diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.cpp
index 435f37db412..0ead22317da 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.cpp
@@ -224,45 +224,39 @@ QmlModelView *DesignerActionManager::view()
     return instance()->m_view.data();
 }
 
-template <class ACTION,
-          class ENABLED = SelectionContextFunctors::Always,
-          class VISIBILITY = SelectionContextFunctors::Always>
-class VisiblityModelNodeActionFactory : public ModelNodeActionFactory<ACTION, ENABLED, VISIBILITY>
+class VisiblityModelNodeAction : public ModelNodeAction
 {
 public:
-    VisiblityModelNodeActionFactory(const QString &description, const QString &category, int priority) :
-        ModelNodeActionFactory<ACTION, ENABLED, VISIBILITY>(description, category, priority)
+    VisiblityModelNodeAction(const QString &description, const QString &category, int priority,
+            ModelNodeOperations::SelectionAction action,
+            SelectionContextFunction enabled = &SelectionContextFunctors::always,
+            SelectionContextFunction visibility = &SelectionContextFunctors::always) :
+        ModelNodeAction(description, category, priority, action, enabled, visibility)
     {}
     virtual void updateContext()
     {
-        this->m_action->setSelectionContext(this->m_selectionContext);
-        if (this->m_selectionContext.isValid()) {
-            this->m_action->setEnabled(this->isEnabled(this->m_selectionContext));
-            this->m_action->setVisible(this->isVisible(this->m_selectionContext));
+        m_action->setSelectionContext(m_selectionContext);
+        if (m_selectionContext.isValid()) {
+            m_action->setEnabled(isEnabled(m_selectionContext));
+            m_action->setVisible(isVisible(m_selectionContext));
 
-            this->m_action->setCheckable(true);
-            QmlItemNode itemNode = QmlItemNode(this->m_selectionContext.currentSingleSelectedNode());
+            m_action->setCheckable(true);
+            QmlItemNode itemNode = QmlItemNode(m_selectionContext.currentSingleSelectedNode());
             if (itemNode.isValid())
-                this->m_action->setChecked(itemNode.instanceValue("visible").toBool());
+                m_action->setChecked(itemNode.instanceValue("visible").toBool());
             else
-                this->m_action->setEnabled(false);
+                m_action->setEnabled(false);
         }
     }
 };
 
-template <void (*T)(const SelectionContext &)>
-struct Functor {
-    void operator() (const SelectionContext &selectionState) { T(selectionState); }
-};
-
-class SelectionModelNodeAction : public MenuDesignerAction<SelectionContextFunctors::Always, SelectionContextFunctors::SelectionEnabled>
+class SelectionModelNodeAction : public MenuDesignerAction
 {
-typedef ActionTemplate<Functor<ModelNodeOperations::select> > SelectionAction;
-typedef QSharedPointer<SelectionAction> SelectionActionPtr;
-
 public:
     SelectionModelNodeAction(const QString &displayName, const QString &menuId, int priority) :
-       MenuDesignerAction<SelectionContextFunctors::Always, SelectionContextFunctors::SelectionEnabled>(displayName, menuId, priority)
+        MenuDesignerAction(displayName, menuId, priority,
+                           &SelectionContextFunctors::always, &SelectionContextFunctors::selectionEnabled)
+
     {}
 
     virtual void updateContext()
@@ -277,7 +271,7 @@ public:
         if (m_action->isEnabled()) {
             ModelNode parentNode;
             if (m_selectionContext.singleSelected() && !m_selectionContext.currentSingleSelectedNode().isRootNode()) {
-                SelectionAction* selectionAction = new SelectionAction(QString());
+                ActionTemplate *selectionAction = new ActionTemplate(QString(), &ModelNodeOperations::select);
                 selectionAction->setParent(m_menu.data());
 
                 parentNode = m_selectionContext.currentSingleSelectedNode().parentProperty().parentModelNode();
@@ -294,8 +288,8 @@ public:
                         && contains(node, m_selectionContext.scenePos())
                         && !node.isRootNode()) {
                     m_selectionContext.setTargetNode(node);
-                    SelectionAction* selectionAction =
-                            new SelectionAction(QString(QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("QmlDesignerContextMenu", "Select: %1")).arg(captionForModelNode(node)));
+                    QString what = QString(QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("QmlDesignerContextMenu", "Select: %1")).arg(captionForModelNode(node));
+                    ActionTemplate *selectionAction = new ActionTemplate(what, &ModelNodeOperations::select);
                     selectionAction->setSelectionContext(m_selectionContext);
 
                     m_menu->addAction(selectionAction);
@@ -311,68 +305,105 @@ char zProperty[] = "z";
 char widthProperty[] = "width";
 char heightProperty[] = "height";
 
