Index: abi/src/text/ptbl/xp/pt_PieceTable.cpp
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/abi/src/text/ptbl/xp/pt_PieceTable.cpp,v
retrieving revision 1.128
diff -u -3 -p -r1.128 pt_PieceTable.cpp
--- abi/src/text/ptbl/xp/pt_PieceTable.cpp	8 Aug 2005 07:42:07 -0000	1.128
+++ abi/src/text/ptbl/xp/pt_PieceTable.cpp	11 Aug 2005 14:54:10 -0000
@@ -39,7 +39,14 @@
 #include "px_CR_SpanChange.h"
 #include "px_CR_Strux.h"
 #include "pd_Style.h"
-
+#include "ap_Prefs_SchemeIds.h"
+#include "xap_Prefs_SchemeIds.h"
+#include "ap_Prefs.h"
+#include "xap_App.h"
+#include "ut_types.h"
+#include "ut_debugmsg.h"
+#include "ut_string.h"
+#include "ap_Args.h"
 
 // TODO: calculate this from pf_FRAG_STRUX_*_LENGTH instead?
 #define pt_BOD_POSITION 2
@@ -76,7 +83,12 @@ void pt_PieceTable::setPieceTableState(P
 	{
 		// transition from create to loading.
 		// populate the builtin styles
-		_loadBuiltinStyles();
+
+	        bool b = false;
+ 
+		XAP_App::getApp()->getPrefs()->getPrefsValueBool(AP_PREF_KEY_LoadDefaultStyles,&b);
+
+		if( b ) _loadBuiltinStyles();
 	}
 
 	if ((m_pts==PTS_Loading) && (pts==PTS_Editing))
Index: abi/src/wp/ap/xp/ap_Prefs_SchemeIds.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/abi/src/wp/ap/xp/ap_Prefs_SchemeIds.h,v
retrieving revision 1.48
diff -u -3 -p -r1.48 ap_Prefs_SchemeIds.h
--- abi/src/wp/ap/xp/ap_Prefs_SchemeIds.h	21 Jun 2005 17:33:00 -0000	1.48
+++ abi/src/wp/ap/xp/ap_Prefs_SchemeIds.h	11 Aug 2005 14:54:11 -0000
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 // abi/src/xap/xp/xap_Prefs_SchemeIds.h.
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+#define AP_PREF_KEY_LoadDefaultStyles					"LoadDefaultStyles"
+#define AP_PREF_DEFAULT_LoadDefaultStyles				"1"
+
 #define AP_PREF_KEY_CursorBlink						"CursorBlink"				/* enable cursor blink {0,1} */
 #define AP_PREF_DEFAULT_CursorBlink					"1"
 
@@ -166,6 +169,7 @@
 #else /* AP_PREFS_SCHEMEIDS_H */
 #ifdef dcl
 
+dcl(LoadDefaultStyles)
 dcl(CloseOnLastDoc)
 dcl(DefaultSaveFormat)
 dcl(CursorBlink)