Merge commit 'oslo1/master' into oslo1-master

Conflicts:
	doc/src/getting-started/installation.qdoc
	src/gui/dialogs/qfiledialog_win.cpp
	tools/assistant/tools/assistant/centralwidget.cpp
	tools/assistant/tools/assistant/helpviewer.cpp

42 files changed, 2319 insertions, 1103 deletions

diff --git a/tools/assistant/lib/qclucenefieldnames.cpp b/tools/assistant/lib/qclucenefieldnames.cpp
index 1a94291..84e3a1a 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/lib/qclucenefieldnames.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/lib/qclucenefieldnames.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /****************************************************************************
 **
-** Copyright (C) 2010 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+** Copyright (C) 2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
 ** All rights reserved.
 ** Contact: Nokia Corporation (qt-info@nokia.com)
 **
diff --git a/tools/assistant/lib/qclucenefieldnames_p.h b/tools/assistant/lib/qclucenefieldnames_p.h
index 489832f..ae13515 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/lib/qclucenefieldnames_p.h
+++ b/tools/assistant/lib/qclucenefieldnames_p.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /****************************************************************************
 **
-** Copyright (C) 2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+** Copyright (C) 2010 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
 ** All rights reserved.
 ** Contact: Nokia Corporation (qt-info@nokia.com)
 **
diff --git a/tools/assistant/lib/qhelp_global.cpp b/tools/assistant/lib/qhelp_global.cpp
index e6a26c4..8e96b55 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/lib/qhelp_global.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/lib/qhelp_global.cpp
@@ -89,10 +89,11 @@ QString QHelpGlobal::codecFromHtmlData(const QByteArray &data)
     QString head = QString::fromUtf8(data.constData(), qMin(1000, data.size()));
     int start = head.indexOf(QLatin1String("<meta"), 0, Qt::CaseInsensitive);
     if (start > 0) {
-        int end;
         QRegExp r(QLatin1String("charset=([^\"\\s]+)"));
         while (start != -1) {
-            end = head.indexOf(QLatin1Char('>'), start) + 1;
+            const int end = head.indexOf(QLatin1Char('>'), start) + 1;
+            if (end <= start)
+                break;
             const QString &meta = head.mid(start, end - start).toLower();
             if (r.indexIn(meta) != -1)
                 return r.cap(1);
diff --git a/tools/assistant/lib/qhelpgenerator.cpp b/tools/assistant/lib/qhelpgenerator.cpp
index a193134..63164cd 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/lib/qhelpgenerator.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/lib/qhelpgenerator.cpp
@@ -538,7 +538,8 @@ bool QHelpGenerator::insertFiles(const QStringList &files, const QString &rootPa
         }
 
         int fileId = -1;
-        if (!d->fileMap.contains(fileName)) {
+        QMap<QString, int>::Iterator fileMapIt = d->fileMap.find(fileName);
+        if (fileMapIt == d->fileMap.end()) {
             fileDataList.append(qCompress(data));
 
             fileNameData.name = fileName;
@@ -552,18 +553,20 @@ bool QHelpGenerator::insertFiles(const QStringList &files, const QString &rootPa
 
             ++tableFileId;
         } else {
-            fileId = d->fileMap.value(fileName);
+            fileId = fileMapIt.value();
+            QSet<int> &fileFilterSet = d->fileFilterMap[fileId];
+            QSet<int> &tmpFileFilterSet = tmpFileFilterMap[fileId];
             foreach (const int &filter, filterAtts) {
-                if (!d->fileFilterMap.value(fileId).contains(filter)
-                    && !tmpFileFilterMap.value(fileId).contains(filter)) {
-                        d->fileFilterMap[fileId].insert(filter);
-                        tmpFileFilterMap[fileId].insert(filter);
+                if (!fileFilterSet.contains(filter)
+                    && !tmpFileFilterSet.contains(filter)) {
+                    fileFilterSet.insert(filter);
+                    tmpFileFilterSet.insert(filter);
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 
-    if (tmpFileFilterMap.count()) {
+    if (!tmpFileFilterMap.isEmpty()) {
         d->query->exec(QLatin1String("BEGIN"));
         QMap<int, QSet<int> >::const_iterator it = tmpFileFilterMap.constBegin();
         while (it != tmpFileFilterMap.constEnd()) {
@@ -626,8 +629,7 @@ bool QHelpGenerator::registerCustomFilter(const QString &filterName,
     while (d->query->next()) {
         attributeMap.insert(d->query->value(1).toString(),
             d->query->value(0).toInt());
-        if (idsToInsert.contains(d->query->value(1).toString()))
-            idsToInsert.removeAll(d->query->value(1).toString());
+        idsToInsert.removeAll(d->query->value(1).toString());
     }
 
     foreach (QString id, idsToInsert) {
@@ -675,7 +677,7 @@ bool QHelpGenerator::registerCustomFilter(const QString &filterName,
     return true;
 }
 
-bool QHelpGenerator::insertKeywords(const QList<QHelpDataIndexItem> keywords,
+bool QHelpGenerator::insertKeywords(const QList<QHelpDataIndexItem> &keywords,
                                     const QStringList &filterAttributes)
 {
     if (!d->query)
@@ -705,7 +707,17 @@ bool QHelpGenerator::insertKeywords(const QList<QHelpDataIndexItem> keywords,
 
     int i = 0;
     d->query->exec(QLatin1String("BEGIN"));
-    foreach (QHelpDataIndexItem itm, keywords) {
+    QSet<QString> indices;
+    foreach (const QHelpDataIndexItem &itm, keywords) {
+
+        /*
+         * Identical ids make no sense and just confuse the Assistant user,
+         * so we ignore all repetitions.
+         */
+        if (indices.contains(itm.identifier))
+            continue;
+        indices.insert(itm.identifier);
+
         pos = itm.reference.indexOf(QLatin1Char('#'));
         fileName = itm.reference.left(pos);
         if (pos > -1)
@@ -717,8 +729,9 @@ bool QHelpGenerator::insertKeywords(const QList<QHelpDataIndexItem> keywords,
         if (fName.startsWith(QLatin1String("./")))
             fName = fName.mid(2);
 
-        if (d->fileMap.contains(fName))
-            fileId = d->fileMap.value(fName);
+        QMap<QString, int>::ConstIterator it = d->fileMap.find(fName);
+        if (it != d->fileMap.end())
+            fileId = it.value();
         else
             fileId = 1;
 
@@ -750,7 +763,7 @@ bool QHelpGenerator::insertKeywords(const QList<QHelpDataIndexItem> keywords,
     d->query->exec(QLatin1String("COMMIT"));
 
     d->query->exec(QLatin1String("SELECT COUNT(Id) FROM IndexTable"));
-    if (d->query->next() && d->query->value(0).toInt() >= keywords.count())
+    if (d->query->next() && d->query->value(0).toInt() >= indices.count())
         return true;
     return false;
 }
diff --git a/tools/assistant/lib/qhelpgenerator_p.h b/tools/assistant/lib/qhelpgenerator_p.h
index 21c04f5..823a07a 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/lib/qhelpgenerator_p.h
+++ b/tools/assistant/lib/qhelpgenerator_p.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ private:
         const QStringList &filterAttribs, bool forceUpdate = false);
     bool registerVirtualFolder(const QString &folderName, const QString &ns);
     bool insertFilterAttributes(const QStringList &attributes);
-    bool insertKeywords(const QList<QHelpDataIndexItem> keywords,
+    bool insertKeywords(const QList<QHelpDataIndexItem> &keywords,
         const QStringList &filterAttributes);
     bool insertFiles(const QStringList &files, const QString &rootPath,
         const QStringList &filterAttributes);
diff --git a/tools/assistant/lib/qhelpsearchquerywidget.cpp b/tools/assistant/lib/qhelpsearchquerywidget.cpp
index cb7b1ef..ab48dac 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/lib/qhelpsearchquerywidget.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/lib/qhelpsearchquerywidget.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
 
 #include "qhelpsearchquerywidget.h"
 
-#include <QtCore/QDebug>
-
 #include <QtCore/QAbstractListModel>
 #include <QtCore/QObject>
 #include <QtCore/QStringList>
@@ -101,8 +99,9 @@ private:
     };
 
     QHelpSearchQueryWidgetPrivate()
-        : QObject(), simpleSearch(true),
-          searchCompleter(new CompleterModel(this), this)
+        : QObject()
+        , simpleSearch(true)
+        , searchCompleter(new CompleterModel(this), this)
     {
         searchButton = 0;
         advancedSearchWidget = 0;
@@ -195,8 +194,8 @@ private:
         }
     }
 
-    void nextOrPrevQuery(int maxOrMinIndex, int addend,
-                         QToolButton *thisButton, QToolButton *otherButton)
+    void nextOrPrevQuery(int maxOrMinIndex, int addend, QToolButton *thisButton,
+        QToolButton *otherButton)
     {
         QueryHistory *queryHist;
         QList<QLineEdit *> lineEdits;
@@ -206,7 +205,7 @@ private:
         } else {
             queryHist = &complexQueries;
             lineEdits << allQuery << atLeastQuery << similarQuery
-                    << withoutQuery << exactQuery;
+                << withoutQuery << exactQuery;
         }
         foreach (QLineEdit *lineEdit, lineEdits)
             lineEdit->clear();
@@ -251,11 +250,11 @@ private:
 
     void enableOrDisableToolButtons()
     {
-        const QueryHistory &queryHist =
-                simpleSearch ? simpleQueries : complexQueries;
+        const QueryHistory &queryHist = simpleSearch ? simpleQueries
+            : complexQueries;
         prevQueryButton->setEnabled(queryHist.curQuery > 0);
-        nextQueryButton->setEnabled(queryHist.curQuery <
-                                    queryHist.queries.size() - 1);
+        nextQueryButton->setEnabled(queryHist.curQuery
+            < queryHist.queries.size() - 1);
     }
 
 private slots:
@@ -279,20 +278,22 @@ private slots:
         QList<QHelpSearchQuery> queryList;
 #if !defined(QT_CLUCENE_SUPPORT)
         queryList.append(QHelpSearchQuery(QHelpSearchQuery::DEFAULT,
-                                          QStringList(defaultQuery->text())));
+            QStringList(defaultQuery->text())));
 