+using namespace SelectionContextFunctors;
+
+bool multiSelection(const SelectionContext &context)
+{
+    return !singleSelection(context);
+}
+
+bool singleSelectionAndInBaseState(const SelectionContext &context)
+{
+    return singleSelection(context) && inBaseState(context);
+}
+
+bool multiSelectionAndInBaseState(const SelectionContext &context)
+{
+    return multiSelection(context) && inBaseState(context);
+}
+
+bool selectionHasProperty1or2(const SelectionContext &context, const char *x, const char *y)
+{
+    return selectionHasProperty(context, x) || selectionHasProperty(context, y);
+}
+
+bool selectionHasSameParentAndInBaseState(const SelectionContext &context)
+{
+    return selectionHasSameParent(context) && inBaseState(context);
+}
+
+bool selectionCanBeLayouted(const SelectionContext &context)
+{
+    return selectionHasSameParentAndInBaseState(context) && inBaseState(context);
+}
+
+bool selectionNotEmptyAndHasZProperty(const SelectionContext &context)
+{
+    return selectionNotEmpty(context) && selectionHasProperty(context, zProperty);
+}
+
+bool selectionNotEmptyAndHasWidthOrHeightProperty(const SelectionContext &context)
+{
+    return selectionNotEmpty(context)
+        && selectionHasProperty1or2(context, widthProperty, heightProperty);
+}
+
+bool selectionNotEmptyAndHasXorYProperty(const SelectionContext &context)
+{
+    return selectionNotEmpty(context)
+        && selectionHasProperty1or2(context, xProperty, yProperty);
+}
+
 void DesignerActionManager::createDefaultDesignerActions()
 {
-    typedef Functor<ModelNodeOperations::resetPosition>  resetPositionFunctor;
-
     using namespace SelectionContextFunctors;
     using namespace ComponentCoreConstants;
-
-    typedef Not<SingleSelection> MultiSelection;
-    typedef And<SingleSelection, InBaseState> SingleSelection_And_InBaseState;
-    typedef And<MultiSelection, InBaseState> MultiSelection_And_InBaseState;
-    typedef Or<SelectionHasProperty<xProperty>, SelectionHasProperty<yProperty> >
-            SelectionHasPropertyX_Or_SelectionHasPropertyY;
-    typedef Or<SelectionHasProperty<widthProperty>, SelectionHasProperty<heightProperty> >
-            SelectionHasPropertyWidth_Or_SelectionHasPropertyHeight;
-    typedef And<SelectionHasSameParent, InBaseState> SelectionHasSameParent_And_InBaseState;
-    typedef And<SelectionHasSameParent_And_InBaseState, MultiSelection> SelectionCanBeLayouted;
+    using namespace ModelNodeOperations;
 
     addDesignerAction(new SelectionModelNodeAction(selectionCategoryDisplayName, selectionCategory, prioritySelectionCategory));
 
-    addDesignerAction(new MenuDesignerAction<Always>(stackCategoryDisplayName, stackCategory, priorityStackCategory));
-        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeActionFactory<Functor<ModelNodeOperations::toFront>, SingleSelection>
-                   (toFrontDisplayName, stackCategory, 200));
-        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeActionFactory<Functor<ModelNodeOperations::toBack>, SingleSelection>
-                   (toBackDisplayName, stackCategory, 180));
-        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeActionFactory<Functor<ModelNodeOperations::raise>, SelectionNotEmpty>
-                   (raiseDisplayName, stackCategory, 160));
-        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeActionFactory<Functor<ModelNodeOperations::lower>, SelectionNotEmpty>
-                   (lowerDisplayName, stackCategory, 140));
-        addDesignerAction(new SeperatorDesignerAction<>(stackCategory, 120));
-        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeActionFactory<Functor<ModelNodeOperations::resetZ>,
-                   And<SelectionNotEmpty, SelectionHasProperty<zProperty> > >
-                   (resetZDisplayName, stackCategory, 100));
+    addDesignerAction(new MenuDesignerAction(stackCategoryDisplayName, stackCategory, priorityStackCategory, &always));
+        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeAction
+                   (toFrontDisplayName, stackCategory, 200, &toFront, &singleSelection));
+        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeAction
+                   (toBackDisplayName, stackCategory, 180, &toBack, &singleSelection));
+        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeAction
+                   (raiseDisplayName, stackCategory, 160, &raise, &selectionNotEmpty));
+        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeAction
+                   (lowerDisplayName, stackCategory, 140, &lower, &selectionNotEmpty));
+        addDesignerAction(new SeperatorDesignerAction(stackCategory, 120));
+        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeAction
+                   (resetZDisplayName, stackCategory, 100, &resetZ, &selectionNotEmptyAndHasZProperty));
 
