Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/downloadtasks/PostDownloadHandler.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/downloadtasks/PostDownloadHandler.java	(revision 8471)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/downloadtasks/PostDownloadHandler.java	(revision 8472)
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.Main;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.ExceptionDialogUtil;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.Notification;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.ExceptionUtil;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.Utils;
@@ -64,6 +65,5 @@
     @Override
     public void run() {
-        // wait for all downloads task to finish (by waiting for the futures
-        // to return a value)
+        // wait for all downloads task to finish (by waiting for the futures to return a value)
         //
         for (Future<?> future: futures) {
@@ -92,4 +92,6 @@
                     if (error instanceof Exception) {
                         ExceptionDialogUtil.explainException((Exception)error);
+                    } else if (tr("No data found in this area.").equals(error)) {
+                        new Notification(error.toString()).setIcon(JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE).show();
                     } else {
                         JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(