 #else
         if (defaultQuery->isEnabled()) {
             queryList.append(QHelpSearchQuery(QHelpSearchQuery::DEFAULT,
-                                              buildTermList(defaultQuery->text())));
+                buildTermList(defaultQuery->text())));
         } else {
             const QRegExp exp(QLatin1String("\\s+"));
-            QStringList lst = similarQuery->text().split(exp, QString::SkipEmptyParts);
+            QStringList lst = similarQuery->text().split(exp,
+                QString::SkipEmptyParts);
             if (!lst.isEmpty()) {
                 QStringList fuzzy;
                 foreach (const QString term, lst)
                     fuzzy += buildTermList(term);
-                queryList.append(QHelpSearchQuery(QHelpSearchQuery::FUZZY, fuzzy));
+                queryList.append(QHelpSearchQuery(QHelpSearchQuery::FUZZY,
+                    fuzzy));
             }
 
             lst = withoutQuery->text().split(exp, QString::SkipEmptyParts);
@@ -300,13 +301,15 @@ private slots:
                 QStringList without;
                 foreach (const QString term, lst)
                     without.append(term);
-                queryList.append(QHelpSearchQuery(QHelpSearchQuery::WITHOUT, without));
+                queryList.append(QHelpSearchQuery(QHelpSearchQuery::WITHOUT,
+                    without));
             }
 
             if (!exactQuery->text().isEmpty()) {
                 QString phrase = exactQuery->text().remove(QLatin1Char('\"'));
                 phrase = phrase.simplified();
-                queryList.append(QHelpSearchQuery(QHelpSearchQuery::PHRASE, QStringList(phrase)));
+                queryList.append(QHelpSearchQuery(QHelpSearchQuery::PHRASE,
+                    QStringList(phrase)));
             }
 
             lst = allQuery->text().split(exp, QString::SkipEmptyParts);
@@ -322,7 +325,8 @@ private slots:
                 QStringList atLeast;
                 foreach (const QString term, lst)
                     atLeast += buildTermList(term);
-                queryList.append(QHelpSearchQuery(QHelpSearchQuery::ATLEAST, atLeast));
+                queryList.append(QHelpSearchQuery(QHelpSearchQuery::ATLEAST,
+                    atLeast));
             }
         }
 #endif
@@ -336,8 +340,9 @@ private slots:
 
     void nextQuery()
     {
-        nextOrPrevQuery((simpleSearch ? simpleQueries : complexQueries).queries.size() - 1,
-                        1, nextQueryButton, prevQueryButton);
+        nextOrPrevQuery((simpleSearch ? simpleQueries
+            : complexQueries).queries.size() - 1, 1, nextQueryButton,
+                prevQueryButton);
     }
 
     void prevQuery()
@@ -388,8 +393,9 @@ private:
     \fn void QHelpSearchQueryWidget::search()
 
     This signal is emitted when a the user has the search button invoked.
-    After reciving the signal you can ask the QHelpSearchQueryWidget for the build list
-    of QHelpSearchQuery's that you may pass to the QHelpSearchEngine's search() function.
+    After reciving the signal you can ask the QHelpSearchQueryWidget for the
+    build list of QHelpSearchQuery's that you may pass to the QHelpSearchEngine's
+    search() function.
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -517,7 +523,8 @@ QList<QHelpSearchQuery> QHelpSearchQueryWidget::query() const
         QList<QHelpSearchQuery>() : queryHist.queries.last();
 }
 
-/*! \reimp
+/*!
+    \reimp
 */
 void QHelpSearchQueryWidget::focusInEvent(QFocusEvent *focusEvent)
 {
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/aboutdialog.cpp b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/aboutdialog.cpp
index 0ab8659..26d488d 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/aboutdialog.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/aboutdialog.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 ** $QT_END_LICENSE$
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
+#include "helpviewer.h"
+#include "tracer.h"
 
 #include <QtCore/QBuffer>
 
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 AboutLabel::AboutLabel(QWidget *parent)
     : QTextBrowser(parent)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     setFrameStyle(QFrame::NoFrame);
     QPalette p;
     p.setColor(QPalette::Base, p.color(QPalette::Background));
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ AboutLabel::AboutLabel(QWidget *parent)
 
 void AboutLabel::setText(const QString &text, const QByteArray &resources)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QDataStream in(resources);
     in >> m_resourceMap;
     
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ void AboutLabel::setText(const QString &text, const QByteArray &resources)
 
 QSize AboutLabel::minimumSizeHint() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QTextDocument *doc = document();
     doc->adjustSize();
     return QSize(int(doc->size().width()), int(doc->size().height()));
@@ -79,6 +84,7 @@ QSize AboutLabel::minimumSizeHint() const
 
 QVariant AboutLabel::loadResource(int type, const QUrl &name)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (type == 2 || type == 3) {
         if (m_resourceMap.contains(name.toString())) {
             return m_resourceMap.value(name.toString());
@@ -89,9 +95,9 @@ QVariant AboutLabel::loadResource(int type, const QUrl &name)
 
 void AboutLabel::setSource(const QUrl &url)
 {
-    if (url.isValid() 
-        && (url.scheme() == QLatin1String("http") || url.scheme() == QLatin1String("ftp") 
-            || url.scheme() == QLatin1String("mailto") || url.path().endsWith(QLatin1String("pdf")))) {
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    if (url.isValid() && (!HelpViewer::isLocalUrl(url)
+        || !HelpViewer::canOpenPage(url.path()))) {
         if (!QDesktopServices::openUrl(url)) {
             QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Warning"),
                          tr("Unable to launch external application.\n"),
@@ -103,6 +109,7 @@ void AboutLabel::setSource(const QUrl &url)
 AboutDialog::AboutDialog(QWidget *parent)
     : QDialog(parent, Qt::MSWindowsFixedSizeDialogHint|Qt::WindowTitleHint|Qt::WindowSystemMenuHint)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_pixmapLabel = 0;
     m_aboutLabel = new AboutLabel();
     
@@ -121,12 +128,14 @@ AboutDialog::AboutDialog(QWidget *parent)
 
 void AboutDialog::setText(const QString &text, const QByteArray &resources)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_aboutLabel->setText(text, resources);
     updateSize();
 }
 
 void AboutDialog::setPixmap(const QPixmap &pixmap)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (!m_pixmapLabel) {
         m_pixmapLabel = new QLabel();
         m_layout->addWidget(m_pixmapLabel, 0, 0, 1, -1, Qt::AlignCenter);
@@ -137,11 +146,13 @@ void AboutDialog::setPixmap(const QPixmap &pixmap)
 
 QString AboutDialog::documentTitle() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return m_aboutLabel->documentTitle();
 }
 
 void AboutDialog::updateSize()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QSize screenSize = QApplication::desktop()->availableGeometry(QCursor::pos()).size();
     int limit = qMin(screenSize.width()/2, 500);
 
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/assistant.pro b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/assistant.pro
index 81677c3..980f078 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/assistant.pro
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/assistant.pro
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ PROJECTNAME = Assistant
 DESTDIR = ../../../../bin
 target.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_BINS]
 INSTALLS += target
+DEPENDPATH += ../shared
 
 # ## Work around a qmake issue when statically linking to
 # ## not-yet-installed plugins
@@ -31,7 +32,9 @@ HEADERS += helpviewer.h \
     aboutdialog.h \
     qtdocinstaller.h \
     xbelsupport.h \
-    ../shared/collectionconfiguration.h
+    ../shared/collectionconfiguration.h \
+    helpenginewrapper.h \
+    tracer.h
 win32:HEADERS += remotecontrol_win.h
 SOURCES += helpviewer.cpp \
     main.cpp \
@@ -50,7 +53,8 @@ SOURCES += helpviewer.cpp \
     aboutdialog.cpp \
     qtdocinstaller.cpp \
     xbelsupport.cpp \
-    ../shared/collectionconfiguration.cpp
+    ../shared/collectionconfiguration.cpp \
+    helpenginewrapper.cpp
 FORMS += topicchooser.ui \
     preferencesdialog.ui \
     filternamedialog.ui \
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/bookmarkmanager.cpp b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/bookmarkmanager.cpp
index 331ea4b..b7bd449 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/bookmarkmanager.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/bookmarkmanager.cpp
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@
 ** $QT_END_LICENSE$
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
+#include "tracer.h"
 
 #include "bookmarkmanager.h"
 #include "centralwidget.h"
-#include "../shared/collectionconfiguration.h"
+#include "helpenginewrapper.h"
 
 #include <QtGui/QMenu>
 #include <QtGui/QIcon>
@@ -57,7 +58,6 @@
 #include <QtGui/QToolButton>
 #include <QtGui/QPushButton>
 #include <QtGui/QApplication>
-#include <QtHelp/QHelpEngineCore>
 #include <QtGui/QDialogButtonBox>
 #include <QtGui/QSortFilterProxyModel>
 
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ BookmarkDialog::BookmarkDialog(BookmarkManager *manager, const QString &title,
     , m_title(title)
     , bookmarkManager(manager)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     ui.setupUi(this);
 
     installEventFilter(this);
@@ -118,10 +119,12 @@ BookmarkDialog::BookmarkDialog(BookmarkManager *manager, const QString &title,
 
 BookmarkDialog::~BookmarkDialog()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
 }
 
 void BookmarkDialog::addAccepted()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QItemSelectionModel *model = ui.treeView->selectionModel();
     const QModelIndexList &list = model->selection().indexes();
 
@@ -135,6 +138,7 @@ void BookmarkDialog::addAccepted()
 
 void BookmarkDialog::addNewFolder()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QItemSelectionModel *model = ui.treeView->selectionModel();
     const QModelIndexList &list = model->selection().indexes();
 
