Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/menu/SmedMenuBar.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/menu/SmedMenuBar.java	(revision 23259)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/menu/SmedMenuBar.java	(revision 23259)
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package smed.menu;
+
+import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
+
+import javax.swing.JMenu;
+import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
+import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
+
+public class SmedMenuBar extends JMenuBar {
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 */
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+	
+	 JMenuBar menuBar;
+	 JMenu menu, submenu;
+	 JMenuItem menuItem;
+	
+	public SmedMenuBar() {
+		menuBar = new JMenuBar();
+		
+        menu = new JMenu("File");
+        menu.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_F);
+        menu.getAccessibleContext().setAccessibleDescription(
+                "The only menu in this program that has menu items");
+        
+        menuItem = new JMenuItem("Hide",
+                KeyEvent.VK_H);
+        
+        menuItem.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
+			public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent e) {
+				System.out.println("actionPerformed()"); // TODO Auto-generated Event stub actionPerformed()
+			}
+		});
+
+        
+        menu.add(menuItem);
+
+        menuBar.add(menu);
+		
+		add(menuBar);
+	}
+
+}
Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/menu/file/HideAction.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/menu/file/HideAction.java	(revision 23259)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/menu/file/HideAction.java	(revision 23259)
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package smed.menu.file;
+
+public class HideAction {
+
+}
Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/tabs/SmedTabAction.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/tabs/SmedTabAction.java	(revision 23258)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/tabs/SmedTabAction.java	(revision 23259)
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.Shortcut;
 
+import smed.menu.SmedMenuBar;
+
 public class SmedTabAction extends JosmAction {
 
@@ -27,10 +29,4 @@
                                 tr("Tool: {0}", "Seekarten Editor"), KeyEvent.VK_K, //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
                                 Shortcut.GROUP_EDIT, Shortcut.SHIFT_DEFAULT), true);
-
-        try {
-            UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        }
     }
 
@@ -49,9 +45,8 @@
         //Create and set up the window.
         JFrame frame = new JFrame("TabbedPaneDemo");
-        // frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
-        // frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.HIDE_ON_CLOSE);
         frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
 
         //Add content to the window.
+        frame.setJMenuBar(new SmedMenuBar());
         frame.add(new SmedTabbedPane(), BorderLayout.CENTER);