Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MapView.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MapView.java	(revision 8028)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MapView.java	(revision 8029)
@@ -142,8 +142,22 @@
 
     /**
+     * Adds a layer change listener
+     *
+     * @param listener the listener. Ignored if null or already registered.
+     * @param initialFire fire an active-layer-changed-event right after adding
+     * the listener in case there is a layer present (should be)
+     */
+    public static void addLayerChangeListener(LayerChangeListener listener, boolean initialFire) {
+        addLayerChangeListener(listener);
+        if (initialFire && Main.isDisplayingMapView()) {
+            listener.activeLayerChange(null, Main.map.mapView.getActiveLayer());
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Adds an edit layer change listener
      *
      * @param listener the listener. Ignored if null or already registered.
-     * @param initialFire Fire an edit-layer-changed-event right after adding
+     * @param initialFire fire an edit-layer-changed-event right after adding
      * the listener in case there is an edit layer present
      */
@@ -151,5 +165,5 @@
         addEditLayerChangeListener(listener);
         if (initialFire && Main.isDisplayingMapView() && Main.map.mapView.getEditLayer() != null) {
-            fireEditLayerChanged(null, Main.map.mapView.getEditLayer());
+            listener.editLayerChanged(null, Main.map.mapView.getEditLayer());
         }
     }