@@ -160,6 +164,7 @@ void BookmarkDialog::addNewFolder()
 
 void BookmarkDialog::toolButtonClicked()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     bool visible = !ui.treeView->isVisible();
     ui.treeView->setVisible(visible);
     ui.newFolderButton->setVisible(visible);
@@ -175,6 +180,7 @@ void BookmarkDialog::toolButtonClicked()
 
 void BookmarkDialog::itemChanged(QStandardItem *item)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (renameItem != item) {
         renameItem = item;
         oldText = item->text();
@@ -195,11 +201,13 @@ void BookmarkDialog::itemChanged(QStandardItem *item)
 
 void BookmarkDialog::textChanged(const QString &string)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     ui.buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok)->setEnabled(!string.isEmpty());
 }
 
 void BookmarkDialog::selectBookmarkFolder(const QString &folderName)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (folderName.isEmpty())
         return;
 
@@ -223,6 +231,7 @@ void BookmarkDialog::selectBookmarkFolder(const QString &folderName)
 
 void BookmarkDialog::customContextMenuRequested(const QPoint &point)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QModelIndex index = ui.treeView->indexAt(point);
     if (!index.isValid())
         return;
@@ -255,6 +264,7 @@ void BookmarkDialog::customContextMenuRequested(const QPoint &point)
 void BookmarkDialog::renameFolder(const QModelIndex &index,
                                   const QModelIndex &proxyIndex)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     const BookmarkModel * const model = bookmarkManager->treeBookmarkModel();
     if (QStandardItem *item = model->itemFromIndex(proxyIndex)) {
         item->setEditable(true);
@@ -265,6 +275,7 @@ void BookmarkDialog::renameFolder(const QModelIndex &index,
 
 void BookmarkDialog::currentChanged(const QModelIndex &current)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QString text = tr("Bookmarks");
     if (current.isValid())
         text = current.data().toString();
@@ -273,6 +284,7 @@ void BookmarkDialog::currentChanged(const QModelIndex &current)
 
 bool BookmarkDialog::eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *e)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (object != ui.treeView && object != ui.treeView->viewport())
         return QWidget::eventFilter(object, e);
 
@@ -323,6 +335,7 @@ BookmarkWidget::BookmarkWidget(BookmarkManager *manager, QWidget *parent,
     , removeButton(0)
     , bookmarkManager(manager)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     setup(showButtons);
 
     installEventFilter(this);
@@ -332,10 +345,12 @@ BookmarkWidget::BookmarkWidget(BookmarkManager *manager, QWidget *parent,
 
 BookmarkWidget::~BookmarkWidget()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
 }
 
 void BookmarkWidget::removeClicked()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     const QModelIndex &index = treeView->currentIndex();
     if (searchField->text().isEmpty()) {
         bookmarkManager->removeBookmarkItem(treeView,
@@ -345,6 +360,7 @@ void BookmarkWidget::removeClicked()
 
 void BookmarkWidget::filterChanged()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     bool searchBookmarks = searchField->text().isEmpty();
     if (!searchBookmarks) {
         regExp.setPattern(searchField->text());
@@ -372,6 +388,7 @@ void BookmarkWidget::filterChanged()
 
 void BookmarkWidget::expand(const QModelIndex &index)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     const QModelIndex &source = filterBookmarkModel->mapToSource(index);
     QStandardItem *item =
         bookmarkManager->treeBookmarkModel()->itemFromIndex(source);
@@ -381,6 +398,7 @@ void BookmarkWidget::expand(const QModelIndex &index)
 
 void BookmarkWidget::activated(const QModelIndex &index)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (!index.isValid())
         return;
 
@@ -391,6 +409,7 @@ void BookmarkWidget::activated(const QModelIndex &index)
 
 void BookmarkWidget::customContextMenuRequested(const QPoint &point)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QModelIndex index = treeView->indexAt(point);
     if (!index.isValid())
         return;
@@ -443,6 +462,7 @@ void BookmarkWidget::customContextMenuRequested(const QPoint &point)
 
 void BookmarkWidget::setup(bool showButtons)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     regExp.setPatternSyntax(QRegExp::FixedString);
     regExp.setCaseSensitivity(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
 
@@ -519,6 +539,7 @@ void BookmarkWidget::setup(bool showButtons)
 
 void BookmarkWidget::expandItems()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QStandardItemModel *model = bookmarkManager->treeBookmarkModel();
     QList<QStandardItem*>list = model->findItems(QLatin1String("*"),
         Qt::MatchWildcard | Qt::MatchRecursive, 0);
@@ -531,6 +552,7 @@ void BookmarkWidget::expandItems()
 
 void BookmarkWidget::focusInEvent(QFocusEvent *e)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (e->reason() != Qt::MouseFocusReason) {
         searchField->selectAll();
         searchField->setFocus();
@@ -544,6 +566,7 @@ void BookmarkWidget::focusInEvent(QFocusEvent *e)
 
 bool BookmarkWidget::eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *e)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (object != this && object != treeView
         && object != treeView->viewport()) {
             return QWidget::eventFilter(object, e);
@@ -619,19 +642,23 @@ bool BookmarkWidget::eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *e)
 BookmarkModel::BookmarkModel(int rows, int columns, QObject *parent)
     : QStandardItemModel(rows, columns, parent)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
 }
 
 BookmarkModel::~BookmarkModel()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
 }
 
 Qt::DropActions BookmarkModel::supportedDropActions() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return Qt::MoveAction;
 }
 
 Qt::ItemFlags BookmarkModel::flags(const QModelIndex &index) const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     Qt::ItemFlags defaultFlags = QStandardItemModel::flags(index);
     if ((!index.isValid()) // can only happen for the invisible root item
         || index.data(Qt::UserRole + 10).toString() == QLatin1String("Folder"))
@@ -644,12 +671,12 @@ Qt::ItemFlags BookmarkModel::flags(const QModelIndex &index) const
 // BookmarkManager
 
 
-BookmarkManager::BookmarkManager(QHelpEngineCore *_helpEngine)
+BookmarkManager::BookmarkManager()
     : treeModel(new BookmarkModel(0, 1, this))
     , listModel(new BookmarkModel(0, 1, this))
     , renameItem(0)
-    , helpEngine(_helpEngine)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     folderIcon = QApplication::style()->standardIcon(QStyle::SP_DirClosedIcon);
     bookmarkIcon = QIcon(QLatin1String(":/trolltech/assistant/images/bookmark.png"));
 
@@ -663,31 +690,36 @@ BookmarkManager::BookmarkManager(QHelpEngineCore *_helpEngine)
 
 BookmarkManager::~BookmarkManager()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     treeModel->clear();
     listModel->clear();
 }
 
 BookmarkModel* BookmarkManager::treeBookmarkModel()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return treeModel;
 }
 
 BookmarkModel* BookmarkManager::listBookmarkModel()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return listModel;
 }
 
 void BookmarkManager::saveBookmarks()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QByteArray bookmarks;
     QDataStream stream(&bookmarks, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
 
     readBookmarksRecursive(treeModel->invisibleRootItem(), stream, 0);
-    CollectionConfiguration::setBookmarks(*helpEngine, bookmarks);
+    HelpEngineWrapper::instance().setBookmarks(bookmarks);
 }
 
 QStringList BookmarkManager::bookmarkFolders() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QStringList folders(tr("Bookmarks"));
 
     QList<QStandardItem*>list = treeModel->findItems(QLatin1String("*"),
@@ -704,6 +736,7 @@ QStringList BookmarkManager::bookmarkFolders() const
 
 QModelIndex BookmarkManager::addNewFolder(const QModelIndex &index)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QStandardItem *item = new QStandardItem(uniqueFolderName());
     item->setEditable(false);
     item->setData(false, Qt::UserRole + 11);
@@ -721,6 +754,7 @@ QModelIndex BookmarkManager::addNewFolder(const QModelIndex &index)
 void BookmarkManager::removeBookmarkItem(QTreeView *treeView,
     const QModelIndex &index)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QStandardItem *item = treeModel->itemFromIndex(index);
     if (item) {
         QString data = index.data(Qt::UserRole + 10).toString();
@@ -752,6 +786,7 @@ void BookmarkManager::removeBookmarkItem(QTreeView *treeView,
 void BookmarkManager::showBookmarkDialog(QWidget *parent, const QString &name,
     const QString &url)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     BookmarkDialog dialog(this, name, url, parent);
     dialog.exec();
 }
@@ -759,6 +794,7 @@ void BookmarkManager::showBookmarkDialog(QWidget *parent, const QString &name,
 void BookmarkManager::addNewBookmark(const QModelIndex &index,
     const QString &name, const QString &url)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QStandardItem *item = new QStandardItem(name);
     item->setEditable(false);
     item->setIcon(bookmarkIcon);
@@ -775,6 +811,7 @@ void BookmarkManager::addNewBookmark(const QModelIndex &index,
 
 void BookmarkManager::fillBookmarkMenu(QMenu *menu)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (!menu || !treeModel)
         return;
 
@@ -784,6 +821,7 @@ void BookmarkManager::fillBookmarkMenu(QMenu *menu)
 
 void BookmarkManager::fillBookmarkMenu(QMenu *menu, QStandardItem *root)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     for (int i = 0; i < root->rowCount(); ++i) {
         QStandardItem *item = root->child(i);
         if (item && item->data(Qt::UserRole + 10)
@@ -799,6 +837,7 @@ void BookmarkManager::fillBookmarkMenu(QMenu *menu, QStandardItem *root)
 
 QUrl BookmarkManager::urlForAction(QAction* action) const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (map.contains(action)) {
         const QModelIndex &index = map.value(action);
         if (QStandardItem* item = treeModel->itemFromIndex(index))
@@ -809,6 +848,7 @@ QUrl BookmarkManager::urlForAction(QAction* action) const
 
 void BookmarkManager::itemChanged(QStandardItem *item)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (renameItem != item) {
         renameItem = item;
         oldText = item->text();
@@ -826,6 +866,7 @@ void BookmarkManager::itemChanged(QStandardItem *item)
 
 void BookmarkManager::setupBookmarkModels()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     treeModel->clear();
     listModel->clear();
 
