Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/buildings_tools/src/buildings_tools/DrawBuildingAction.java
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/buildings_tools/src/buildings_tools/DrawBuildingAction.java	(revision 32943)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/buildings_tools/src/buildings_tools/DrawBuildingAction.java	(revision 32944)
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.OsmPrimitive;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.Way;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.preferences.ColorProperty;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.MapFrame;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.MapView;
@@ -131,5 +132,5 @@
             return;
         }
-        selectedColor = Main.pref.getColor(marktr("selected"), selectedColor);
+        selectedColor = new ColorProperty(marktr("selected"), selectedColor).get();
         currCursor = cursorCrosshair;
         Main.map.mapView.addMouseListener(this);