diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4f85fd495..24c084a28 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2009-12-07 Holger Vogt
+ * windisp.c: allow aeeting of linewidth by keyboard entry
+
 2009-12-05: Dietmar Warning
  * inpcom.c, line 3090: allow parameter without curly braces in subckt definition
    (e.g.: as1=as), there was a wrong memory access before
diff --git a/src/frontend/wdisp/windisp.c b/src/frontend/wdisp/windisp.c
index cf1fa3257..01da75ed3 100644
--- a/src/frontend/wdisp/windisp.c
+++ b/src/frontend/wdisp/windisp.c
@@ -120,15 +120,20 @@ int WIN_Init( )
       if (cieq(colorstring, "white")) isblack = FALSE; 
       else isblack = TRUE;	
    }	
+      /* get linewidth information from spinit */
+      if (!cp_getvar("xbrushwidth", VT_NUM, &linewidth))
+         linewidth = 0;
+      if (linewidth < 0) linewidth = 0;  
+
    /* only for the first time: */
    if (!IsRegistered) {
 
 	  isblackold = isblack;
 	  
-      /* get linewidth information from spinit */
+      /* get linewidth information from spinit 
       if (!cp_getvar("xbrushwidth", VT_NUM, &linewidth))
          linewidth = 0;
-      if (linewidth < 0) linewidth = 0;        
+      if (linewidth < 0) linewidth = 0;        */
 
       /* Initialize colors */
       if (isblack) {