Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/preferences/display/LafPreference.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/preferences/display/LafPreference.java	(revision 17292)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/preferences/display/LafPreference.java	(revision 17293)
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
 import javax.swing.JList;
+import javax.swing.JSeparator;
 import javax.swing.JSpinner;
 import javax.swing.ListCellRenderer;
@@ -128,4 +129,10 @@
         panel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(5, 5, 5, 5));
 
+        // First the most important setting "Look and Feel" that changes the most
+        panel.add(new JLabel(tr("Look and Feel")), GBC.std().insets(20, 0, 0, 0));
+        panel.add(GBC.glue(5, 0), GBC.std().fill(GBC.HORIZONTAL));
+        panel.add(lafCombo, GBC.eol().fill(GBC.HORIZONTAL));
+        panel.add(new JSeparator(), GBC.eol().fill(GBC.HORIZONTAL).insets(0, 10, 0, 10));
+
         // Show splash screen on startup
         showSplashScreen.setToolTipText(tr("Show splash screen at startup"));
@@ -211,7 +218,4 @@
         panel.add(spinZoomRatio, GBC.eol());
 
-        panel.add(new JLabel(tr("Look and Feel")), GBC.std().insets(20, 0, 0, 0));
-        panel.add(GBC.glue(5, 0), GBC.std().fill(GBC.HORIZONTAL));
-        panel.add(lafCombo, GBC.eol().fill(GBC.HORIZONTAL));
         panel.add(Box.createVerticalGlue(), GBC.eol().fill(GBC.BOTH));