diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/debugview/debugview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/debugview/debugview.cpp
index 3534dc13338..19b49711ab6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/debugview/debugview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/debugview/debugview.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ DebugView::~DebugView()
 
 void DebugView::modelAttached(Model *model)
 {
-    log(tr("Model attached"), tr("Filename %1").arg(model->fileUrl().toLocalFile()));
+    log("::modelAttached:", QString("filename %1").arg(model->fileUrl().toLocalFile()));
     m_debugViewWidget->setDebugViewEnabled(isDebugViewEnabled());
     if (isDebugViewEnabled())
         qDebug() << tr("Debug view is enabled");
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void DebugView::modelAttached(Model *model)
 
 void DebugView::modelAboutToBeDetached(Model *model)
 {
-    log(tr("Model detached"), tr("Filename %1").arg(model->fileUrl().toLocalFile()));
+    log("::modelAboutToBeDetached:", QString("filename %1").arg(model->fileUrl().toLocalFile()));
     AbstractView::modelAboutToBeDetached(model);
 }
 
@@ -85,17 +85,17 @@ void DebugView::importsChanged(const QList<Import> &addedImports, const QList<Im
 {
     if (isDebugViewEnabled()) {
         QString message;
-        message += tr("Added imports:") += lineBreak;
+        message += QString("added imports:") += lineBreak;
         foreach (const Import &import, addedImports) {
             message += import.toImportString() += lineBreak;
         }
 
-        message += tr("Removed imports:") += lineBreak;
+        message += QString("removed imports:") += lineBreak;
         foreach (const Import &import, removedImports) {
             message += import.toImportString() += lineBreak;
         }
 
-        log(tr("Imports changed:"), message);
+        log("::importsChanged:", message);
     }
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void DebugView::nodeCreated(const ModelNode &createdNode)
         QString string;
         message.setString(&string);
         message << createdNode;
-        log(tr("Node created:"), message.readAll());
+        log("::nodeCreated:", message.readAll());
     }
 }
 
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ void DebugView::nodeAboutToBeRemoved(const ModelNode &removedNode)
         message.setString(&string);
         message << removedNode << lineBreak;
         foreach (const ModelNode &modelNode, removedNode.allSubModelNodes()) {
-            message << tr("Child node:") << modelNode << lineBreak;
+            message << "child node:" << modelNode << lineBreak;
         }
 
-        log(tr("Node about to be removed:"), message.readAll());
+        log("::nodeAboutToBeRemoved:", message.readAll());
     }
 }
 
@@ -133,16 +133,16 @@ void DebugView::nodeReparented(const ModelNode &node, const NodeAbstractProperty
         QString string;
         message.setString(&string);
         message << node;
-        message << tr("New parent property:");
+        message << "new parent property:";
         message << lineBreak;
         message << newPropertyParent;
-        message << tr("Old parent property:");
+        message << "old parent property:";
         message << lineBreak;
         message << oldPropertyParent;
-        message << tr("Property change flag");
+        message << "property change flag";
         message << lineBreak;
         message << propertyChange;
-        log(tr("Node reparented:"), message.readAll());
+        log(tr("::nodeReparented:"), message.readAll());
     }
 }
 
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ void DebugView::nodeIdChanged(const ModelNode &node, const QString &newId, const
         QString string;
         message.setString(&string);
         message << node;
-        message << tr("New id:") << ' ' << newId << lineBreak;
-        message << tr("Old id:") << ' ' << oldId << lineBreak;
-        log(tr("Node id changed:"), string);
+        message << QString("new id:") << ' ' << newId << lineBreak;
+        message << QString("old id:") << ' ' << oldId << lineBreak;
+        log(tr("::nodeIdChanged:"), string);
     }
 }
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ void DebugView::variantPropertiesChanged(const QList<VariantProperty> &propertyL
         foreach (const VariantProperty &property, propertyList) {
             message << property;
         }
-        log(tr("Variant properties changed:"), string);
+        log("::variantPropertiesChanged:", string);
     }
 }
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ void DebugView::bindingPropertiesChanged(const QList<BindingProperty> &propertyL
         foreach (const BindingProperty &property, propertyList) {
             message << property;
         }
-        log(tr("Binding properties changed:"), string);
+        log("::Binding properties changed:", string);
     }
 }
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ void DebugView::signalHandlerPropertiesChanged(const QVector<SignalHandlerProper
         foreach (const SignalHandlerProperty &property, propertyList) {
             message << property;
         }
-        log(tr("Signal handler properties changed:"), string);
+        log("::signalHandlerPropertiesChanged:", string);
     }
 }
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ void DebugView::rootNodeTypeChanged(const QString &type, int majorVersion, int m
         message += QString::number(majorVersion);
         message += QStringLiteral(" ");
         message += QString::number(minorVersion);
-        log(tr("Node id changed:"), message);
+        log("::rootNodeTypeChanged:", message);
     }
 }
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ void DebugView::selectedNodesChanged(const QList<ModelNode> &selectedNodes /*sel
         foreach (const VariantProperty &property, selectedNode.variantProperties()) {
             message << property;
         }
-        log(tr("Node selected:"), string);
+        log("::selectedNodesChanged:", string);
     }
 }
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ void DebugView::propertiesRemoved(const QList<AbstractProperty> &propertyList)
         foreach (const AbstractProperty &property, propertyList) {
             message << property;
         }
-        log(tr("Properties removed:"), string);
+        log("::propertiesRemoved:", string);
     }
 }
 