@@ -835,7 +876,7 @@ void BookmarkManager::setupBookmarkModels()
     QList<int> lastDepths;
     QList<QStandardItem*> parents;
 
-    QByteArray ba = CollectionConfiguration::bookmarks(*helpEngine);
+    QByteArray ba = HelpEngineWrapper::instance().bookmarks();
     QDataStream stream(ba);
     while (!stream.atEnd()) {
         stream >> depth >> name >> type >> expanded;
@@ -871,6 +912,7 @@ void BookmarkManager::setupBookmarkModels()
 
 QString BookmarkManager::uniqueFolderName() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QString folderName = tr("New Folder");
     QList<QStandardItem*> list = treeModel->findItems(folderName,
         Qt::MatchContains | Qt::MatchRecursive, 0);
@@ -890,6 +932,7 @@ QString BookmarkManager::uniqueFolderName() const
 
 void BookmarkManager::removeBookmarkFolderItems(QStandardItem *item)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     for (int j = 0; j < item->rowCount(); ++j) {
         QStandardItem *child = item->child(j);
         if (child->rowCount() > 0)
@@ -909,6 +952,7 @@ void BookmarkManager::removeBookmarkFolderItems(QStandardItem *item)
 void BookmarkManager::readBookmarksRecursive(const QStandardItem *item,
     QDataStream &stream, const qint32 depth) const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     for (int j = 0; j < item->rowCount(); ++j) {
         const QStandardItem *child = item->child(j);
         stream << depth;
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/bookmarkmanager.h b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/bookmarkmanager.h
index 71a1778..fbacc2c 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/bookmarkmanager.h
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/bookmarkmanager.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class BookmarkManager : public QObject
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    BookmarkManager(QHelpEngineCore* helpEngine);
+    BookmarkManager();
     ~BookmarkManager();
 
     BookmarkModel* treeBookmarkModel();
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ private:
     BookmarkModel *treeModel;
     BookmarkModel *listModel;
     QStandardItem *renameItem;
-    QHelpEngineCore *helpEngine;
     QMap<QAction*, QModelIndex> map;
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/centralwidget.cpp b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/centralwidget.cpp
index b5fe262..076498e 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/centralwidget.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/centralwidget.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@
 ** $QT_END_LICENSE$
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
+#include "tracer.h"
 
 #include "centralwidget.h"
+#include "helpenginewrapper.h"
 #include "helpviewer.h"
 #include "searchwidget.h"
 #include "mainwindow.h"
@@ -68,7 +70,6 @@
 #include <QtGui/QPrintPreviewDialog>
 #include <QtGui/QPageSetupDialog>
 
-#include <QtHelp/QHelpEngine>
 #include <QtHelp/QHelpSearchEngine>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ FindWidget::FindWidget(QWidget *parent)
     : QWidget(parent)
     , appPalette(qApp->palette())
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QHBoxLayout *hboxLayout = new QHBoxLayout(this);
     QString resourcePath = QLatin1String(":/trolltech/assistant/images/");
 
@@ -149,10 +151,12 @@ FindWidget::FindWidget(QWidget *parent)
 
 FindWidget::~FindWidget()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
 }
 
 void FindWidget::hideEvent(QHideEvent* event)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
 #if !defined(QT_NO_WEBKIT)
     // TODO: remove this once webkit supports setting the palette
     if (!event->spontaneous())
@@ -164,6 +168,7 @@ void FindWidget::hideEvent(QHideEvent* event)
 
 void FindWidget::showEvent(QShowEvent* event)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
 #if !defined(QT_NO_WEBKIT)
     // TODO: remove this once webkit supports setting the palette
     if (!event->spontaneous()) {
@@ -181,6 +186,7 @@ void FindWidget::showEvent(QShowEvent* event)
 
 void FindWidget::updateButtons()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (editFind->text().isEmpty()) {
         toolPrevious->setEnabled(false);
         toolNext->setEnabled(false);
@@ -192,6 +198,7 @@ void FindWidget::updateButtons()
 
 QToolButton* FindWidget::setupToolButton(const QString &text, const QString &icon)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QToolButton *toolButton = new QToolButton(this);
 
     toolButton->setText(text);
@@ -206,18 +213,17 @@ QToolButton* FindWidget::setupToolButton(const QString &text, const QString &ico
 // --
 
 
-CentralWidget::CentralWidget(QHelpEngine *engine, MainWindow *parent)
+CentralWidget::CentralWidget(MainWindow *parent)
     : QWidget(parent)
     , lastTabPage(0)
-    , collectionFile(engine->collectionFile())
     , findBar(0)
     , tabWidget(0)
     , findWidget(0)
-    , helpEngine(engine)
     , printer(0)
     , usesDefaultCollection(parent->usesDefaultCollection())
     , m_searchWidget(0)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     globalActionList.clear();
     staticCentralWidget = this;
     QVBoxLayout *vboxLayout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
@@ -289,14 +295,11 @@ CentralWidget::CentralWidget(QHelpEngine *engine, MainWindow *parent)
 
 CentralWidget::~CentralWidget()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
 #ifndef QT_NO_PRINTER
     delete printer;
 #endif
 
-    QHelpEngineCore engine(collectionFile, 0);
-    if (!engine.setupData())
-        return;
-
     QStringList zoomFactors;
     QStringList currentPages;
     bool searchAttached = m_searchWidget->isAttached();
@@ -310,19 +313,22 @@ CentralWidget::~CentralWidget()
         }
     }
 
-    CollectionConfiguration::setLastTabPage(engine, lastTabPage);
-    CollectionConfiguration::setLastShownPages(engine, currentPages);
-    CollectionConfiguration::setSearchWasAttached(engine, searchAttached);
-    CollectionConfiguration::setLastZoomFactors(engine, zoomFactors);
+    HelpEngineWrapper &helpEngine = HelpEngineWrapper::instance();
+    helpEngine.setLastTabPage(tabWidget->currentIndex());
+    helpEngine.setLastShownPages(currentPages);
+    helpEngine.setSearchWasAttached(searchAttached);
+    helpEngine.setLastZoomFactors(zoomFactors);
 }
 
 CentralWidget *CentralWidget::instance()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return staticCentralWidget;
 }
 
 void CentralWidget::newTab()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer();
 #if !defined(QT_NO_WEBKIT)
     if (viewer && viewer->hasLoadFinished())
@@ -334,6 +340,7 @@ void CentralWidget::newTab()
 
 void CentralWidget::zoomIn()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer();
     if (viewer)
         viewer->zoomIn();
@@ -344,6 +351,7 @@ void CentralWidget::zoomIn()
 
 void CentralWidget::zoomOut()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer();
     if (viewer)
         viewer->zoomOut();
@@ -354,11 +362,13 @@ void CentralWidget::zoomOut()
 
 void CentralWidget::findNext()
 {
-    find(findWidget->editFind->text(), true, false);
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    find(findWidget->editFind->text(), true);
 }
 
 void CentralWidget::nextPage()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     int index = tabWidget->currentIndex() + 1;
     if (index >= tabWidget->count())
         index = 0;
@@ -367,6 +377,7 @@ void CentralWidget::nextPage()
 
 void CentralWidget::resetZoom()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer();
     if (viewer)
         viewer->resetZoom();
@@ -377,6 +388,7 @@ void CentralWidget::resetZoom()
 
 void CentralWidget::previousPage()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     int index = tabWidget->currentIndex() -1;
     if (index < 0)
         index = tabWidget->count() -1;
@@ -385,11 +397,13 @@ void CentralWidget::previousPage()
 
 void CentralWidget::findPrevious()
 {
-    find(findWidget->editFind->text(), false, true);
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    find(findWidget->editFind->text(), false);
 }
 
 void CentralWidget::closeTab()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer();
     if (!viewer|| tabWidget->count() == 1)
         return;
@@ -400,12 +414,13 @@ void CentralWidget::closeTab()
 
 void CentralWidget::setSource(const QUrl &url)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer();
     HelpViewer *lastViewer =
         qobject_cast<HelpViewer*>(tabWidget->widget(lastTabPage));
 
     if (!viewer && !lastViewer) {
-        viewer = new HelpViewer(helpEngine, this);
+        viewer = new HelpViewer(this);
         viewer->installEventFilter(this);
         lastTabPage = tabWidget->addTab(viewer, QString());
         tabWidget->setCurrentIndex(lastTabPage);
@@ -423,16 +438,14 @@ void CentralWidget::setSource(const QUrl &url)
 
 void CentralWidget::setupWidget()
 {
-    int option = CollectionConfiguration::startOption(*helpEngine);
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    HelpEngineWrapper &helpEngine = HelpEngineWrapper::instance();
+    int option = helpEngine.startOption();
     if (option != ShowLastPages) {
         QString homePage;
-        if (option == ShowHomePage) {
-            // TODO: Can this fall-back logic go into the wrapper class?
-            homePage = CollectionConfiguration::homePage(*helpEngine);
-            if (homePage.isEmpty())
-                homePage = CollectionConfiguration::defaultHomePage(*helpEngine);
-        }
-        if (option == ShowBlankPage)
+        if (option == ShowHomePage)
+            homePage = helpEngine.homePage();
+        else if (option == ShowBlankPage)
             homePage = QLatin1String("about:blank");
         setSource(homePage);
     } else {
@@ -442,8 +455,9 @@ void CentralWidget::setupWidget()
 
 void CentralWidget::setLastShownPages()
 {
-    const QStringList lastShownPageList =
-        CollectionConfiguration::lastShownPages(*helpEngine);
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    HelpEngineWrapper &helpEngine = HelpEngineWrapper::instance();
+    const QStringList lastShownPageList = helpEngine.lastShownPages();
     const int pageCount = lastShownPageList.count();
     if (pageCount == 0) {
         if (usesDefaultCollection)
@@ -452,38 +466,39 @@ void CentralWidget::setLastShownPages()
             setSource(QUrl(QLatin1String("about:blank")));
         return;
     }
-
-    QStringList zoomFactors =
-        CollectionConfiguration::lastZoomFactors(*helpEngine);
+    QStringList zoomFactors = helpEngine.lastZoomFactors();
     while (zoomFactors.count() < pageCount)
         zoomFactors.append(CollectionConfiguration::DefaultZoomFactor);
 
