Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/GpxLayer.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/GpxLayer.java	(revision 1588)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/GpxLayer.java	(revision 1589)
@@ -403,5 +403,5 @@
         }
         // draw line between points, global setting
-        boolean lines = (Main.pref.getBoolean("draw.rawgps.lines") || (Main.pref.getBoolean("draw.rawgps.lines.localfiles") && this.isLocalFile));
+        boolean lines = (Main.pref.getBoolean("draw.rawgps.lines", true) || (Main.pref.getBoolean("draw.rawgps.lines.localfiles") && this.isLocalFile));
         String linesKey = "draw.rawgps.lines.layer "+name;
         // draw lines, per-layer setting
Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/RawGpsLayer.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/RawGpsLayer.java	(revision 1588)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/RawGpsLayer.java	(revision 1589)
@@ -124,5 +124,5 @@
 
         boolean force = Main.pref.getBoolean("draw.rawgps.lines.force");
-        boolean lines = Main.pref.getBoolean("draw.rawgps.lines");
+        boolean lines = Main.pref.getBoolean("draw.rawgps.lines", true);
         String linesKey = "draw.rawgps.lines.layer "+name;
         if (Main.pref.hasKey(linesKey))