Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/preferences/PreferenceTabbedPane.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/preferences/PreferenceTabbedPane.java	(revision 8023)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/preferences/PreferenceTabbedPane.java	(revision 8024)
@@ -143,5 +143,6 @@
     // all created tabs
     private final List<PreferenceTab> tabs = new ArrayList<>();
-    private static final Collection<PreferenceSettingFactory> settingsFactory = new LinkedList<>();
+    private static final Collection<PreferenceSettingFactory> settingsFactories = new LinkedList<>();
+    private static final PreferenceSettingFactory advancedPreferenceFactory = new AdvancedPreference.Factory();
     private final List<PreferenceSetting> settings = new ArrayList<>();
 
@@ -424,5 +425,9 @@
 
     public void buildGui() {
-        for (PreferenceSettingFactory factory : settingsFactory) {
+        Collection<PreferenceSettingFactory> factories = new ArrayList<>(settingsFactories);
+        factories.addAll(PluginHandler.getPreferenceSetting());
+        factories.add(advancedPreferenceFactory);
+
+        for (PreferenceSettingFactory factory : factories) {
             PreferenceSetting setting = factory.createPreferenceSetting();
             if (setting != null) {
@@ -509,31 +514,26 @@
     static {
         // order is important!
-        settingsFactory.add(new DisplayPreference.Factory());
-        settingsFactory.add(new DrawingPreference.Factory());
-        settingsFactory.add(new ColorPreference.Factory());
-        settingsFactory.add(new LafPreference.Factory());
-        settingsFactory.add(new LanguagePreference.Factory());
-        settingsFactory.add(new ServerAccessPreference.Factory());
-        settingsFactory.add(new AuthenticationPreference.Factory());
-        settingsFactory.add(new ProxyPreference.Factory());
-        settingsFactory.add(new MapPreference.Factory());
-        settingsFactory.add(new ProjectionPreference.Factory());
-        settingsFactory.add(new MapPaintPreference.Factory());
-        settingsFactory.add(new TaggingPresetPreference.Factory());
-        settingsFactory.add(new BackupPreference.Factory());
-        settingsFactory.add(new PluginPreference.Factory());
-        settingsFactory.add(Main.toolbar);
-        settingsFactory.add(new AudioPreference.Factory());
-        settingsFactory.add(new ShortcutPreference.Factory());
-        settingsFactory.add(new ValidatorPreference.Factory());
-        settingsFactory.add(new ValidatorTestsPreference.Factory());
-        settingsFactory.add(new ValidatorTagCheckerRulesPreference.Factory());
-        settingsFactory.add(new RemoteControlPreference.Factory());
-        settingsFactory.add(new ImageryPreference.Factory());
-
-        PluginHandler.getPreferenceSetting(settingsFactory);
-
-        // always the last: advanced tab
-        settingsFactory.add(new AdvancedPreference.Factory());
+        settingsFactories.add(new DisplayPreference.Factory());
+        settingsFactories.add(new DrawingPreference.Factory());
+        settingsFactories.add(new ColorPreference.Factory());
+        settingsFactories.add(new LafPreference.Factory());
+        settingsFactories.add(new LanguagePreference.Factory());
+        settingsFactories.add(new ServerAccessPreference.Factory());
+        settingsFactories.add(new AuthenticationPreference.Factory());
+        settingsFactories.add(new ProxyPreference.Factory());
+        settingsFactories.add(new MapPreference.Factory());
+        settingsFactories.add(new ProjectionPreference.Factory());
+        settingsFactories.add(new MapPaintPreference.Factory());
+        settingsFactories.add(new TaggingPresetPreference.Factory());
+        settingsFactories.add(new BackupPreference.Factory());
+        settingsFactories.add(new PluginPreference.Factory());
+        settingsFactories.add(Main.toolbar);
+        settingsFactories.add(new AudioPreference.Factory());
+        settingsFactories.add(new ShortcutPreference.Factory());
+        settingsFactories.add(new ValidatorPreference.Factory());
+        settingsFactories.add(new ValidatorTestsPreference.Factory());
+        settingsFactories.add(new ValidatorTagCheckerRulesPreference.Factory());
+        settingsFactories.add(new RemoteControlPreference.Factory());
+        settingsFactories.add(new ImageryPreference.Factory());
     }
 
Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/PluginHandler.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/PluginHandler.java	(revision 8023)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/PluginHandler.java	(revision 8024)
@@ -1057,8 +1057,10 @@
     }
 
-    public static void getPreferenceSetting(Collection<PreferenceSettingFactory> settings) {
+    public static Collection<PreferenceSettingFactory> getPreferenceSetting() {
+        Collection<PreferenceSettingFactory> settings = new ArrayList<>();
         for (PluginProxy plugin : pluginList) {
             settings.add(new PluginPreferenceFactory(plugin));
         }
+        return settings;
     }