-    QStringList::const_iterator zIt = zoomFactors.constBegin();
-    QStringList::const_iterator it = lastShownPageList.constBegin();
-    for (; it != lastShownPageList.constEnd(); ++it, ++zIt)
-        setSourceInNewTab((*it), (*zIt).toFloat());
-
-    int tab = CollectionConfiguration::lastTabPage(*helpEngine);
-
     const bool searchIsAttached = m_searchWidget->isAttached();
-    const bool searchWasAttached =
-        CollectionConfiguration::searchWasAttached(*helpEngine);
-
-    if (searchWasAttached && !searchIsAttached)
-        --tab;
+    const bool searchWasAttached = helpEngine.searchWasAttached();
+    int tabToShow = helpEngine.lastTabPage();
+    if (searchWasAttached && !searchIsAttached && tabToShow != 0)
+        --tabToShow;
     else if (!searchWasAttached && searchIsAttached)
-        ++tab;
-    tabWidget->setCurrentIndex(tab);
+        ++tabToShow;
+
+    for (int curTab = 0; curTab < pageCount; ++curTab) {
+        const QString &curFile = lastShownPageList.at(curTab);
+        if (helpEngine.findFile(curFile).isValid())
+            setSourceInNewTab(curFile, zoomFactors.at(curTab).toFloat());
+        else if (curTab + searchIsAttached <= tabToShow)
+            --tabToShow;
+    }
+
+    tabWidget->setCurrentIndex(tabToShow);
 }
 
 bool CentralWidget::hasSelection() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     const HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer();
     return viewer ? viewer->hasSelection() : false;
 }
 
 QUrl CentralWidget::currentSource() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     const HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer();
     if (viewer)
         return viewer->source();
@@ -493,6 +508,7 @@ QUrl CentralWidget::currentSource() const
 
 QString CentralWidget::currentTitle() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     const HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer();
     if (viewer)
         return viewer->documentTitle();
@@ -502,6 +518,7 @@ QString CentralWidget::currentTitle() const
 
 void CentralWidget::copySelection()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer();
     if (viewer)
         viewer->copy();
@@ -509,6 +526,7 @@ void CentralWidget::copySelection()
 
 void CentralWidget::showTextSearch()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     findBar->show();
     findWidget->editFind->selectAll();
     findWidget->editFind->setFocus(Qt::ShortcutFocusReason);
@@ -516,6 +534,7 @@ void CentralWidget::showTextSearch()
 
 void CentralWidget::initPrinter()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
 #ifndef QT_NO_PRINTER
     if (!printer)
         printer = new QPrinter(QPrinter::HighResolution);
@@ -524,6 +543,7 @@ void CentralWidget::initPrinter()
 
 void CentralWidget::print()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
 #ifndef QT_NO_PRINTER
     HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer();
     if (!viewer)
@@ -547,6 +567,7 @@ void CentralWidget::print()
 
 void CentralWidget::printPreview()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
 #ifndef QT_NO_PRINTER
     initPrinter();
     QPrintPreviewDialog preview(printer, this);
@@ -558,6 +579,7 @@ void CentralWidget::printPreview()
 
 void CentralWidget::printPreview(QPrinter *p)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
 #ifndef QT_NO_PRINTER
     HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer();
     if (viewer)
@@ -567,6 +589,7 @@ void CentralWidget::printPreview(QPrinter *p)
 
 void CentralWidget::pageSetup()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
 #ifndef QT_NO_PRINTER
     initPrinter();
     QPageSetupDialog dlg(printer);
@@ -576,11 +599,13 @@ void CentralWidget::pageSetup()
 
 bool CentralWidget::isHomeAvailable() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return currentHelpViewer() ? true : false;
 }
 
 void CentralWidget::home()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer();
     if (viewer)
         viewer->home();
@@ -588,6 +613,7 @@ void CentralWidget::home()
 
 bool CentralWidget::isForwardAvailable() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     const HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer();
     if (viewer)
         return viewer->isForwardAvailable();
@@ -597,6 +623,7 @@ bool CentralWidget::isForwardAvailable() const
 
 void CentralWidget::forward()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer();
     if (viewer)
         viewer->forward();
@@ -604,6 +631,7 @@ void CentralWidget::forward()
 
 bool CentralWidget::isBackwardAvailable() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     const HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer();
     if (viewer)
         return viewer->isBackwardAvailable();
@@ -613,6 +641,7 @@ bool CentralWidget::isBackwardAvailable() const
 
 void CentralWidget::backward()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer();
     if (viewer)
         viewer->backward();
@@ -621,16 +650,19 @@ void CentralWidget::backward()
 
 QList<QAction*> CentralWidget::globalActions() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return globalActionList;
 }
 
 void CentralWidget::setGlobalActions(const QList<QAction*> &actions)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     globalActionList = actions;
 }
 
 void CentralWidget::setSourceInNewTab(const QUrl &url, qreal zoom)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     HelpViewer *viewer;
 
 #if defined(QT_NO_WEBKIT)
@@ -639,7 +671,7 @@ void CentralWidget::setSourceInNewTab(const QUrl &url, qreal zoom)
         return;
 #endif
 
-    viewer = new HelpViewer(helpEngine, this);
+    viewer = new HelpViewer(this);
     viewer->installEventFilter(this);
     viewer->setSource(url);
     viewer->setFocus(Qt::OtherFocusReason);
@@ -663,7 +695,8 @@ void CentralWidget::setSourceInNewTab(const QUrl &url, qreal zoom)
 
 HelpViewer *CentralWidget::newEmptyTab()
 {
-    HelpViewer *viewer = new HelpViewer(helpEngine, this);
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    HelpViewer *viewer = new HelpViewer(this);
     viewer->installEventFilter(this);
     viewer->setFocus(Qt::OtherFocusReason);
 #if defined(QT_NO_WEBKIT)
@@ -677,11 +710,13 @@ HelpViewer *CentralWidget::newEmptyTab()
 
 void CentralWidget::findCurrentText(const QString &text)
 {
-    find(text, false, false);
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    find(text, true);
 }
 
 void CentralWidget::connectSignals()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     const HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer();
     if (viewer) {
         connect(viewer, SIGNAL(copyAvailable(bool)), this,
@@ -701,11 +736,13 @@ void CentralWidget::connectSignals()
 
 HelpViewer *CentralWidget::currentHelpViewer() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return qobject_cast<HelpViewer*>(tabWidget->currentWidget());
 }
 
 void CentralWidget::activateTab(bool onlyHelpViewer)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (currentHelpViewer()) {
         currentHelpViewer()->setFocus();
     } else {
@@ -719,6 +756,7 @@ void CentralWidget::activateTab(bool onlyHelpViewer)
 
 void CentralWidget::setTabTitle(const QUrl &url)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     Q_UNUSED(url)
 #if !defined(QT_NO_WEBKIT)
     QTabBar *tabBar = qFindChild<QTabBar*>(tabWidget);
@@ -740,6 +778,7 @@ void CentralWidget::setTabTitle(const QUrl &url)
 
 void CentralWidget::currentPageChanged(int index)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     const HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer();
     if (viewer)
         lastTabPage = index;
@@ -755,6 +794,7 @@ void CentralWidget::currentPageChanged(int index)
 
 void CentralWidget::showTabBarContextMenu(const QPoint &point)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     HelpViewer *viewer = helpViewerFromTabPosition(tabWidget, point);
     if (!viewer)
         return;
@@ -807,6 +847,7 @@ void CentralWidget::showTabBarContextMenu(const QPoint &point)
 
 bool CentralWidget::eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *e)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (e->type() == QEvent::KeyPress) {
         QKeyEvent *ke = static_cast<QKeyEvent*>(e);
         switch (ke->key()) {
@@ -862,6 +903,7 @@ bool CentralWidget::eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *e)
 
 void CentralWidget::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *e)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     const QString &text = e->text();
     if (text.startsWith(QLatin1Char('/'))) {
         if (!findBar->isVisible()) {
@@ -876,19 +918,37 @@ void CentralWidget::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *e)
     QWidget::keyPressEvent(e);
 }
 
-void CentralWidget::find(const QString &ttf, bool forward, bool backward)
+void CentralWidget::find(const QString &ttf, bool forward)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QPalette p = findWidget->editFind->palette();
     p.setColor(QPalette::Active, QPalette::Base, Qt::white);
 
-    if (!ttf.isEmpty()) {
-        HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer();
+    bool found = false;
 
