Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/surveyor/src/at/dallermassl/josm/plugin/surveyor/action/DialogClosingThread.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/surveyor/src/at/dallermassl/josm/plugin/surveyor/action/DialogClosingThread.java	(revision 2946)
+++ 	(revision )
@@ -1,54 +1,0 @@
-/**
- * 
- */
-package at.dallermassl.josm.plugin.surveyor.action;
-
-import javax.swing.JDialog;
-
-/**
- * @author cdaller
- *
- */
-public class DialogClosingThread extends Thread {
-    private static long DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 5000;
-    private JDialog dialog;
-    private long timeout;
-    private String dialogTitle;
-    private long loopCount;
-    
-    /**
-     * Using the given dialog and the default timeout.
-     * @param dialog
-     */
-    public DialogClosingThread(JDialog dialog) {
-        this(dialog, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
-    }   
-       
-    /**
-     * @param dialog
-     * @param timeout
-     */
-    public DialogClosingThread(JDialog dialog, long timeout) {
-        super();
-        this.dialog = dialog;
-        this.timeout = timeout;
-        this.loopCount = timeout / 1000;
-    }
-
-    /* (non-Javadoc)
-     * @see java.lang.Thread#run()
-     */
-    @Override
-    public void run() {
-        String title = dialog.getTitle();
-        while(loopCount > 0) {
-            dialog.setTitle(title + " (" + loopCount + "sec)");
-            --loopCount;
-            try {
-                sleep(1000);
-            } catch(InterruptedException ignore) {}
-        }
-        dialog.setVisible(false);
-        dialog.dispose();
-    }
-}
Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/surveyor/src/test/DialogClosingThread.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/surveyor/src/test/DialogClosingThread.java	(revision 2947)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/surveyor/src/test/DialogClosingThread.java	(revision 2947)
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+/**
+ * 
+ */
+package test;
+
+import java.awt.Component;
+import java.awt.Container;
+import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
+import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
+
+import javax.swing.JButton;
+import javax.swing.JDialog;
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+import javax.swing.JTextField;
+import javax.swing.event.DocumentEvent;
+import javax.swing.event.DocumentListener;
+
+/**
+ * @author cdaller
+ *
+ */
+public class DialogClosingThread extends Thread implements KeyListener, DocumentListener {
+    private static long DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 5000;
+    private JDialog dialog;
+    private long timeout;
+    private String dialogTitle;
+    private long loopCount;
+    
+    /**
+     * Using the given dialog and the default timeout.
+     * @param dialog
+     */
+    public DialogClosingThread(JDialog dialog) {
+        this(dialog, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
+    }   
+       
+    /**
+     * @param dialog
+     * @param timeout
+     */
+    public DialogClosingThread(JDialog dialog, long timeout) {
+        super();
+        this.dialog = dialog;
+        this.timeout = timeout;
+        this.loopCount = timeout / 1000;
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see java.lang.Thread#run()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void run() {
+        String title = dialog.getTitle();
+        while(loopCount > 0) {
+            dialog.setTitle(title + " (" + loopCount + "sec)");
+            --loopCount;
+            try {
+                sleep(1000);
+            } catch(InterruptedException ignore) {}
+        }
+
+        dialog.setVisible(false);
+        dialog.dispose();
+    }
+    
+    public void reset() {
+        this.loopCount = timeout / 1000;
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see java.awt.event.KeyListener#keyPressed(java.awt.event.KeyEvent)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
+        reset();
+        System.out.println("keypressed: " + e.getKeyCode());
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see java.awt.event.KeyListener#keyReleased(java.awt.event.KeyEvent)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
+        reset();
+        System.out.println("keyreleased: " + e.getKeyCode());
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see java.awt.event.KeyListener#keyTyped(java.awt.event.KeyEvent)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {
+        reset();
+        System.out.println("keytyped: " + e.getKeyCode());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param optionPane
+     */
+    public void observe(Container container) {
+        for(Component component : container.getComponents()) {
+            if(component instanceof JTextField) {
+                observe((JTextField)component);
+            } else {
+                observe(component);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    public void observe(Component component) {
+        component.addKeyListener(this);
+    }
+    
+    public void observe(JTextField textfield) {
+        textfield.getDocument().addDocumentListener(this);
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see javax.swing.event.DocumentListener#changedUpdate(javax.swing.event.DocumentEvent)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void changedUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
+        reset();
+        System.out.println("changedUpdate: " + e);        
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see javax.swing.event.DocumentListener#insertUpdate(javax.swing.event.DocumentEvent)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void insertUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
+        reset();
+        System.out.println("insertUpdate: " + e);
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see javax.swing.event.DocumentListener#removeUpdate(javax.swing.event.DocumentEvent)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void removeUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
+        reset();
+        System.out.println("removeUpdate: " + e);        
+    }
+}