diff --git a/src/plugins/bineditor/bineditorplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/bineditor/bineditorplugin.cpp
index 9a26c4a1cbe..8c22297295a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bineditor/bineditorplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/bineditor/bineditorplugin.cpp
@@ -426,13 +426,6 @@ QString BinEditorFactory::displayName() const
     return tr(Constants::C_BINEDITOR_DISPLAY_NAME);
 }
 
-Core::IDocument *BinEditorFactory::open(const QString &fileName)
-{
-    Core::EditorManager *em = Core::EditorManager::instance();
-    Core::IEditor *iface = em->openEditor(fileName, id());
-    return iface ? iface->document() : 0;
-}
-
 Core::IEditor *BinEditorFactory::createEditor(QWidget *parent)
 {
     BinEditor *editor = new BinEditor(parent);
diff --git a/src/plugins/bineditor/bineditorplugin.h b/src/plugins/bineditor/bineditorplugin.h
index b4fd4050892..ea68086e3b7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bineditor/bineditorplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/bineditor/bineditorplugin.h
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ public:
     Core::IEditor *createEditor(QWidget *parent);
     Core::Id id() const;
     QString displayName() const;
-    Core::IDocument *open(const QString &fileName);
 
 private:
     const QStringList m_mimeTypes;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeeditorfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeeditorfactory.cpp
index 86756f86579..c48d41c0d0e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeeditorfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeeditorfactory.cpp
@@ -84,12 +84,6 @@ QString CMakeEditorFactory::displayName() const
     return tr(CMakeProjectManager::Constants::CMAKE_EDITOR_DISPLAY_NAME);
 }
 
-Core::IDocument *CMakeEditorFactory::open(const QString &fileName)
-{
-    Core::IEditor *iface = Core::EditorManager::instance()->openEditor(fileName, id());
-    return iface ? iface->document() : 0;
-}
-
 Core::IEditor *CMakeEditorFactory::createEditor(QWidget *parent)
 {
     CMakeEditorWidget *rc = new CMakeEditorWidget(parent, this, m_actionHandler);
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeeditorfactory.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeeditorfactory.h
index a58a4115d16..3c542aec5cd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeeditorfactory.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeeditorfactory.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ public:
     QStringList mimeTypes() const;
     Core::Id id() const;
     QString displayName() const;
-    Core::IDocument *open(const QString &fileName);
     Core::IEditor *createEditor(QWidget *parent);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pro b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pro
index c32ec82c721..7f607f06062 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pro
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ SOURCES += mainwindow.cpp \
     featureprovider.cpp \
     idocument.cpp \
     textdocument.cpp \
-    documentmanager.cpp
+    documentmanager.cpp \
+    ieditorfactory.cpp
 
 HEADERS += mainwindow.h \
     editmode.h \
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/ieditorfactory.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/ieditorfactory.h
index 97e4860fc5b..4bfd2f67da9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/ieditorfactory.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/ieditorfactory.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public:
     IEditorFactory(QObject *parent = 0) : IDocumentFactory(parent) {}
 
     virtual IEditor *createEditor(QWidget *parent) = 0;
+    virtual IDocument *open(const QString &fileName);
 };
 
 } // namespace Core
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/ieditorfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/ieditorfactory.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..33c840f7fb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/ieditorfactory.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/**************************************************************************
+**
+** This file is part of Qt Creator
+**
+** Copyright (c) 2012 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+**
+** Contact: Nokia Corporation (qt-info@nokia.com)
+**
+**
+** GNU Lesser General Public License Usage
+**
+** This file may be used under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+** License version 2.1 as published by the Free Software Foundation and
+** appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL included in the packaging of this file.
+** Please review the following information to ensure the GNU Lesser General
+** Public License version 2.1 requirements will be met:
+** http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html.
+**
+** In addition, as a special exception, Nokia gives you certain additional
+** rights. These rights are described in the Nokia Qt LGPL Exception
+** version 1.1, included in the file LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt in this package.
+**
+** Other Usage
+**
+** Alternatively, this file may be used in accordance with the terms and
+** conditions contained in a signed written agreement between you and Nokia.
+**
+** If you have questions regarding the use of this file, please contact
+** Nokia at qt-info@nokia.com.
+**
+**************************************************************************/
+
+#include "ieditorfactory.h"
+
+#include "ieditor.h"
+#include "editormanager.h"
+
+Core::IDocument *Core::IEditorFactory::open(const QString &fileName)
+{
+    Core::IEditor *iface = Core::EditorManager::instance()->openEditor(fileName, id());
+    return iface ? iface->document() : 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppplugin.cpp
index bfc49aafdfe..efa3a23476f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppplugin.cpp
@@ -108,12 +108,6 @@ QString CppEditorFactory::displayName() const
     return tr(CppEditor::Constants::CPPEDITOR_DISPLAY_NAME);
 }
 