-    addDesignerAction(new MenuDesignerAction<SelectionNotEmpty>(editCategoryDisplayName, editCategory, priorityEditCategory));
-        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeActionFactory<Functor<ModelNodeOperations::resetPosition>,
-                   And<SelectionNotEmpty, SelectionHasPropertyWidth_Or_SelectionHasPropertyHeight> >
-                   (resetPositionDisplayName, editCategory, 200));
-        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeActionFactory<Functor<ModelNodeOperations::resetSize>,
-                   And<SelectionNotEmpty, SelectionHasPropertyX_Or_SelectionHasPropertyY> >
-                   (resetSizeDisplayName, editCategory, 180));
-        addDesignerAction(new VisiblityModelNodeActionFactory<Functor<ModelNodeOperations::setVisible>, SingleSelectedItem>
-                   (visibilityDisplayName, editCategory, 160));
+    addDesignerAction(new MenuDesignerAction(editCategoryDisplayName, editCategory, priorityEditCategory, &selectionNotEmpty));
+        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeAction
+                   (resetPositionDisplayName, editCategory, 200, &resetPosition, &selectionNotEmptyAndHasXorYProperty));
+        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeAction
+                   (resetSizeDisplayName, editCategory, 180, &resetSize, &selectionNotEmptyAndHasWidthOrHeightProperty));
+        addDesignerAction(new VisiblityModelNodeAction
+                   (visibilityDisplayName, editCategory, 160, &setVisible, &singleSelectedItem));
 
-    addDesignerAction(new MenuDesignerAction<SingleSelection_And_InBaseState>(anchorsCategoryDisplayName, anchorsCategory, priorityAnchorsCategory));
-        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeActionFactory<Functor<ModelNodeOperations::anchorsFill>, SingleSelectionItemNotAnchored>
-                   (anchorsFillDisplayName, anchorsCategory, 200));
-        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeActionFactory<Functor<ModelNodeOperations::anchorsReset>,
-                   SingleSelectionItemIsAnchored>(anchorsResetDisplayName, anchorsCategory, 180));
+    addDesignerAction(new MenuDesignerAction(anchorsCategoryDisplayName, anchorsCategory,
+                    priorityAnchorsCategory, &singleSelectionAndInBaseState));
+        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeAction
+                   (anchorsFillDisplayName, anchorsCategory, 200, &anchorsFill, &singleSelectionItemIsNotAnchored));
+        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeAction
+                   (anchorsResetDisplayName, anchorsCategory, 180, &anchorsReset, &singleSelectionItemIsAnchored));
 
-    addDesignerAction(new MenuDesignerAction<MultiSelection_And_InBaseState>(layoutCategoryDisplayName, layoutCategory, priorityLayoutCategory));
-        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeActionFactory<Functor<ModelNodeOperations::layoutRow>, SelectionCanBeLayouted>
-                   (layoutRowDisplayName, layoutCategory, 200));
-        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeActionFactory<Functor<ModelNodeOperations::layoutColumn>, SelectionCanBeLayouted>
-                   (layoutColumnDisplayName, layoutCategory, 180));
-        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeActionFactory<Functor<ModelNodeOperations::layoutColumn>, SelectionCanBeLayouted>
-                   (layoutGridDisplayName, layoutCategory, 160));
-        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeActionFactory<Functor<ModelNodeOperations::layoutFlow>, SelectionCanBeLayouted>
-                   (layoutFlowDisplayName, layoutCategory, 140));
+    addDesignerAction(new MenuDesignerAction(layoutCategoryDisplayName, layoutCategory,
+                    priorityLayoutCategory, &multiSelectionAndInBaseState));
+        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeAction
+                   (layoutRowDisplayName, layoutCategory, 200, &layoutRow, &selectionCanBeLayouted));
+        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeAction
+                   (layoutColumnDisplayName, layoutCategory, 180, &layoutColumn, &selectionCanBeLayouted));
+        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeAction
+                   (layoutGridDisplayName, layoutCategory, 160, &layoutGrid, &selectionCanBeLayouted));
+        addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeAction
+                   (layoutFlowDisplayName, layoutCategory, 140, &layoutFlow, &selectionCanBeLayouted));
 
