Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/mappaint/src/mappaint/MapPaintVisitor.java
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/mappaint/src/mappaint/MapPaintVisitor.java	(revision 6029)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/mappaint/src/mappaint/MapPaintVisitor.java	(revision 6030)
@@ -306,5 +306,5 @@
 		showDirectionArrow = Main.pref.getBoolean("draw.segment.direction");
 		showOrderNumber = Main.pref.getBoolean("draw.segment.order_number");
-		useRealWidth = Main.pref.getBoolean("mappaint.useRealWidth",false);
+		useRealWidth = Main.pref.getBoolean("mappaint.useRealWidth",true);
 		zoomLevelDisplay = Main.pref.getBoolean("mappaint.zoomLevelDisplay",false);
 		fillAreas = Main.pref.getBoolean("mappaint.fillareas", true);