Index: src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/visitor/BoundingXYVisitor.java
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--- src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/visitor/BoundingXYVisitor.java	(revision 2147)
+++ src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/visitor/BoundingXYVisitor.java	(working copy)
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
      * equal <code>null</code>) this method does not do anything.
      */
     public void enlargeBoundingBox() {
-        enlargeBoundingBox(0.002);
+        enlargeBoundingBox(Main.pref.getDouble("edit.zoom-enlarge-bbox", 0.002));
     }
 
     /**