-Core::IDocument *CppEditorFactory::open(const QString &fileName)
-{
-    Core::IEditor *iface = Core::EditorManager::instance()->openEditor(fileName, id());
-    return iface ? iface->document() : 0;
-}
-
 Core::IEditor *CppEditorFactory::createEditor(QWidget *parent)
 {
     CPPEditorWidget *editor = new CPPEditorWidget(parent);
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppplugin.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppplugin.h
index 652c942d767..6591035a946 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppplugin.h
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ public:
     Core::IEditor *createEditor(QWidget *parent);
     Core::Id id() const;
     QString displayName() const;
-    Core::IDocument *open(const QString &fileName);
 
 private:
     CppPlugin *m_owner;
diff --git a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectfileseditor.cpp b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectfileseditor.cpp
index 68694545204..dc376212bd8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectfileseditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectfileseditor.cpp
@@ -79,16 +79,6 @@ QString ProjectFilesFactory::displayName() const
     return tr(Constants::FILES_EDITOR_DISPLAY_NAME);
 }
 
-Core::IDocument *ProjectFilesFactory::open(const QString &fileName)
-{
-    Core::EditorManager *editorManager = Core::EditorManager::instance();
-
-    if (Core::IEditor *editor = editorManager->openEditor(fileName, id()))
-        return editor->document();
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // ProjectFilesEditable
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectfileseditor.h b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectfileseditor.h
index a00005e31f8..bdc8fd9e1c9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectfileseditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectfileseditor.h
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ public:
     virtual QStringList mimeTypes() const;
     virtual Core::Id id() const;
     virtual QString displayName() const;
-    virtual Core::IDocument *open(const QString &fileName);
 
 private:
     TextEditor::TextEditorActionHandler *m_actionHandler;
diff --git a/src/plugins/glsleditor/glsleditorfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/glsleditor/glsleditorfactory.cpp
index 397e3922411..ceb9a0038bf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/glsleditor/glsleditorfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/glsleditor/glsleditorfactory.cpp
@@ -75,16 +75,6 @@ QString GLSLEditorFactory::displayName() const
     return tr(C_GLSLEDITOR_DISPLAY_NAME);
 }
 
-Core::IDocument *GLSLEditorFactory::open(const QString &fileName)
-{
-    Core::IEditor *iface = Core::EditorManager::instance()->openEditor(fileName, id());
-    if (!iface) {
-        qWarning() << "QmlEditorFactory::open: openEditor failed for " << fileName;
-        return 0;
-    }
-    return iface->document();
-}
-
 Core::IEditor *GLSLEditorFactory::createEditor(QWidget *parent)
 {
     GLSLEditor::GLSLTextEditorWidget *rc = new GLSLEditor::GLSLTextEditorWidget(parent);
diff --git a/src/plugins/glsleditor/glsleditorfactory.h b/src/plugins/glsleditor/glsleditorfactory.h
index 3cfad99e31c..2e556875ba6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/glsleditor/glsleditorfactory.h
+++ b/src/plugins/glsleditor/glsleditorfactory.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ public:
     QStringList mimeTypes() const;
     Core::Id id() const;
     QString displayName() const;
-    Core::IDocument *open(const QString &fileName);
     Core::IEditor *createEditor(QWidget *parent);
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditorfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditorfactory.cpp
index 42dfcabab6b..441c9866832 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditorfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditorfactory.cpp
@@ -77,17 +77,6 @@ QString QmlJSEditorFactory::displayName() const
     return tr(C_QMLJSEDITOR_DISPLAY_NAME);
 }
 
-
-Core::IDocument *QmlJSEditorFactory::open(const QString &fileName)
-{
-    Core::IEditor *iface = Core::EditorManager::instance()->openEditor(fileName, id());
-    if (!iface) {
-        qWarning() << "QmlEditorFactory::open: openEditor failed for " << fileName;
-        return 0;
-    }
-    return iface->document();
-}
-
 Core::IEditor *QmlJSEditorFactory::createEditor(QWidget *parent)
 {
     QmlJSEditor::QmlJSTextEditorWidget *rc = new QmlJSEditor::QmlJSTextEditorWidget(parent);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditorfactory.h b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditorfactory.h
index 92a5b60cee5..3d7f6506987 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditorfactory.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditorfactory.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ public:
     QStringList mimeTypes() const;
     Core::Id id() const;
     QString displayName() const;
-    Core::IDocument *open(const QString &fileName);
     Core::IEditor *createEditor(QWidget *parent);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/profileeditorfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/profileeditorfactory.cpp
index 20dea318966..38a5fc2f93b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/profileeditorfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/profileeditorfactory.cpp
@@ -78,12 +78,6 @@ QString ProFileEditorFactory::displayName() const
     return tr(Qt4ProjectManager::Constants::PROFILE_EDITOR_DISPLAY_NAME);
 }
 