-    addDesignerAction(new SeperatorDesignerAction<>(rootCategory, priorityTopLevelSeperator));
-    addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeActionFactory<Functor<ModelNodeOperations::goIntoComponent>,
-               SelectionIsComponent>(goIntoComponentDisplayName, rootCategory, priorityGoIntoComponent));
+    addDesignerAction(new SeperatorDesignerAction(rootCategory, priorityTopLevelSeperator));
+    addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeAction
+               (goIntoComponentDisplayName, rootCategory, priorityGoIntoComponent, &goIntoComponent, &selectionIsComponent));
 }
 
 DesignerActionManager *DesignerActionManager::instance()
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodecontextmenu_helper.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodecontextmenu_helper.cpp
index 337a177f52f..3db5ff0e628 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodecontextmenu_helper.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodecontextmenu_helper.cpp
@@ -219,9 +219,10 @@ static inline void openInlineComponent(const ModelNode &node)
     //rootModelNode.setAuxiliaryData("height", height);
 }
 
-void ComponentUtils::goIntoComponent(const ModelNode &modelNode)
-{
+namespace ComponentUtils {
 
+void goIntoComponent(const ModelNode &modelNode)
+{
     if (modelNode.isValid() && modelNodeIsComponent(modelNode)) {
         if (isFileComponent(modelNode))
             openFileForComponent(modelNode);
@@ -230,9 +231,12 @@ void ComponentUtils::goIntoComponent(const ModelNode &modelNode)
     }
 }
 
+} // namespace ComponentUtils
+
 namespace SelectionContextFunctors {
 
-bool SingleSelectionItemIsAnchored::operator() (const SelectionContext &selectionState) {
+bool singleSelectionItemIsAnchored(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+{
     QmlItemNode itemNode(selectionState.currentSingleSelectedNode());
     if (selectionState.isInBaseState() && itemNode.isValid()) {
         bool anchored = itemNode.instanceHasAnchors();
@@ -241,7 +245,8 @@ bool SingleSelectionItemIsAnchored::operator() (const SelectionContext &selectio
     return false;
 }
 
-bool SingleSelectionItemNotAnchored::operator() (const SelectionContext &selectionState) {
+bool singleSelectionItemIsNotAnchored(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+{
     QmlItemNode itemNode(selectionState.currentSingleSelectedNode());
     if (selectionState.isInBaseState() && itemNode.isValid()) {
         bool anchored = itemNode.instanceHasAnchors();
@@ -250,12 +255,12 @@ bool SingleSelectionItemNotAnchored::operator() (const SelectionContext &selecti
     return false;
 }
 
-bool SelectionHasSameParent::operator() (const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+bool selectionHasSameParent(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 {
     return !selectionState.selectedModelNodes().isEmpty() && itemsHaveSameParent(selectionState.selectedModelNodes());
 }
 
-bool SelectionIsComponent::operator() (const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+bool selectionIsComponent(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 {
     return modelNodeIsComponent(selectionState.currentSingleSelectedNode());
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodecontextmenu_helper.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodecontextmenu_helper.h
index 9676a21c52a..d5312fdfb7e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodecontextmenu_helper.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodecontextmenu_helper.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #define MODELNODECONTEXTMENU_HELPER_H
 
 #include "modelnodecontextmenu.h"
+#include "modelnodeoperations.h"
 #include "designeractionmanager.h"
 
 #include <QAction>
@@ -38,114 +39,70 @@
 
 namespace QmlDesigner {
 
+typedef  bool (*SelectionContextFunction)(const SelectionContext &);
+
 namespace SelectionContextFunctors {
 
-struct Always {
-    bool operator() (const SelectionContext &) {
-        return true;
-    }
-};
+inline bool always(const SelectionContext &)
+{
+    return true;
+}
 
-struct InBaseState {
-    bool operator() (const SelectionContext &selectionState) {
-        return selectionState.isInBaseState();
-    }
-};
+inline bool inBaseState(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+{
+    return selectionState.isInBaseState();
+}
 
