Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/plug/manager/SmedPluginManagerImpl.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/plug/manager/SmedPluginManagerImpl.java	(revision 23443)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/plug/manager/SmedPluginManagerImpl.java	(revision 23445)
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 import smed.plug.ifc.SmedPluginManager;
+import smed.tabs.SmedTabAction;
 
 public class SmedPluginManagerImpl implements SmedPluginManager {
-	private static String string = null;
+	private String string = null;
 	
 	@Override
 	public void showVisualMessage(String message) {
-		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
-
+		if(SmedTabAction.smedStatusBar != null) SmedTabAction.smedStatusBar.setText(message);
 	}
 
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 23443)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/tabs/SmedTabAction.java	(revision 23445)
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@
 import javax.swing.JFrame;
 import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
+import javax.swing.JTextField;
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
 import javax.swing.UIManager;
@@ -31,5 +32,6 @@
 	private JFrame frame = null;
 	private boolean isOpen = false;
-	private JMenuItem osmItem;
+	private JMenuItem osmItem =null;
+	public static JTextField smedStatusBar = null;
 	
     public SmedTabAction() {
@@ -59,4 +61,5 @@
         //Create and set up the window.
         frame = new JFrame("TabbedPaneDemo");
+        smedStatusBar = new JTextField();
         frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
         frame.setResizable(false);
@@ -66,4 +69,5 @@
         frame.setJMenuBar(smedMenu);
         frame.add(smedTabs, BorderLayout.CENTER);
+        frame.add(smedStatusBar,BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
 
         //Display the window.
@@ -75,5 +79,5 @@
         	}
         });
-        frame.setSize(new Dimension(420, 550));
+        frame.setSize(new Dimension(420, 470));
         // frame.pack();
         frame.setVisible(true);
Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/tabs/SmedTabbedPane.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/tabs/SmedTabbedPane.java	(revision 23443)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/smed/src/smed/tabs/SmedTabbedPane.java	(revision 23445)
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
 	static private List<SmedPluggable> plugins = null;
 	static private JTabbedPane tabbedPane = null;
-	@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+	private SmedPluginManager manager = null;
 	private int activeIndex = -1;
 	
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@
             	int i = 0;
             	SmedFile splugDir = new SmedFile(pluginDirName + "/splug");
-            	SmedPluginManager manager = new SmedPluginManagerImpl();
+            	manager = new SmedPluginManagerImpl();
             
             	for(SmedPluggable p : plugins) {
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@
             	add(tabbedPane);
 
-            	tabbedPane.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(400, 400));
+            	tabbedPane.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(400, 390));
             	
             	//The following line enables to use scrolling tabs.
@@ -86,6 +86,4 @@
 					@Override
 					public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent event) {
-						System.out.println("hello world");
-						System.out.println("activeIndex:\t" + activeIndex);
 						JTabbedPane pane = (JTabbedPane) event.getSource();
 						
@@ -94,5 +92,4 @@
 						}
 						
-						System.out.println(pane.getSelectedIndex());
 						activeIndex = pane.getSelectedIndex();
 						for(SmedPluggable p : plugins) {