@ the cursor to the lower left corner. (The X11 port does nothing.)
 
 Free any memory allocated by PDC_scr_open(). Called by delscreen().
 
-### int PDC_scr_open(int argc, char **argv);
+### int PDC_scr_open(void);
 
-The platform-specific part of initscr(). It's actually called from
-Xinitscr(); the arguments, if present, correspond to those used with
-main(), and may be used to set the title of the terminal window, or for
-other, platform-specific purposes. (The arguments are currently used
-only in X11.) PDC_scr_open() must initialize acs_map[] (unless it's
-preset) and several members of SP, including lines, cols, mouse_wait,
-orig_attr (and if orig_attr is TRUE, orig_fore and orig_back), mono,
-_restore and _preserve. If using an existing terminal, and the
-environment variable PDC_RESTORE_SCREEN is set, this function may also
-store the existing screen image for later restoration by
+The platform-specific part of initscr(). It must initialize acs_map[]
+(unless it's preset) and several members of SP, including lines, cols,
+mouse_wait, orig_attr (and if orig_attr is TRUE, orig_fore and
+orig_back), mono, _restore and _preserve. If using an existing terminal,
+and the environment variable PDC_RESTORE_SCREEN is set, this function
+may also store the existing screen image for later restoration by
 PDC_scr_close().
 
 
diff --git a/dos/pdcscrn.c b/dos/pdcscrn.c
index b5fa6a9b..393bc533 100644
--- a/dos/pdcscrn.c
+++ b/dos/pdcscrn.c
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ void PDC_scr_free(void)
 /* open the physical screen -- miscellaneous initialization, may save
    the existing screen for later restoration */
 
-int PDC_scr_open(int argc, char **argv)
+int PDC_scr_open(void)
 {
 #if SMALL || MEDIUM
     struct SREGS segregs;
diff --git a/os2/pdcscrn.c b/os2/pdcscrn.c
index e6efa464..848078d9 100644
--- a/os2/pdcscrn.c
+++ b/os2/pdcscrn.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void PDC_scr_free(void)
 /* open the physical screen -- miscellaneous initialization, may save
    the existing screen for later restoration */
 
-int PDC_scr_open(int argc, char **argv)
+int PDC_scr_open(void)
 {
     USHORT totchars;
     int i;
diff --git a/pdcurses/initscr.c b/pdcurses/initscr.c
index cddf8af6..01ce1829 100644
--- a/pdcurses/initscr.c
+++ b/pdcurses/initscr.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ initscr
 ### Synopsis
 
     WINDOW *initscr(void);
-    WINDOW *Xinitscr(int argc, char *argv[]);
+    WINDOW *Xinitscr(int argc, char **argv);
     int endwin(void);
     bool isendwin(void);
     SCREEN *newterm(const char *type, FILE *outfd, FILE *infd);
@@ -116,14 +116,11 @@ MOUSE_STATUS Mouse_status;
 extern RIPPEDOFFLINE linesripped[5];
 extern char linesrippedoff;
 
-#ifndef XCURSES
-static
-#endif
-WINDOW *Xinitscr(int argc, char *argv[])
+WINDOW *initscr(void)
 {
     int i;
 
-    PDC_LOG(("Xinitscr() - called\n"));
+    PDC_LOG(("initscr() - called\n"));
 
     if (SP && SP->alive)
         return NULL;
@@ -132,7 +129,7 @@ WINDOW *Xinitscr(int argc, char *argv[])
     if (!SP)
         return NULL;
 
-    if (PDC_scr_open(argc, argv) == ERR)
+    if (PDC_scr_open() == ERR)
     {
         fprintf(stderr, "initscr(): Unable to create SP\n");
         exit(8);
@@ -246,12 +243,15 @@ WINDOW *Xinitscr(int argc, char *argv[])
     return stdscr;
 }
 
-WINDOW *initscr(void)
+#ifdef XCURSES
+WINDOW *Xinitscr(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    PDC_LOG(("initscr() - called\n"));
+    PDC_LOG(("Xinitscr() - called\n"));
 
-    return Xinitscr(0, NULL);
+    PDC_set_args(argc, argv);
+    return initscr();
 }
+#endif
 
 int endwin(void)
 {
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ SCREEN *newterm(const char *type, FILE *outfd, FILE *infd)
 {
     PDC_LOG(("newterm() - called\n"));
 
-    return Xinitscr(0, NULL) ? SP : NULL;
+    return initscr() ? SP : NULL;
 }
 
 SCREEN *set_term(SCREEN *new)
diff --git a/sdl1/pdcscrn.c b/sdl1/pdcscrn.c
index fe7e33f3..50d2c15e 100644
--- a/sdl1/pdcscrn.c
+++ b/sdl1/pdcscrn.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static void _initialize_colors(void)
 
 /* open the physical screen -- miscellaneous initialization */
 
-int PDC_scr_open(int argc, char **argv)
+int PDC_scr_open(void)
 {
     PDC_LOG(("PDC_scr_open() - called\n"));
 
diff --git a/sdl2/pdcscrn.c b/sdl2/pdcscrn.c
index 5b07ea44..624f6015 100644
--- a/sdl2/pdcscrn.c
+++ b/sdl2/pdcscrn.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static void _initialize_colors(void)
 
 /* open the physical screen -- miscellaneous initialization */
 
-int PDC_scr_open(int argc, char **argv)
+int PDC_scr_open(void)
 {
     PDC_LOG(("PDC_scr_open() - called\n"));
 
diff --git a/wincon/pdcscrn.c b/wincon/pdcscrn.c
index cf65eecb..06ea7d2e 100644
--- a/wincon/pdcscrn.c
+++ b/wincon/pdcscrn.c
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ void PDC_scr_free(void)
 /* open the physical screen -- miscellaneous initialization, may save
    the existing screen for later restoration */
 
-int PDC_scr_open(int argc, char **argv)
+int PDC_scr_open(void)
 {
     const char *str;
     CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO csbi;
diff --git a/x11/pdcscrn.c b/x11/pdcscrn.c
index 2856b090..f4ab6767 100644
--- a/x11/pdcscrn.c
+++ b/x11/pdcscrn.c
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ static bool exposed = FALSE;
 
 static Pixmap icon_pixmap, icon_pixmap_mask;
 
+static char *prog_name[] = {"PDCurses", NULL};
+static char **argv = prog_name;
+static int argc = 1;
+
 /* close the physical screen */
 
 void PDC_scr_close(void)
@@ -460,23 +464,21 @@ static void _pointer_setup(void)
                    &pointerforecolor, &pointerbackcolor);
 }
 
+void PDC_set_args(int c, char **v)
+{
+    argc = c;
+    argv = v;
+}
+
 /* open the physical screen -- miscellaneous initialization */
 
-int PDC_scr_open(int argc, char **argv)
+int PDC_scr_open(void)
 {
-    char *myargv[] = {"PDCurses", NULL};
-
     bool italic_font_valid, bold_font_valid;
     int minwidth, minheight;
 
     PDC_LOG(("PDC_scr_open() - called\n"));
 
-    if (!argv)
-    {
-        argv = myargv;
-        argc = 1;
-    }
-
     /* Start defining X Toolkit things */
 
 #if XtSpecificationRelease > 4