-struct SingleSelection {
-    bool operator() (const SelectionContext &selectionState) {
-        return selectionState.singleSelected();
-    }
-};
+inline bool singleSelection(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+{
+    return selectionState.singleSelected();
+}
 
-struct SelectionEnabled {
-    bool operator() (const SelectionContext &selectionState) {
-        return selectionState.showSelectionTools();
-    }
-};
+inline bool selectionEnabled(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+{
+    return selectionState.showSelectionTools();
+}
 
-struct SelectionNotEmpty {
-    bool operator() (const SelectionContext &selectionState) {
-        return !selectionState.selectedModelNodes().isEmpty();
-    }
-};
+inline bool selectionNotEmpty(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+{
+    return !selectionState.selectedModelNodes().isEmpty();
+}
 
-struct SingleSelectionNotRoot {
-    bool operator() (const SelectionContext &selectionState) {
-        return selectionState.singleSelected()
-                && !selectionState.currentSingleSelectedNode().isRootNode();
-    }
-};
+inline bool singleSelectionNotRoot(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+{
+    return selectionState.singleSelected()
+        && !selectionState.currentSingleSelectedNode().isRootNode();
+}
 
-template <class T1, class T2>
-struct And {
-    bool operator() (const SelectionContext &selectionState) {
-        T1 t1;
-        T2 t2;
-        return t1(selectionState) && t2(selectionState);
-    }
-};
+inline bool selectionHasProperty(const SelectionContext &selectionState, const char *property)
+{
+    foreach (const ModelNode &modelNode, selectionState.selectedModelNodes())
+        if (modelNode.hasProperty(QLatin1String(property)))
+            return true;
+    return false;
+}
 
-template <class T1, class T2>
-struct Or {
-    bool operator() (const SelectionContext &selectionState) {
-        T1 t1;
-        T2 t2;
-        return t1(selectionState) || t2(selectionState);
-    }
-};
+inline bool singleSelectedItem(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+{
+    QmlItemNode itemNode(selectionState.currentSingleSelectedNode());
+    return itemNode.isValid();
+}
 
-template <class T1>
-struct Not {
-    bool operator() (const SelectionContext &selectionState) {
-        T1 t1;
-        return !t1(selectionState);
-    }
-};
+bool selectionHasSameParent(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+bool selectionIsComponent(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+bool selectionIsComponent(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+bool singleSelectionItemIsAnchored(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+bool singleSelectionItemIsNotAnchored(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
 
-template <char* PROPERTYNAME>
-struct SelectionHasProperty {
-    bool operator() (const SelectionContext &selectionState) {
-        foreach (const ModelNode &modelNode, selectionState.selectedModelNodes())
-            if (modelNode.hasProperty(QLatin1String(PROPERTYNAME)))
-                return true;
-        return false;
-    }
-};
-
-struct SelectionHasSameParent {
-    bool operator() (const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-};
-
-struct SelectionIsComponent {
-    bool operator() (const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-};
-
-struct SingleSelectionItemIsAnchored {
-    bool operator() (const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-};
-
-struct SingleSelectionItemNotAnchored {
-    bool operator() (const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-};
-
-struct SingleSelectedItem {
-    bool operator() (const SelectionContext &selectionState) {
-        QmlItemNode itemNode(selectionState.currentSingleSelectedNode());
-        return itemNode.isValid();
-    }
-};
-
-} //SelectionStateFunctors
+} // namespace SelectionStateFunctors
 
 
-class ComponentUtils {
-public:
-    static void goIntoComponent(const ModelNode &modelNode);
-};
-
-class DefaultAction : public QAction {
+namespace ComponentUtils {
+    void goIntoComponent(const ModelNode &modelNode);
+}
 
+class DefaultAction : public QAction
+{
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
@@ -155,7 +112,7 @@ public:
     }
 
 public slots: //virtual method instead of slot
-    virtual void actionTriggered(bool )
+    virtual void actionTriggered(bool)
     { }
 
     void setSelectionContext(const SelectionContext &selectionContext)
@@ -167,19 +124,36 @@ protected:
     SelectionContext m_selectionContext;
 };
 
