Index: src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/NewAction.java
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--- src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/NewAction.java	(revision 3259)
+++ src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/NewAction.java	(working copy)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 public class NewAction extends JosmAction {
 
     public NewAction() {
-        super(tr("New"), "new", tr("Create a new map."),
+        super(tr("New Layer"), "new", tr("Create a new map layer."),
                 Shortcut.registerShortcut("system:new", tr("File: {0}", tr("New")), KeyEvent.VK_N, Shortcut.GROUP_MENU), true);
         putValue("help", ht("/Action/New"));
     }