Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/menu/file/TabManager.java
===================================================================
--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/menu/file/TabManager.java	(revision 23388)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/menu/file/TabManager.java	(revision 23389)
@@ -67,9 +67,11 @@
 		splugDir = new SmedFile(pluginDirName + "/splug");
 		
-		for(SmedPluggable p : plugins){
-			if(splugDir.isVisible(p.getFileName()) && !splugDir.isDeleted(p.getFileName())) model.addElement (p.getName());
-			else if(splugDir.isDeleted(p.getFileName())) model.addElement("delete - " + p.getName());
-			else model.addElement("invisible - " + p.getName());
-		}
+		if(plugins != null) {
+			for(SmedPluggable p : plugins){
+				if(splugDir.isVisible(p.getFileName()) && !splugDir.isDeleted(p.getFileName())) model.addElement (p.getName());
+				else if(splugDir.isDeleted(p.getFileName())) model.addElement("delete - " + p.getName());
+				else model.addElement("invisible - " + p.getName());
+			}
+		} else model.addElement("no plugin loaded");
 		
 		modelSize = model.getSize();
@@ -334,28 +336,30 @@
 			Icon icon = null;
 			
-			for(SmedPluggable p : plugins) {
-				String str = model.get(i).toString();
-
-				if(str.length() > 9 && str.substring(0,9).equals("invisible")) { 
-					splugDir.setVisible(p.getFileName(),false);
-				} else splugDir.setVisible(p.getFileName(),true);
+			if(plugins != null) {
+				for(SmedPluggable p : plugins) {
+					String str = model.get(i).toString();
+
+					if(str.length() > 9 && str.substring(0,9).equals("invisible")) { 
+						splugDir.setVisible(p.getFileName(),false);
+					} else splugDir.setVisible(p.getFileName(),true);
 				
-				if(str.length() > 6 && str.substring(0,6).equals("delete")) {
-					splugDir.setDeleted(p.getFileName(),true);
-				} else splugDir.setDeleted(p.getFileName(),false);
+					if(str.length() > 6 && str.substring(0,6).equals("delete")) {
+						splugDir.setDeleted(p.getFileName(),true);
+					} else splugDir.setDeleted(p.getFileName(),false);
 				
-				i++;
-			}
+					i++;
+				}
 			
-			tabbedPane.removeAll();
+				tabbedPane.removeAll();
  
-			JComponent panel = null;
+				JComponent panel = null;
 			
-			for(SmedPluggable p : plugins) {
-				if(splugDir.isVisible(p.getFileName()) && !splugDir.isDeleted(p.getFileName())) {
-        			panel = p.getComponent();
+				for(SmedPluggable p : plugins) {
+					if(splugDir.isVisible(p.getFileName()) && !splugDir.isDeleted(p.getFileName())) {
+						panel = p.getComponent();
         			
-        			tabbedPane.addTab(p.getName(),icon, panel, p.getInfo());
-        		}
+						tabbedPane.addTab(p.getName(),icon, panel, p.getInfo());
+					}
+				}
 			}
 
@@ -390,7 +394,9 @@
 		int i = 0;
 		
-		for(SmedPluggable p : plugins) { 
-			if(selModel.isSelectedIndex(i)) model.set(i,s + p.getName());
-			i++;
+		if(plugins != null) {
+			for(SmedPluggable p : plugins) { 
+				if(selModel.isSelectedIndex(i)) model.set(i,s + p.getName());
+				i++;
+			}
 		}
 	}
Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/tabs/SmedTabAction.java
===================================================================
--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/tabs/SmedTabAction.java	(revision 23388)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/tabs/SmedTabAction.java	(revision 23389)
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 
 import java.awt.BorderLayout;
+import java.awt.Dimension;
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
@@ -58,5 +59,6 @@
 
         //Display the window.
-        frame.pack();
+        frame.setSize(new Dimension(420, 460));
+        // frame.pack();
         frame.setVisible(true);
     }