+class ActionTemplate : public DefaultAction
+{
+
+public:
+    ActionTemplate(const QString &description, ModelNodeOperations::SelectionAction action)
+        : DefaultAction(description), m_action(action)
+    { }
+
+public /*slots*/:
+    virtual void actionTriggered(bool b)
+    {
+        m_selectionContext.setToggled(b);
+        return m_action(m_selectionContext);
+    }
+    ModelNodeOperations::SelectionAction m_action;
+};
+
+
 class DefaultDesignerAction : public AbstractDesignerAction
 {
 public:
-    DefaultDesignerAction(const QString &description) : m_action(new DefaultAction(description))
+    DefaultDesignerAction() : m_action(new DefaultAction(QString()))
     {}
 
     DefaultDesignerAction(DefaultAction *action) : m_action(action)
     {}
 
-    virtual QAction *action() const
-    { return m_action; }
+    QAction *action() const { return m_action; }
 
-    virtual void setCurrentContext(const SelectionContext &selectionContext)
+    void setCurrentContext(const SelectionContext &selectionContext)
     {
         m_selectionContext = selectionContext;
         updateContext();
@@ -199,41 +173,30 @@ protected:
     SelectionContext m_selectionContext;
 };
 
-template <class ENABLED = SelectionContextFunctors::Always,
-          class VISIBILITY = SelectionContextFunctors::Always>
 class MenuDesignerAction : public AbstractDesignerAction
 {
 public:
-    MenuDesignerAction(const QString &displayName, const QString &menuId, int priority) :
+    MenuDesignerAction(const QString &displayName, const QString &menuId, int priority,
+            SelectionContextFunction enabled = &SelectionContextFunctors::always,
+            SelectionContextFunction visibility = &SelectionContextFunctors::always) :
         m_displayName(displayName),
         m_menuId(menuId),
         m_priority(priority),
-        m_menu(new QMenu)
+        m_menu(new QMenu),
+        m_enabled(enabled),
+        m_visibility(visibility)
     {
         m_menu->setTitle(displayName);
         m_action = m_menu->menuAction();
     }
 
-    virtual bool isVisible(const SelectionContext &m_selectionState) const
-    { VISIBILITY visibility; return visibility(m_selectionState); }
-
-    virtual bool isEnabled(const SelectionContext &m_selectionState) const
-    { ENABLED enabled; return enabled(m_selectionState); }
-
-    virtual QString category() const
-    { return QString(""); }
-
-    virtual QString menuId() const
-    { return m_menuId; }
-
-    virtual int priority() const
-    { return m_priority; }
-
-    virtual AbstractDesignerAction::Type type() const
-    { return AbstractDesignerAction::Menu; }
-
-    virtual QAction *action() const
-    { return m_action; }
+    bool isVisible(const SelectionContext &m_selectionState) const { return m_visibility(m_selectionState); }
+    bool isEnabled(const SelectionContext &m_selectionState) const { return m_enabled(m_selectionState); }
+    QString category() const { return QString(); }
+    QString menuId() const { return m_menuId; }
+    int priority() const { return m_priority; }
+    AbstractDesignerAction::Type type() const { return AbstractDesignerAction::Menu; }
+    QAction *action() const { return m_action; }
 
     virtual void setCurrentContext(const SelectionContext &selectionContext)
     {
@@ -256,91 +219,59 @@ protected:
     SelectionContext m_selectionContext;
     QScopedPointer<QMenu> m_menu;
     QAction *m_action;
+    SelectionContextFunction m_enabled;
+    SelectionContextFunction m_visibility;
 };
 
-template <class VISIBILITY = SelectionContextFunctors::Always>
 class SeperatorDesignerAction : public DefaultDesignerAction
 {
 public:
     SeperatorDesignerAction(const QString &category, int priority) :
-        DefaultDesignerAction(QString()),
-        m_category(category), m_priority(priority)
+        m_category(category),
+        m_priority(priority),
+        m_visibility(&SelectionContextFunctors::always)
     { m_action->setSeparator(true); }
 
-    virtual bool isVisible(const SelectionContext &m_selectionState) const
-    { VISIBILITY visibility; return visibility(m_selectionState); }
+    bool isVisible(const SelectionContext &m_selectionState) const { return m_visibility(m_selectionState); }
+    bool isEnabled(const SelectionContext &) const { return true; }
+    QString category() const { return m_category; }
+    QString menuId() const { return QString(); }
+    int priority() const { return m_priority; }
+    Type type() const { return Action; }
+    void setCurrentContext(const SelectionContext &) {}
 
