Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/livegps/src/livegps/LiveGpsLayer.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/livegps/src/livegps/LiveGpsLayer.java	(revision 26983)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/livegps/src/livegps/LiveGpsLayer.java	(revision 26984)
@@ -111,40 +111,55 @@
 
 	Point screen = mv.getPoint(lastPoint.getCoor());
-	g.setColor(Main.pref.getColor(C_LIVEGPS_COLOR_POSITION, Color.RED));
 
 	int TriaHeight = Main.pref.getInteger(C_CURSOR_H, 20);
 	int TriaWidth = Main.pref.getInteger(C_CURSOR_W, 10);
+
+	/*
+	 * Draw a bold triangle.
+	 * In case of deep zoom draw also a thin DOP oval.
+	 */
+
+	g.setColor(Main.pref.getColor(C_LIVEGPS_COLOR_POSITION_ESTIMATE, Color.CYAN));
+	int w, h;
+	double ppm = 100 / mv.getDist100Pixel();	/* pixels per metre */
+
+	w = (int )Math.round(lastData.getEpx() * ppm);
+	h = (int )Math.round(lastData.getEpy() * ppm);
+
+	if (w > TriaWidth || h > TriaWidth) {
+		int xo, yo;
+
+		yo = screen.y - Math.round(h/2);
+		xo = screen.x - Math.round(w/2);
+
+		g.drawOval(xo, yo, w, h);
+	}
 
 	int[] x = new int[4];
 	int[] y = new int[4];
 	float course = lastData.getCourse();
-
-	x[0] = screen.x + Math.round(TriaHeight * (float )Math.sin(Math.toRadians(course)));
-	y[0] = screen.y - Math.round(TriaHeight * (float )Math.cos(Math.toRadians(course)));
-	x[1] = screen.x + Math.round(TriaWidth * (float )Math.sin(Math.toRadians(course + 120)));
-	y[1] = screen.y - Math.round(TriaWidth * (float )Math.cos(Math.toRadians(course + 120)));
-	x[2] = screen.x;
-	y[2] = screen.y;
-	x[3] = screen.x + Math.round(TriaWidth * (float )Math.sin(Math.toRadians(course + 240)));
-	y[3] = screen.y - Math.round(TriaWidth * (float )Math.cos(Math.toRadians(course + 240)));
-
-	g.drawPolygon(x, y, 4);
-
-	g.setColor(Main.pref.getColor(C_LIVEGPS_COLOR_POSITION_ESTIMATE, Color.CYAN));
-
-	int w, h;
-	double ppm = 100 / mv.getDist100Pixel();	/* pixels per metre */
-
-	w = (int )Math.round(lastData.getEpx() * ppm);
-	h = (int )Math.round(lastData.getEpy() * ppm);
-
-	if (w > TriaWidth || h > TriaWidth) {
-		int xo, yo;
-
-		yo = screen.y - Math.round(h/2);
-		xo = screen.x - Math.round(w/2);
-
-		g.drawOval(xo, yo, w, h);
+	float csin = (float )Math.sin(Math.toRadians(course));
+	float ccos = (float )Math.cos(Math.toRadians(course));
+	float csin120 = (float )Math.sin(Math.toRadians(course + 120));
+	float ccos120 = (float )Math.cos(Math.toRadians(course + 120));
+	float csin240 = (float )Math.sin(Math.toRadians(course + 240));
+	float ccos240 = (float )Math.cos(Math.toRadians(course + 240));
+
+	g.setColor(Main.pref.getColor(C_LIVEGPS_COLOR_POSITION, Color.RED));
+
+	for (int i = 0; i <= 3; i++, TriaHeight--, TriaWidth--) {
+
+		x[0] = screen.x + Math.round(TriaHeight * csin);
+		y[0] = screen.y - Math.round(TriaHeight * ccos);
+		x[1] = screen.x + Math.round(TriaWidth * csin120);
+		y[1] = screen.y - Math.round(TriaWidth * ccos120);
+		x[2] = screen.x;
+		y[2] = screen.y;
+		x[3] = screen.x + Math.round(TriaWidth * csin240);
+		y[3] = screen.y - Math.round(TriaWidth * ccos240);
+
+		g.drawPolygon(x, y, 4);
 	}
+
     }