@@ -260,20 +260,20 @@ void DebugView::auxiliaryDataChanged(const ModelNode &node, const PropertyName &
         message << name;
         message << data.toString();
 
-        log(tr("Auxiliary data changed:"), string);
+        log("::auxiliaryDataChanged:", string);
     }
 }
 
 void DebugView::rewriterBeginTransaction()
 {
     if (isDebugViewEnabled())
-        log(tr("Begin rewriter transaction"), QString(), true);
+        log("::rewriterBeginTransaction:", QString(), true);
 }
 
 void DebugView::rewriterEndTransaction()
 {
     if (isDebugViewEnabled())
-        log(tr("End rewriter transaction"), QString(), true);
+        log("::rewriterEndTransaction:", QString(), true);
 }
 
 WidgetInfo DebugView::widgetInfo()
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ void DebugView::instancePropertyChanged(const QList<QPair<ModelNode, PropertyNam
             message << pair.second;
         }
 
-        logInstance(tr("Instance property change"), string);
+        logInstance(":instancePropertyChanged::", string);
     }
 }
 
@@ -322,11 +322,11 @@ void DebugView::instancesCompleted(const QVector<ModelNode> &completedNodeList)
         foreach (const ModelNode &modelNode, completedNodeList) {
             message << modelNode << lineBreak;
             if (QmlItemNode::isValidQmlItemNode(modelNode)) {
-                message << tr("parent: ") << QmlItemNode(modelNode).instanceParent() << lineBreak;
+                message << "parent: " << QmlItemNode(modelNode).instanceParent() << lineBreak;
             }
         }
 
-        logInstance(tr("Instance completed"), string);
+        logInstance(":instancesCompleted::", string);
     }
 }
 
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ void DebugView::instanceInformationsChanged(const QMultiHash<ModelNode, Informat
             message << informationChangedHash.value(modelNode);
         }
 
-        logInstance(tr("Instance information change"), string);
+        logInstance("::instanceInformationsChanged:", string);
     }
 
 }
@@ -365,11 +365,11 @@ void DebugView::instancesChildrenChanged(const QVector<ModelNode> & nodeList)
         foreach (const ModelNode &modelNode, nodeList) {
             message << modelNode << lineBreak;
             if (QmlItemNode::isValidQmlItemNode(modelNode)) {
-                message << tr("parent: ") << QmlItemNode(modelNode).instanceParent() << lineBreak;
+                message << "parent: " << QmlItemNode(modelNode).instanceParent() << lineBreak;
             }
         }
 
-        logInstance(tr("Instance's children changed:"), string);
+        logInstance("::instancesChildrenChanged:", string);
     }
 }
 
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ void DebugView::customNotification(const AbstractView *view, const QString &iden
             message << variant.toString();
         }
 
-        log(tr("Custom notification:"), string);
+        log("::customNotification:", string);
     }
 }
 
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ void DebugView::nodeSourceChanged(const ModelNode &modelNode, const QString &new
         message << modelNode;
         message << newNodeSource;
 
-        log(tr("Node source changed:"), string);
+        log("::nodeSourceChanged:", string);
     }
 }
 
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ void DebugView::nodeRemoved(const ModelNode &removedNode, const NodeAbstractProp
 
         message << removedNode;
 
-        log(tr("Node removed:"), string);
+        log("::nodeRemoved:", string);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/debugview/debugviewwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/debugview/debugviewwidget.cpp
index fa67c6ca763..637bdf8f435 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/debugview/debugviewwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/debugview/debugviewwidget.cpp
@@ -67,16 +67,22 @@ void DebugViewWidget::addErrorMessage(const QString &topic, const QString &messa
 void DebugViewWidget::addLogInstanceMessage(const QString &topic, const QString &message, bool highlight)
 {
     if (highlight) {
-        m_ui.instanceLog->appendHtml(QStringLiteral("<b><font color=\"blue\">")
-                                  + topic
-                                  + QStringLiteral("</b><br>")
-                                  + message);
+        m_ui.instanceLog->appendHtml("<b><font color=\"blue\">"
+                                     + topic
+                                     + "</b><br>"
+                                     + "<p>"
+                                     + message
+                                     + "</p>"
+                                     + "<br>");
 
     } else {
-        m_ui.instanceLog->appendHtml(QStringLiteral("<b>")
-                                  + topic
-                                  + QStringLiteral("</b><br>")
-                                  + message);
+        m_ui.instanceLog->appendHtml("<b>"
+                                     + topic
+                                     + "</b><br>"
+                                     + "<p>"
+                                     + message
+                                     + "</p>"
+                                     + "<br>");
     }
 }