-    virtual bool isEnabled(const SelectionContext &) const
-    { return true; }
-
-    virtual QString category() const
-    { return m_category; }
-
-    virtual QString menuId() const
-    { return QString(); }
-
-    virtual int priority() const
-    { return m_priority; }
-
-    virtual Type type() const
-    { return Action; }
-
-    virtual void setCurrentContext(const SelectionContext &)
-    {}
 private:
     const QString m_category;
     const int m_priority;
+    SelectionContextFunction m_visibility;
 };
 
-template <class ACTION>
-class ActionTemplate : public DefaultAction {
-
-public:
-    ActionTemplate(const QString &description) : DefaultAction(description)
-    { }
-
-public /*slots*/:
-    virtual void actionTriggered(bool b)
-    {
-        m_selectionContext.setToggled(b);
-        ACTION action;
-        return action(m_selectionContext);
-    }
-};
-
-template <class ACTION,
-          class ENABLED = SelectionContextFunctors::Always,
-          class VISIBILITY = SelectionContextFunctors::Always>
-class ModelNodeActionFactory : public DefaultDesignerAction
+class ModelNodeAction : public DefaultDesignerAction
 {
 public:
-    ModelNodeActionFactory(const QString &description,  const QString &category, int priority) :
-        DefaultDesignerAction(new ActionTemplate<ACTION>(description)),
+    ModelNodeAction(const QString &description,  const QString &category, int priority,
+            ModelNodeOperations::SelectionAction selectionAction,
+            SelectionContextFunction enabled = &SelectionContextFunctors::always,
+            SelectionContextFunction visibility = &SelectionContextFunctors::always) :
+        DefaultDesignerAction(new ActionTemplate(description, selectionAction)),
         m_category(category),
-        m_priority(priority)
+        m_priority(priority),
+        m_enabled(enabled),
+        m_visibility(visibility)
     {}
 
-    virtual bool isVisible(const SelectionContext &selectionState) const
-    { VISIBILITY visibility; return visibility(selectionState); }
-
-    virtual bool isEnabled(const SelectionContext &selectionState) const
-    { ENABLED enabled; return enabled(selectionState); }
-
-    virtual QString category() const
-    { return m_category; }
-
-    virtual QString menuId() const
-    { return QString(); }
-
-    virtual int priority() const
-    { return m_priority; }
-
-    virtual Type type() const
-    { return Action; }
+    bool isVisible(const SelectionContext &selectionState) const { return m_visibility(selectionState); }
+    bool isEnabled(const SelectionContext &selectionState) const { return m_enabled(selectionState); }
+    QString category() const { return m_category; }
+    QString menuId() const { return QString(); }
+    int priority() const { return m_priority; }
+    Type type() const { return Action; }
 
 private:
- const QString m_category;
- const int m_priority;
+    const QString m_category;
+    const int m_priority;
+    const SelectionContextFunction m_enabled;
+    const SelectionContextFunction m_visibility;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.cpp
index e710bed2d48..dcf1fb48844 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.cpp
@@ -112,18 +112,21 @@ static inline bool modelNodesHaveProperty(const QList<ModelNode> &modelNodeList,
     return false;
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::goIntoComponent(const ModelNode &modelNode)
+
+namespace ModelNodeOperations {
+
+void goIntoComponent(const ModelNode &modelNode)
 {
     ComponentUtils::goIntoComponent(modelNode);
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::select(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+void select(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 {
     if (selectionState.view())
         selectionState.view()->setSelectedModelNodes(QList<ModelNode>() << selectionState.targetNode());
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::deSelect(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+void deSelect(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 {
     if (selectionState.view()) {
         QList<ModelNode> selectedNodes = selectionState.view()->selectedModelNodes();
@@ -135,20 +138,20 @@ void ModelNodeOperations::deSelect(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
     }
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::cut(const SelectionContext &)
+void cut(const SelectionContext &)
 {
 }
 
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::copy(const SelectionContext &)
+void copy(const SelectionContext &)
 {
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::deleteSelection(const SelectionContext &)
+void deleteSelection(const SelectionContext &)
 {
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::toFront(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+void toFront(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 {
     if (!selectionState.view())
         return;
@@ -166,7 +169,7 @@ void ModelNodeOperations::toFront(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 }
 
