Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/coor/LatLon.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/coor/LatLon.java	(revision 9861)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/coor/LatLon.java	(revision 9862)
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@
 
     private static DecimalFormat cDmsMinuteFormatter = new DecimalFormat("00");
-    private static DecimalFormat cDmsSecondFormatter = new DecimalFormat("00.0");
-    private static DecimalFormat cDmMinuteFormatter = new DecimalFormat("00.000");
+    private static DecimalFormat cDmsSecondFormatter = new DecimalFormat(Main.pref.get("latlon.dms.decimal-format", "00.0"));
+    private static DecimalFormat cDmMinuteFormatter = new DecimalFormat(Main.pref.get("latlon.dm.decimal-format", "00.000"));
     public static final DecimalFormat cDdFormatter;
     public static final DecimalFormat cDdHighPecisionFormatter;
Index: /trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/coor/LatLonTest.java
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--- /trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/coor/LatLonTest.java	(revision 9861)
+++ /trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/coor/LatLonTest.java	(revision 9862)
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
      */
     @Before
-    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+    public void setUp() {
         Locale.setDefault(Locale.GERMAN);
+        Main.initApplicationPreferences();
         Main.setProjection(Projections.getProjectionByCode("EPSG:3857")); // Mercator
     }