diff -up easystroke-0.6.0/prefdb.cc.dont-ignore-xshape-when-saving easystroke-0.6.0/prefdb.cc
--- easystroke-0.6.0/prefdb.cc.dont-ignore-xshape-when-saving	2019-10-18 15:02:18.636029441 -0400
+++ easystroke-0.6.0/prefdb.cc	2019-10-18 15:02:53.074301963 -0400
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ template<class Archive> void PrefDB::ser
 		ar & help;
 	}
 	ar & trace.unsafe_ref();
-	if (trace.get() == TraceShape)
-		trace.unsafe_ref() = TraceDefault;
 	if (version < 3) {
 		int delay;
 		ar & delay;