Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/Preferences.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/Preferences.java	(revision 1472)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/Preferences.java	(revision 1473)
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.Main;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.AboutAction;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.projection.Epsg4326;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.preferences.ProxyPreferences;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.ColorHelper;
@@ -343,4 +344,5 @@
         put("selectionlist.visible", true);
         put("commandstack.visible", true);
+        put("projection", Epsg4326.class.getName());
         put("osm-server.url", "http://www.openstreetmap.org/api");
         if (System.getProperty("os.name").toUpperCase().indexOf("WINDOWS") == -1) {