-        bool found = false;
+#if defined(QT_NO_WEBKIT)
+    found = findInTextBrowser(ttf, forward);
+#else
+    found = findInWebPage(ttf, forward);
+#endif
+
+    if (!found && !ttf.isEmpty())
+        p.setColor(QPalette::Active, QPalette::Base, QColor(255, 102, 102));
+
+    if (!findWidget->isVisible())
+        findWidget->show();
+    findWidget->editFind->setPalette(p);
+}
+
+bool CentralWidget::findInWebPage(const QString &ttf, bool forward)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
 #if !defined(QT_NO_WEBKIT)
-        if (viewer) {
-            QWebPage::FindFlags options;
-            if (backward)
+    if (HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer()) {
+        bool found = false;
+        QWebPage::FindFlags options;
+        if (!ttf.isEmpty()) {
+            if (!forward)
                 options |= QWebPage::FindBackward;
 
             if (findWidget->checkCase->isChecked())
@@ -903,30 +963,31 @@ void CentralWidget::find(const QString &ttf, bool forward, bool backward)
                 if (found)
                     findWidget->labelWrapped->show();
             }
-        } else if (tabWidget->currentWidget() == m_searchWidget) {
-            QTextBrowser *browser = qFindChild<QTextBrowser*>(m_searchWidget);
-            found = findInTextBrowser(browser, ttf, forward, backward);
         }
-#else
-        QTextBrowser *browser = qobject_cast<QTextBrowser*>(viewer);
-        if (tabWidget->currentWidget() == m_searchWidget)
-            browser = qFindChild<QTextBrowser*>(m_searchWidget);
-        found = findInTextBrowser(browser, ttf, forward, backward);
-#endif
-
-        if (!found)
-            p.setColor(QPalette::Active, QPalette::Base, QColor(255, 102, 102));
+        // force highlighting of all other matches, also when empty (clear)
+        options = QWebPage::HighlightAllOccurrences;
+        viewer->findText(QLatin1String(""), options);
+        viewer->findText(ttf, options);
+        return found;
     }
 
-    if (!findWidget->isVisible())
-        findWidget->show();
-    findWidget->editFind->setPalette(p);
+    // this needs to stay, case for active search results page
+    return findInTextBrowser(ttf, forward);
+#else
+    Q_UNUSED(ttf);
+    Q_UNUSED(forward);
+#endif
+    return false;
 }
 
-bool CentralWidget::findInTextBrowser(QTextBrowser* browser, const QString &ttf,
-    bool forward, bool backward)
+bool CentralWidget::findInTextBrowser(const QString &ttf, bool forward)
 {
-    if (!browser)
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    QTextBrowser *browser = qobject_cast<QTextBrowser*>(currentHelpViewer());
+    if (tabWidget->currentWidget() == m_searchWidget)
+        browser = qFindChild<QTextBrowser*>(m_searchWidget);
+
+    if (!browser || ttf.isEmpty())
         return false;
 
     QTextDocument *doc = browser->document();
@@ -942,7 +1003,7 @@ bool CentralWidget::findInTextBrowser(QTextBrowser* browser, const QString &ttf,
             QTextCursor::MoveAnchor);
     }
 
-    if (backward)
+    if (!forward)
         options |= QTextDocument::FindBackward;
 
     if (findWidget->checkCase->isChecked())
@@ -973,6 +1034,7 @@ bool CentralWidget::findInTextBrowser(QTextBrowser* browser, const QString &ttf,
 
 void CentralWidget::updateBrowserFont()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QFont font;
     bool searchAttached = searchWidgetAttached();
     if (searchAttached) {
@@ -982,12 +1044,13 @@ void CentralWidget::updateBrowserFont()
 
     int i = searchAttached ? 1 : 0;
     getBrowserFontFor(tabWidget->widget(i), &font);
-    for (; i < tabWidget->count(); ++i)
+    for ( ; i < tabWidget->count(); ++i)
         setBrowserFontFor(tabWidget->widget(i), font);
 }
 
 void CentralWidget::createSearchWidget(QHelpSearchEngine *searchEngine)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (m_searchWidget)
         return;
 
@@ -1004,8 +1067,9 @@ void CentralWidget::createSearchWidget(QHelpSearchEngine *searchEngine)
 
 void CentralWidget::activateSearchWidget(bool updateLastTabPage)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (!m_searchWidget)
-        createSearchWidget(helpEngine->searchEngine());
+        createSearchWidget(HelpEngineWrapper::instance().searchEngine());
 
     if (!m_searchWidget->isAttached()) {
         tabWidget->insertTab(0, m_searchWidget, tr("Search"));
@@ -1021,6 +1085,7 @@ void CentralWidget::activateSearchWidget(bool updateLastTabPage)
 
 void CentralWidget::removeSearchWidget()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (searchWidgetAttached()) {
         tabWidget->removeTab(0);
         m_searchWidget->setAttached(false);
@@ -1029,6 +1094,7 @@ void CentralWidget::removeSearchWidget()
 
 int CentralWidget::availableHelpViewer() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     int count = tabWidget->count();
     if (searchWidgetAttached())
         count--;
@@ -1037,6 +1103,7 @@ int CentralWidget::availableHelpViewer() const
 
 bool CentralWidget::enableTabCloseAction() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     int minTabCount = 1;
     if (searchWidgetAttached())
         minTabCount = 2;
@@ -1046,6 +1113,7 @@ bool CentralWidget::enableTabCloseAction() const
 
 QString CentralWidget::quoteTabTitle(const QString &title) const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QString s = title;
     return s.replace(QLatin1Char('&'), QLatin1String("&&"));
 }
@@ -1053,26 +1121,39 @@ QString CentralWidget::quoteTabTitle(const QString &title) const
 void
 CentralWidget::setSourceFromSearch(const QUrl &url)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     setSource(url);
+#if defined(QT_NO_WEBKIT)
     highlightSearchTerms();
+#else
+    connect(currentHelpViewer(), SIGNAL(loadFinished(bool)), this,
+        SLOT(highlightSearchTerms()));
+#endif
 }
 
 void
 CentralWidget::setSourceFromSearchInNewTab(const QUrl &url)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     setSourceInNewTab(url);
+#if defined(QT_NO_WEBKIT)
     highlightSearchTerms();
+#else
+    connect(currentHelpViewer(), SIGNAL(loadFinished(bool)), this,
+        SLOT(highlightSearchTerms()));
+#endif
 }
 
 void
 CentralWidget::highlightSearchTerms()
 {
-#if defined(QT_NO_WEBKIT)
+    TRACE_OBJ
     HelpViewer *viewer = currentHelpViewer();
     if (!viewer)
         return;
 
-    QHelpSearchEngine *searchEngine = helpEngine->searchEngine();
+    QHelpSearchEngine *searchEngine =
+        HelpEngineWrapper::instance().searchEngine();
     QList<QHelpSearchQuery> queryList = searchEngine->query();
 
     QStringList terms;
@@ -1089,6 +1170,7 @@ CentralWidget::highlightSearchTerms()
         }
     }
 
+#if defined(QT_NO_WEBKIT)
     viewer->viewport()->setUpdatesEnabled(false);
 
     QTextCharFormat marker;
@@ -1120,22 +1202,44 @@ CentralWidget::highlightSearchTerms()
     viewer->setTextCursor(firstHit);
 
     viewer->viewport()->setUpdatesEnabled(true);
+#else
+    viewer->findText("", QWebPage::HighlightAllOccurrences);
+         // clears existing selections
+    foreach (const QString& term, terms)
+        viewer->findText(term, QWebPage::HighlightAllOccurrences);
+
+    disconnect(viewer, SIGNAL(loadFinished(bool)), this,
+        SLOT(highlightSearchTerms()));
 #endif
 }
 
 
-void CentralWidget::closeTabs(const QList<int> &indices)
+void CentralWidget::closeOrReloadTabs(const QList<int> &indices, bool tryReload)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QList<int> sortedIndices = indices;
     qSort(sortedIndices);
-    for (int i = sortedIndices.count(); --i >= 0;)
-        closeTabAt(sortedIndices.at(i));
+    for (int i = sortedIndices.count(); --i >= 0;) {
+        const int tab = sortedIndices.at(i);
+        bool close = true;
+        if (tryReload) {
+            HelpViewer *viewer =
+                    qobject_cast<HelpViewer*>(tabWidget->widget(tab));
+            if (HelpEngineWrapper::instance().findFile(viewer->source()).isValid()) {
+                viewer->reload();
+                close = false;
+            }
+        }
+        if (close)
+            closeTabAt(tab);
+    }
     if (availableHelpViewer() == 0)
         setSource(QUrl(QLatin1String("about:blank")));
 }
 
 void CentralWidget::closeTabAt(int index)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     HelpViewer *viewer = qobject_cast<HelpViewer*>(tabWidget->widget(index));
     tabWidget->removeTab(index);
     QTimer::singleShot(0, viewer, SLOT(deleteLater()));
@@ -1143,8 +1247,9 @@ void CentralWidget::closeTabAt(int index)
 
 QMap<int, QString> CentralWidget::currentSourceFileList() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QMap<int, QString> sourceList;
-    for (int i = 1; i < tabWidget->count(); ++i) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < tabWidget->count(); ++i) {
         HelpViewer *viewer = qobject_cast<HelpViewer*>(tabWidget->widget(i));
         if (viewer && viewer->source().isValid())
             sourceList.insert(i, viewer->source().host());
@@ -1154,8 +1259,9 @@ QMap<int, QString> CentralWidget::currentSourceFileList() const
 
 void CentralWidget::getBrowserFontFor(QWidget *viewer, QFont *font)
 {
-    const QLatin1String key("useBrowserFont");
-    if (!CollectionConfiguration::usesBrowserFont(*helpEngine)) {
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    HelpEngineWrapper &helpEngine = HelpEngineWrapper::instance();
+    if (!helpEngine.usesBrowserFont()) {
         *font = qApp->font();   // case for QTextBrowser and SearchWidget
 #if !defined(QT_NO_WEBKIT)
         QWebView *view = qobject_cast<QWebView*> (viewer);
@@ -1166,12 +1272,13 @@ void CentralWidget::getBrowserFontFor(QWidget *viewer, QFont *font)
         }
 #endif
     } else {
-        *font = CollectionConfiguration::browserFont(*helpEngine);
+        *font = helpEngine.browserFont();
     }
 }
 
 void CentralWidget::setBrowserFontFor(QWidget *widget, const QFont &font)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
 #if !defined(QT_NO_WEBKIT)
     QWebView *view = qobject_cast<QWebView*> (widget);
     if (view) {
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/centralwidget.h b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/centralwidget.h
index c2cb698..c0bee81 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/centralwidget.h
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/centralwidget.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class CentralWidget : public QWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    CentralWidget(QHelpEngine *engine, MainWindow *parent);
+    CentralWidget(MainWindow *parent);
     ~CentralWidget();
 
     void setupWidget();
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public:
     int availableHelpViewer() const;
     bool enableTabCloseAction() const;
 