-Core::IDocument *ProFileEditorFactory::open(const QString &fileName)
-{
-    Core::IEditor *iface = Core::EditorManager::instance()->openEditor(fileName, id());
-    return iface ? iface->document() : 0;
-}
-
 Core::IEditor *ProFileEditorFactory::createEditor(QWidget *parent)
 {
     ProFileEditorWidget *editor = new ProFileEditorWidget(parent, this, m_actionHandler);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/profileeditorfactory.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/profileeditorfactory.h
index 5c9d3ff604f..ff463afdfcf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/profileeditorfactory.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/profileeditorfactory.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ public:
     QStringList mimeTypes() const;
     Core::Id id() const;
     QString displayName() const;
-    Core::IDocument *open(const QString &fileName);
     Core::IEditor *createEditor(QWidget *parent);
 
     Qt4Manager *qt4ProjectManager() const { return m_manager; }
diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorfactory.cpp
index 30f25de2e40..f416c26a07d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorfactory.cpp
@@ -64,16 +64,6 @@ QString ResourceEditorFactory::displayName() const
     return tr(C_RESOURCEEDITOR_DISPLAY_NAME);
 }
 
-Core::IDocument *ResourceEditorFactory::open(const QString &fileName)
-{
-    Core::IEditor *iface = Core::EditorManager::instance()->openEditor(fileName, id());
-    if (!iface) {
-        qWarning() << "ResourceEditorFactory::open: openEditor failed for " << fileName;
-        return 0;
-    }
-    return iface->document();
-}
-
 Core::IEditor *ResourceEditorFactory::createEditor(QWidget *parent)
 {
     Core::Context context(ResourceEditor::Constants::C_RESOURCEEDITOR);
diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorfactory.h b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorfactory.h
index 54dc1b5cfdb..c2ddd476984 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorfactory.h
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorfactory.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ public:
     // IEditorFactory
     Core::Id id() const;
     QString displayName() const;
-    Core::IDocument *open(const QString &fileName);
     Core::IEditor *createEditor(QWidget *parent);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/plaintexteditorfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/plaintexteditorfactory.cpp
index 308819e11bf..2820a11cef6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/plaintexteditorfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/plaintexteditorfactory.cpp
@@ -75,12 +75,6 @@ QString PlainTextEditorFactory::displayName() const
     return tr(Core::Constants::K_DEFAULT_TEXT_EDITOR_DISPLAY_NAME);
 }
 
-Core::IDocument *PlainTextEditorFactory::open(const QString &fileName)
-{
-    Core::IEditor *iface = Core::EditorManager::instance()->openEditor(fileName, id());
-    return iface ? iface->document() : 0;
-}
-
 Core::IEditor *PlainTextEditorFactory::createEditor(QWidget *parent)
 {
     PlainTextEditorWidget *rc = new PlainTextEditorWidget(parent);
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/plaintexteditorfactory.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/plaintexteditorfactory.h
index f70111b8f0f..e8b37698f34 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/plaintexteditorfactory.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/plaintexteditorfactory.h
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ public:
     //Core::IEditorFactory
     Core::Id id() const;
     QString displayName() const;
-
-    Core::IDocument *open(const QString &fileName);
     Core::IEditor *createEditor(QWidget *parent);
 
     TextEditor::TextEditorActionHandler *actionHandler() const { return m_actionHandler; }
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcseditorfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcseditorfactory.cpp
index a74d1390f7e..753e01e9214 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcseditorfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcseditorfactory.cpp
@@ -99,12 +99,6 @@ QString BaseVcsEditorFactory::displayName() const
     return d->m_displayName;
 }
 
-Core::IDocument *BaseVcsEditorFactory::open(const QString &fileName)
-{
-    Core::IEditor *iface = Core::EditorManager::instance()->openEditor(fileName, id());
-    return iface ? iface->document() : 0;
-}
-
 Core::IEditor *BaseVcsEditorFactory::createEditor(QWidget *parent)
 {
     VcsBaseEditorWidget *vcsEditor = createVcsBaseEditor(d->m_type, parent);
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcseditorfactory.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcseditorfactory.h
index 10739978e54..05c659f9b3e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcseditorfactory.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcseditorfactory.h
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ public:
 
     Core::Id id() const;
     QString displayName() const;
-
-    Core::IDocument *open(const QString &fileName);
     Core::IEditor *createEditor(QWidget *parent);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcssubmiteditorfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcssubmiteditorfactory.cpp
index 57d566f04ce..f96f10acc1c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcssubmiteditorfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcssubmiteditorfactory.cpp
@@ -91,11 +91,4 @@ QStringList BaseVcsSubmitEditorFactory::mimeTypes() const
     return d->m_mimeTypes;
 }
 
-Core::IDocument *BaseVcsSubmitEditorFactory::open(const QString &fileName)
-{
-    if (Core::IEditor *iface = Core::EditorManager::instance()->openEditor(fileName, id()))
-        return iface->document();
-    return 0;
-}
-
 } // namespace VcsBase
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcssubmiteditorfactory.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcssubmiteditorfactory.h
index 3e3c3fe7eb6..eef09373214 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcssubmiteditorfactory.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcssubmiteditorfactory.h
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ public:
     Core::Id id() const;
     QString displayName() const;
     QStringList mimeTypes() const;
-    Core::IDocument *open(const QString &fileName);
 
 private:
     virtual VcsBaseSubmitEditor