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::toBack(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+void toBack(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 {
     if (!selectionState.view())
         return;
@@ -183,7 +186,7 @@ void ModelNodeOperations::toBack(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
     }
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::raise(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+void raise(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 {
     if (!selectionState.view())
         return;
@@ -203,7 +206,7 @@ void ModelNodeOperations::raise(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
     }
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::lower(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+void lower(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 {
 
     if (!selectionState.view())
@@ -224,19 +227,19 @@ void ModelNodeOperations::lower(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
     }
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::paste(const SelectionContext &)
+void paste(const SelectionContext &)
 {
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::undo(const SelectionContext &)
+void undo(const SelectionContext &)
 {
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::redo(const SelectionContext &)
+void redo(const SelectionContext &)
 {
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::setVisible(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+void setVisible(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 {
     if (!selectionState.view())
         return;
@@ -249,7 +252,7 @@ void ModelNodeOperations::setVisible(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 }
 
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::resetSize(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+void resetSize(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 {
     if (!selectionState.view())
         return;
@@ -265,7 +268,7 @@ void ModelNodeOperations::resetSize(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
     }
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::resetPosition(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+void resetPosition(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 {
     if (!selectionState.view())
         return;
@@ -281,16 +284,16 @@ void ModelNodeOperations::resetPosition(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
     }
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::goIntoComponent(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+void goIntoComponent(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 {
     goIntoComponent(selectionState.currentSingleSelectedNode());
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::setId(const SelectionContext &)
+void setId(const SelectionContext &)
 {
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::resetZ(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+void resetZ(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 {
     if (!selectionState.view())
         return;
@@ -321,7 +324,7 @@ static inline void restoreProperty(ModelNode node, const QString &propertyName)
         node.variantProperty(propertyName) = node.auxiliaryData(auxDataString + propertyName);
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::anchorsFill(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+void anchorsFill(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 {
     if (!selectionState.view())
         return;
@@ -340,7 +343,7 @@ void ModelNodeOperations::anchorsFill(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
     }
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::anchorsReset(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+void anchorsReset(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 {
     if (!selectionState.view())
         return;
@@ -423,7 +426,7 @@ static inline QPoint getUpperLeftPosition(const QList<ModelNode> &modelNodeList)
     return p;
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::layoutRow(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+void layoutRow(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 {
     if (!selectionState.view())
         return;
@@ -468,7 +471,7 @@ void ModelNodeOperations::layoutRow(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
     }
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::layoutColumn(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+void layoutColumn(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 {
     if (!selectionState.view())
         return;
@@ -511,7 +514,7 @@ void ModelNodeOperations::layoutColumn(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
     }
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::layoutGrid(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+void layoutGrid(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 {
     if (!selectionState.view())
         return;
@@ -555,7 +558,7 @@ void ModelNodeOperations::layoutGrid(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
     }
 }
 
-void ModelNodeOperations::layoutFlow(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
+void layoutFlow(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 {
     if (!selectionState.view())
         return;
@@ -598,4 +601,6 @@ void ModelNodeOperations::layoutFlow(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
     }
 }
 
+} // namespace Mode
+
 } //QmlDesigner
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.h
index da652ddc40b..2cc81739056 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.h
@@ -33,38 +33,38 @@
 #include "selectioncontext.h"
 
 namespace QmlDesigner {
+namespace ModelNodeOperations {
 
-class ModelNodeOperations
-{
-public:
-    static void goIntoComponent(const ModelNode &modelNode);
+void goIntoComponent(const ModelNode &modelNode);
 
-    static void select(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void deSelect(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void cut(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void copy(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void deleteSelection(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void toFront(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void toBack(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void raise(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void lower(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void paste(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void undo(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void redo(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void setVisible(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void resetSize(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void resetPosition(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void goIntoComponent(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void setId(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void resetZ(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void anchorsFill(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void anchorsReset(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void layoutRow(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void layoutColumn(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void layoutGrid(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-    static void layoutFlow(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
-};
+typedef void (*SelectionAction)(const SelectionContext &);
 
+void select(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void deSelect(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void cut(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void copy(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void deleteSelection(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void toFront(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void toBack(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void raise(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void lower(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void paste(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void undo(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void redo(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void setVisible(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void resetSize(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void resetPosition(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void goIntoComponent(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void setId(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void resetZ(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void anchorsFill(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void anchorsReset(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void layoutRow(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void layoutColumn(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void layoutGrid(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+void layoutFlow(const SelectionContext &selectionState);
+
+} // namespace ModelNodeOperationso
 } //QmlDesigner
 
 #endif //MODELNODEOPERATIONS_H