-    void closeTabs(const QList<int> &indices);
+    void closeOrReloadTabs(const QList<int> &indices, bool tryReload);
     void closeTabAt(int index);
     QMap<int, QString> currentSourceFileList() const;
 
@@ -184,16 +184,16 @@ private slots:
     void printPreview(QPrinter *printer);
     void setSourceFromSearch(const QUrl &url);
     void setSourceFromSearchInNewTab(const QUrl &url);
+    void highlightSearchTerms();
 
 private:
     void connectSignals();
     bool eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *e);
-    void find(const QString &ttf, bool forward, bool backward);
-    bool findInTextBrowser(QTextBrowser* browser, const QString &ttf,
-        bool forward, bool backward);
+    void find(const QString &ttf, bool forward);
+    bool findInWebPage(const QString &ttf, bool forward);
+    bool findInTextBrowser(const QString &ttf, bool forward);
     void initPrinter();
     QString quoteTabTitle(const QString &title) const;
-    void highlightSearchTerms();
     void setLastShownPages();
 
     void getBrowserFontFor(QWidget* viewer, QFont *font);
@@ -201,13 +201,11 @@ private:
 
 private:
     int lastTabPage;
-    QString collectionFile;
     QList<QAction*> globalActionList;
 
     QWidget *findBar;
     QTabWidget *tabWidget;
     FindWidget *findWidget;
-    QHelpEngine *helpEngine;
     QPrinter *printer;
     bool usesDefaultCollection;
 
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/cmdlineparser.cpp b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/cmdlineparser.cpp
index 30db7a0..b3ba93c 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 ** $QT_END_LICENSE$
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
+#include "tracer.h"
 
 #include <QtCore/QFileInfo>
 #include <QtGui/QMessageBox>
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ const QString CmdLineParser::m_helpMessage = QLatin1String(
         "                           file.\n"
         "-setCurrentFilter filter   Set the filter as the active filter.\n"
         "-remove-search-index       Removes the full text search index.\n"
+        "-rebuild-search-index      Re-builds the full text search index (potentially slow).\n"
         "-quiet                     Does not display any error or\n"
         "                           status message.\n"
         "-help                      Displays this help.\n"
@@ -86,8 +88,10 @@ CmdLineParser::CmdLineParser(const QStringList &arguments)
     m_search(Untouched),
     m_register(None),
     m_removeSearchIndex(false),
+    m_rebuildSearchIndex(false),
     m_quiet(false)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     for (int i = 1; i < arguments.count(); ++i) {
         const QString &arg = arguments.at(i);
         if (arg.toLower() == "-quiet")
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ CmdLineParser::CmdLineParser(const QStringList &arguments)
 
 CmdLineParser::Result CmdLineParser::parse()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     bool showHelp = false;
 
     while (m_error.isEmpty() && hasMoreArgs()) {
@@ -123,6 +128,8 @@ CmdLineParser::Result CmdLineParser::parse()
             handleSetCurrentFilterOption();
         else if (arg == QLatin1String("-remove-search-index"))
             m_removeSearchIndex = true;
+        else if (arg == QLatin1String("-rebuild-search-index"))
+            m_rebuildSearchIndex = true;
         else if (arg == QLatin1String("-help"))
             showHelp = true;
         else
@@ -141,17 +148,20 @@ CmdLineParser::Result CmdLineParser::parse()
 
 bool CmdLineParser::hasMoreArgs() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return m_pos < m_arguments.count();
 }
 
 const QString &CmdLineParser::nextArg()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     Q_ASSERT(hasMoreArgs());
     return m_arguments.at(m_pos++);
 }
 
 void CmdLineParser::handleCollectionFileOption()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (hasMoreArgs()) {
         const QString &fileName = nextArg();
         m_collectionFile = getFileName(fileName);
@@ -165,6 +175,7 @@ void CmdLineParser::handleCollectionFileOption()
 
 void CmdLineParser::handleShowUrlOption()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (hasMoreArgs()) {
         const QString &urlString = nextArg();
         QUrl url(urlString);
@@ -179,21 +190,25 @@ void CmdLineParser::handleShowUrlOption()
 
 void CmdLineParser::handleShowOption()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     handleShowOrHideOrActivateOption(Show);
 }
 
 void CmdLineParser::handleHideOption()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     handleShowOrHideOrActivateOption(Hide);
 }
 
 void CmdLineParser::handleActivateOption()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     handleShowOrHideOrActivateOption(Activate);
 }
 
 void CmdLineParser::handleShowOrHideOrActivateOption(ShowState state)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (hasMoreArgs()) {
         const QString &widget = nextArg().toLower();
         if (widget == QLatin1String("contents"))
@@ -213,16 +228,19 @@ void CmdLineParser::handleShowOrHideOrActivateOption(ShowState state)
 
 void CmdLineParser::handleRegisterOption()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     handleRegisterOrUnregisterOption(Register);
 }
 
 void CmdLineParser::handleUnregisterOption()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     handleRegisterOrUnregisterOption(Unregister);
 }
 
 void CmdLineParser::handleRegisterOrUnregisterOption(RegisterState state)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (hasMoreArgs()) {
         const QString &fileName = nextArg();
         m_helpFile = getFileName(fileName);
@@ -237,6 +255,7 @@ void CmdLineParser::handleRegisterOrUnregisterOption(RegisterState state)
 
 void CmdLineParser::handleSetCurrentFilterOption()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (hasMoreArgs())
         m_currentFilter = nextArg();
     else
@@ -245,6 +264,7 @@ void CmdLineParser::handleSetCurrentFilterOption()
 
 QString CmdLineParser::getFileName(const QString &fileName)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QFileInfo fi(fileName);
     if (!fi.exists())
         return QString();
@@ -253,6 +273,7 @@ QString CmdLineParser::getFileName(const QString &fileName)
 
 void CmdLineParser::showMessage(const QString &msg, bool error)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (m_quiet)
         return;
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
@@ -268,61 +289,79 @@ void CmdLineParser::showMessage(const QString &msg, bool error)
 
 void CmdLineParser::setCollectionFile(const QString &file)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_collectionFile = file;
 }
 
 QString CmdLineParser::collectionFile() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return m_collectionFile;
 }
 
 QUrl CmdLineParser::url() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return m_url;
 }
 
 bool CmdLineParser::enableRemoteControl() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return m_enableRemoteControl;
 }
 
 CmdLineParser::ShowState CmdLineParser::contents() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return m_contents;
 }
 
 CmdLineParser::ShowState CmdLineParser::index() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return m_index;
 }
 
 CmdLineParser::ShowState CmdLineParser::bookmarks() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return m_bookmarks;
 }
 
 CmdLineParser::ShowState CmdLineParser::search() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return m_search;
 }
 
 QString CmdLineParser::currentFilter() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return m_currentFilter;
 }
 
 bool CmdLineParser::removeSearchIndex() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return m_removeSearchIndex;
 }
 
+bool CmdLineParser::rebuildSearchIndex() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return m_rebuildSearchIndex;
+}
+
 CmdLineParser::RegisterState CmdLineParser::registerRequest() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return m_register;
 }
 
 QString CmdLineParser::helpFile() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return m_helpFile;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/cmdlineparser.h b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/cmdlineparser.h
index fbd7c1d..5573081 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/cmdlineparser.h
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/cmdlineparser.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public:
     ShowState search() const;
     QString currentFilter() const;
     bool removeSearchIndex() const;
+    bool rebuildSearchIndex() const;
     RegisterState registerRequest() const;
     QString helpFile() const;
 
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ private:
     RegisterState m_register;
     QString m_currentFilter;
     bool m_removeSearchIndex;
+    bool m_rebuildSearchIndex;
     bool m_quiet;
     QString m_error;
 };
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/contentwindow.cpp b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/contentwindow.cpp
index 5852d3d..976ed7a 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/contentwindow.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/contentwindow.cpp
@@ -38,25 +38,26 @@
 ** $QT_END_LICENSE$
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
+#include "tracer.h"
 
 #include "contentwindow.h"
 #include "centralwidget.h"
+#include "helpenginewrapper.h"
+#include "helpviewer.h"
 
 #include <QtGui/QLayout>
 #include <QtGui/QFocusEvent>
 #include <QtGui/QMenu>
 
-#include <QtHelp/QHelpEngine>
 #include <QtHelp/QHelpContentWidget>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-ContentWindow::ContentWindow(QHelpEngine *helpEngine)
-    : m_helpEngine(helpEngine)
-    , m_contentWidget(0)
+ContentWindow::ContentWindow()
+    : m_contentWidget(HelpEngineWrapper::instance().contentWidget())
     , m_expandDepth(-2)
 {
-    m_contentWidget = m_helpEngine->contentWidget();
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_contentWidget->viewport()->installEventFilter(this);
     m_contentWidget->setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::CustomContextMenu);
 
@@ -76,10 +77,12 @@ ContentWindow::ContentWindow(QHelpEngine *helpEngine)
 
