Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MapStatus.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MapStatus.java	(revision 9862)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MapStatus.java	(revision 9863)
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@
 public class MapStatus extends JPanel implements Helpful, Destroyable, PreferenceChangedListener {
 
-    private static final DecimalFormat ONE_DECIMAL_PLACE = new DecimalFormat(
-            Main.pref.get("statusbar.decimal-format", "0.0")); // change of preference requires restart
-    private static final double DISTANCE_THRESHOLD = Main.pref.getDouble("statusbar.distance-threshold", 0.01);
+    private final DecimalFormat DECIMAL_FORMAT = new DecimalFormat(Main.pref.get("statusbar.decimal-format", "0.0"));
+    private final double DISTANCE_THRESHOLD = Main.pref.getDouble("statusbar.distance-threshold", 0.01);
 
     /**
@@ -191,8 +190,8 @@
     private final ImageLabel headingText = new ImageLabel("heading",
             tr("The (compass) heading of the line segment being drawn."),
-            ONE_DECIMAL_PLACE.format(360).length() + 1, PROP_BACKGROUND_COLOR.get());
+            DECIMAL_FORMAT.format(360).length() + 1, PROP_BACKGROUND_COLOR.get());
     private final ImageLabel angleText = new ImageLabel("angle",
             tr("The angle between the previous and the current way segment."),
-            ONE_DECIMAL_PLACE.format(360).length() + 1, PROP_BACKGROUND_COLOR.get());
+            DECIMAL_FORMAT.format(360).length() + 1, PROP_BACKGROUND_COLOR.get());
     private final ImageLabel distText = new ImageLabel("dist",
             tr("The length of the new way segment being drawn."), 10, PROP_BACKGROUND_COLOR.get());
@@ -1028,9 +1027,9 @@
 
     public void setAngle(double a) {
-        angleText.setText(a < 0 ? "--" : ONE_DECIMAL_PLACE.format(a) + " \u00B0");
+        angleText.setText(a < 0 ? "--" : DECIMAL_FORMAT.format(a) + " \u00B0");
     }
 
     public void setHeading(double h) {
-        headingText.setText(h < 0 ? "--" : ONE_DECIMAL_PLACE.format(h) + " \u00B0");
+        headingText.setText(h < 0 ? "--" : DECIMAL_FORMAT.format(h) + " \u00B0");
     }
 
@@ -1041,5 +1040,5 @@
     public void setDist(double dist) {
         distValue = dist;
-        distText.setText(dist < 0 ? "--" : NavigatableComponent.getDistText(dist, ONE_DECIMAL_PLACE, DISTANCE_THRESHOLD));
+        distText.setText(dist < 0 ? "--" : NavigatableComponent.getDistText(dist, DECIMAL_FORMAT, DISTANCE_THRESHOLD));
     }