--- a/flys-client/ChangeLog	Fri Mar 18 07:45:34 2011 +0000
+++ b/flys-client/ChangeLog	Fri Mar 18 08:45:25 2011 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2011-03-18  Ingo Weinzierl <ingo@intevation.de>
+
+	* src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/client/ui/LocationDistancePanel.java:
+	  Read min/max values and define those values as default values for the
+	  distance mode.
+
 2011-03-18  Ingo Weinzierl <ingo@intevation.de>
 
 	* src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/client/ui/ParameterList.java,

--- a/flys-client/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/client/ui/LocationDistancePanel.java	Fri Mar 18 07:45:34 2011 +0000
+++ b/flys-client/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/client/ui/LocationDistancePanel.java	Fri Mar 18 08:45:25 2011 +0000
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@
     /** A container that will contain the location or the distance panel.*/
     protected HLayout container;
 
+    /** The min value for a distance.*/
+    protected double min;
+
+    /** The max value for a distance.*/
+    protected double max;
+
     /** The 'from' value entered in the distance mode.*/
     protected double from;
 
@@ -96,6 +102,8 @@
     public Canvas create(DataList data) {
         VLayout layout = new VLayout();
 
+        initDefaults(data);
+
         Label label    = new Label(MESSAGES.location_distance_state());
         Canvas widget  = createWidget(data);
         IButton submit = new IButton(MESSAGES.next(), this);
@@ -142,6 +150,31 @@
 
 
     /**
+     * This method reads the default values defined in the DataItems of the Data
+     * objects in <i>list</i>.
+     *
+     * @param list The DataList container that stores the Data objects.
+     */
+    protected void initDefaults(DataList list) {
+        Data f = getData(list.getAll(), "ld_from");
+        Data t = getData(list.getAll(), "ld_to");
+        Data s = getData(list.getAll(), "ld_step");
+
+        DataItem[] fItems = f.getItems();
+        DataItem[] tItems = t.getItems();
+        DataItem[] sItems = s.getItems();
+
+        min  = Double.valueOf(fItems[0].getStringValue());
+        max  = Double.valueOf(tItems[0].getStringValue());
+        step = Double.valueOf(sItems[0].getStringValue());
+
+        this.from = min;
+        this.to   = max;
+        this.step = step;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
      * This method greps the Data with name <i>name</i> from the list and
      * returns it.
      *