Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/GpxLayer.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/GpxLayer.java	(revision 4207)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/GpxLayer.java	(revision 4208)
@@ -409,5 +409,5 @@
         boolean alternatedirection = Main.pref.getBoolean("draw.rawgps.alternatedirection");
         // don't draw arrows nearer to each other than this
-        int delta = Main.pref.getInteger("draw.rawgps.min-arrow-distance", 0);
+        int delta = Main.pref.getInteger("draw.rawgps.min-arrow-distance", 40);
         // allows to tweak line coloring for different speed levels.
         int colorTracksTune = Main.pref.getInteger("draw.rawgps.colorTracksTune", 45);
@@ -467,6 +467,4 @@
 
                             case direction:
-                                // unfortunately "heading" misses a cos-factor in the
-                                // longitudes to account for the convergence of meridians
                                 double dirColor = oldWp.getCoor().heading(trkPnt.getCoor()) / (2.0 * Math.PI) * 256;
                                 // Bad case first
Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/preferences/DrawingPreference.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/preferences/DrawingPreference.java	(revision 4207)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/preferences/DrawingPreference.java	(revision 4208)
@@ -152,5 +152,5 @@
         // drawGpsArrowsMinDist
         drawGpsArrowsMinDist.setToolTipText(tr("Do not draw arrows if they are not at least this distance away from the last one."));
-        drawGpsArrowsMinDist.setText(Integer.toString(Main.pref.getInteger("draw.rawgps.min-arrow-distance", 0)));
+        drawGpsArrowsMinDist.setText(Integer.toString(Main.pref.getInteger("draw.rawgps.min-arrow-distance", 40)));
         drawGpsArrowsMinDist.setEnabled(drawGpsArrows.isSelected() && drawGpsArrows.isEnabled());
         panel.add(new JLabel(tr("Minimum distance (pixels)")), GBC.std().insets(60,0,0,0));