Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/download_along/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugin/download_along/DownloadAlongWayAction.java
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/download_along/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugin/download_along/DownloadAlongWayAction.java	(revision 34080)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/download_along/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugin/download_along/DownloadAlongWayAction.java	(revision 34081)
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.Logging;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.Shortcut;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.Utils;
 
 class DownloadAlongWayAction extends DownloadAlongAction {
@@ -57,4 +58,7 @@
             return;
         }
+
+        Logging.info("Starting area computation");
+        long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
         /*
@@ -103,14 +107,17 @@
                     Double d = c.greatCircleDistance(previous) / buffer_dist;
                     int nbNodes = d.intValue();
-                    Logging.info(tr("{0} intermediate nodes to download.", nbNodes));
-                    Logging.info(tr("between {0} {1} and {2} {3}", c.lat(), c.lon(), previous.lat(),
-                            previous.lon()));
+                    if (Logging.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                        Logging.debug(tr("{0} intermediate nodes to download.", nbNodes));
+                        Logging.debug(tr("between {0} {1} and {2} {3}", c.lat(), c.lon(), previous.lat(), previous.lon()));
+                    }
                     for (int i = 1; i < nbNodes; i++) {
                         intermediateNodes.add(new LatLon(previous.lat()
                                 + (i * (c.lat() - previous.lat()) / (nbNodes + 1)), previous.lon()
                                 + (i * (c.lon() - previous.lon()) / (nbNodes + 1))));
-                        Logging.info(tr("  adding {0} {1}", previous.lat()
-                                + (i * (c.lat() - previous.lat()) / (nbNodes + 1)), previous.lon()
-                                + (i * (c.lon() - previous.lon()) / (nbNodes + 1))));
+                        if (Logging.isTraceEnabled()) {
+                            Logging.trace(tr("  adding {0} {1}", previous.lat()
+                                    + (i * (c.lat() - previous.lat()) / (nbNodes + 1)), previous.lon()
+                                    + (i * (c.lon() - previous.lon()) / (nbNodes + 1))));
+                        }
                     }
                 }
@@ -128,4 +135,5 @@
         }
         Area a = new Area(path);
+        Logging.info("Area computed in " + Utils.getDurationString(System.currentTimeMillis() - start));
         confirmAndDownloadAreas(a, max_area, panel.isDownloadOsmData(), panel.isDownloadGpxData(), 
                 tr("Download from OSM along selected ways"), NullProgressMonitor.INSTANCE);