Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/FileWatcher.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/FileWatcher.java	(revision 7188)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/FileWatcher.java	(revision 7189)
@@ -74,4 +74,5 @@
                 // (it returns the same key so it should not send events several times)
                 dir.toPath().register(watcher, StandardWatchEventKinds.ENTRY_MODIFY);
+                dir.toPath().register(watcher, StandardWatchEventKinds.ENTRY_CREATE);
                 styleMap.put(file.toPath(), style);
             }
@@ -121,5 +122,5 @@
                         Main.worker.submit(new MapPaintStyleLoader(Collections.singleton(style)));
                     } else if (Main.isDebugEnabled()) {
-                        Main.debug("Received ENTRY_MODIFY event for unregistered file: "+fullPath);
+                        Main.debug("Received "+kind.name()+" event for unregistered file: "+fullPath);
                     }
                 }