 ContentWindow::~ContentWindow()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
 }
 
 bool ContentWindow::syncToContent(const QUrl& url)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QModelIndex idx = m_contentWidget->indexOf(url);
     if (!idx.isValid())
         return false;
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ bool ContentWindow::syncToContent(const QUrl& url)
 
 void ContentWindow::expandTOC()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     Q_ASSERT(m_expandDepth >= -2);
     if (m_expandDepth > -2) {
         expandToDepth(m_expandDepth);
@@ -98,6 +102,7 @@ void ContentWindow::expandTOC()
 
 void ContentWindow::expandToDepth(int depth)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     Q_ASSERT(depth >= -2);
     m_expandDepth = depth;
     if (depth == -1)
@@ -110,18 +115,21 @@ void ContentWindow::expandToDepth(int depth)
 
 void ContentWindow::focusInEvent(QFocusEvent *e)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (e->reason() != Qt::MouseFocusReason)
         m_contentWidget->setFocus();
 }
 
 void ContentWindow::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *e)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (e->key() == Qt::Key_Escape)
         emit escapePressed();
 }
 
 bool ContentWindow::eventFilter(QObject *o, QEvent *e)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (m_contentWidget && o == m_contentWidget->viewport()
         && e->type() == QEvent::MouseButtonRelease) {
         QMouseEvent *me = static_cast<QMouseEvent*>(e);
@@ -136,7 +144,7 @@ bool ContentWindow::eventFilter(QObject *o, QEvent *e)
                     qobject_cast<QHelpContentModel*>(m_contentWidget->model());
                 if (contentModel) {
                     QHelpContentItem *itm = contentModel->contentItemAt(index);
-                    if (itm && !isPdfFile(itm))
+                    if (itm && HelpViewer::canOpenPage(itm->url().path()))
                         CentralWidget::instance()->setSourceInNewTab(itm->url());
                 }
             } else if (button == Qt::LeftButton) {
@@ -150,6 +158,7 @@ bool ContentWindow::eventFilter(QObject *o, QEvent *e)
 
 void ContentWindow::showContextMenu(const QPoint &pos)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (!m_contentWidget->indexAt(pos).isValid())
         return;
 
@@ -161,7 +170,7 @@ void ContentWindow::showContextMenu(const QPoint &pos)
     QMenu menu;
     QAction *curTab = menu.addAction(tr("Open Link"));
     QAction *newTab = menu.addAction(tr("Open Link in New Tab"));
-    if (isPdfFile(itm))
+    if (!HelpViewer::canOpenPage(itm->url().path()))
         newTab->setEnabled(false);
     
     menu.move(m_contentWidget->mapToGlobal(pos));
@@ -175,6 +184,7 @@ void ContentWindow::showContextMenu(const QPoint &pos)
 
 void ContentWindow::itemClicked(const QModelIndex &index)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QHelpContentModel *contentModel =
         qobject_cast<QHelpContentModel*>(m_contentWidget->model());
 
@@ -185,10 +195,4 @@ void ContentWindow::itemClicked(const QModelIndex &index)
     }
 }
 
-bool ContentWindow::isPdfFile(QHelpContentItem *item) const
-{
-    const QString &path = item->url().path();
-    return path.endsWith(QLatin1String(".pdf"), Qt::CaseInsensitive);
-}
-
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/contentwindow.h b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/contentwindow.h
index f3bf060..62855dd 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/contentwindow.h
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/contentwindow.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class ContentWindow : public QWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    ContentWindow(QHelpEngine *helpEngine);
+    ContentWindow();
     ~ContentWindow();
 
     bool syncToContent(const QUrl &url);
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ private:
     bool eventFilter(QObject *o, QEvent *e);
     bool isPdfFile(QHelpContentItem *item) const;
 
-    QHelpEngine *m_helpEngine;
-    QHelpContentWidget *m_contentWidget;
+    QHelpContentWidget * const m_contentWidget;
     int m_expandDepth;
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/filternamedialog.cpp b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/filternamedialog.cpp
index 1560e04..f75f999 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/filternamedialog.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/filternamedialog.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 ** $QT_END_LICENSE$
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
+#include "tracer.h"
 
 #include <QtGui/QPushButton>
 
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 FilterNameDialog::FilterNameDialog(QWidget *parent)
     : QDialog(parent)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_ui.setupUi(this);
     connect(m_ui.buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok),
         SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(accept()));
@@ -61,11 +63,13 @@ FilterNameDialog::FilterNameDialog(QWidget *parent)
 
 QString FilterNameDialog::filterName() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return m_ui.lineEdit->text();
 }
 
 void FilterNameDialog::updateOkButton()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_ui.buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok)
         ->setDisabled(m_ui.lineEdit->text().isEmpty());
 }
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/helpenginewrapper.cpp b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/helpenginewrapper.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9785710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/helpenginewrapper.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,799 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+** All rights reserved.
+** Contact: Nokia Corporation (qt-info@nokia.com)
+**
+** This file is part of the Qt Assistant of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:LGPL$
+** No Commercial Usage
+** This file contains pre-release code and may not be distributed.
+** You may use this file in accordance with the terms and conditions
+** contained in the Technology Preview License Agreement accompanying
+** this package.
+**
+** GNU Lesser General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, 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.
+**
+** If you have questions regarding the use of this file, please contact
+** Nokia at qt-info@nokia.com.
+**
+**
+**
+**
+**
+**
+**
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+#include "tracer.h"
+
+#include "helpenginewrapper.h"
+#include "../shared/collectionconfiguration.h"
+
+#include <QtCore/QDateTime>
+#include <QtCore/QFileInfo>
+#include <QtCore/QFileSystemWatcher>
+#include <QtCore/QPair>
+#include <QtCore/QSharedPointer>
+#include <QtCore/QTimer>
+#include <QtHelp/QHelpContentModel>
+#include <QtHelp/QHelpEngine>
+#include <QtHelp/QHelpIndexModel>
+#include <QtHelp/QHelpSearchEngine>
+
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
+namespace {
+    const QString AppFontKey(QLatin1String("appFont"));
+    const QString AppWritingSystemKey(QLatin1String("appWritingSystem"));
+    const QString BookmarksKey(QLatin1String("Bookmarks"));
+    const QString BrowserFontKey(QLatin1String("browserFont"));
+    const QString BrowserWritingSystemKey(QLatin1String("browserWritingSystem"));
+    const QString HomePageKey(QLatin1String("homepage"));
+    const QString MainWindowKey(QLatin1String("MainWindow"));
+    const QString MainWindowGeometryKey(QLatin1String("MainWindowGeometry"));
+    const QString SearchWasAttachedKey(QLatin1String("SearchWasAttached"));
+    const QString StartOptionKey(QLatin1String("StartOption"));
+    const QString UnfilteredInsertedKey(QLatin1String("UnfilteredFilterInserted"));
+    const QString UseAppFontKey(QLatin1String("useAppFont"));
+    const QString UseBrowserFontKey(QLatin1String("useBrowserFont"));
+    const QString VersionKey(QString(QLatin1String("qtVersion%1$$$%2")).
+                             arg(QLatin1String(QT_VERSION_STR)));
+} // anonymous namespace
+
+class TimeoutForwarder : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    TimeoutForwarder(const QString &fileName);
+private slots:
+    void forward();
+private:
+    friend class HelpEngineWrapperPrivate;
+
+    const QString m_fileName;
+};
+
+class HelpEngineWrapperPrivate : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    friend class HelpEngineWrapper;
+    friend class TimeoutForwarder;
+private slots:
+    void qchFileChanged(const QString &fileName);
+
+signals:
+    void documentationRemoved(const QString &namespaceName);
+    void documentationUpdated(const QString &namespaceName);
+
+private:
+    HelpEngineWrapperPrivate(const QString &collectionFile);
+
+    void initFileSystemWatchers();
+    void assertDocFilesWatched();
+    void qchFileChanged(const QString &fileName, bool fromTimeout);
+
+    static const int UpdateGracePeriod = 2000;
+
+    QHelpEngine * const m_helpEngine;
+    QFileSystemWatcher * const m_qchWatcher;
+    typedef QPair<QDateTime, QSharedPointer<TimeoutForwarder> > RecentSignal;
+    QMap<QString, RecentSignal> m_recentQchUpdates;
+};
+
+HelpEngineWrapper *HelpEngineWrapper::helpEngineWrapper = 0;
+
+HelpEngineWrapper &HelpEngineWrapper::instance(const QString &collectionFile)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    /*
+     * Note that this Singleton cannot be static, because it has to be
+     * deleted before the QApplication.
+     */
+    if (helpEngineWrapper == 0)
+        helpEngineWrapper = new HelpEngineWrapper(collectionFile);
+    return *helpEngineWrapper;
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::removeInstance()
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    delete helpEngineWrapper;
+    helpEngineWrapper = 0;
+}
+
+HelpEngineWrapper::HelpEngineWrapper(const QString &collectionFile)
+    : d(new HelpEngineWrapperPrivate(collectionFile))
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    connect(d, SIGNAL(documentationRemoved(QString)),
+            this, SIGNAL(documentationRemoved(QString)));
+    connect(d, SIGNAL(documentationUpdated(QString)),
+            this, SIGNAL(documentationUpdated(QString)));
+    connect(d->m_helpEngine, SIGNAL(currentFilterChanged(QString)),
+            this, SIGNAL(currentFilterChanged(QString)));
+    connect(d->m_helpEngine, SIGNAL(setupFinished()),
+            this, SIGNAL(setupFinished()));
+}
+
+HelpEngineWrapper::~HelpEngineWrapper()
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    delete d;
+}
+
+QHelpSearchEngine *HelpEngineWrapper::searchEngine() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->searchEngine();
+}
+
+QHelpContentModel *HelpEngineWrapper::contentModel() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->contentModel();
+}
+
+QHelpIndexModel *HelpEngineWrapper::indexModel() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->indexModel();
+}
+
+QHelpContentWidget *HelpEngineWrapper::contentWidget()
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->contentWidget();
+}
+
+QHelpIndexWidget *HelpEngineWrapper::indexWidget()
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->indexWidget();
+}
+
+const QStringList HelpEngineWrapper::registeredDocumentations() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->registeredDocumentations();
+}
+
+const QString HelpEngineWrapper::collectionFile() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->collectionFile();
+}
+
+bool HelpEngineWrapper::registerDocumentation(const QString &docFile)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    d->assertDocFilesWatched();
+    if (!d->m_helpEngine->registerDocumentation(docFile))
+        return false;
+    d->m_qchWatcher->addPath(docFile);
+    d->assertDocFilesWatched();
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool HelpEngineWrapper::unregisterDocumentation(const QString &namespaceName)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    d->assertDocFilesWatched();
+    const QString &file = d->m_helpEngine->documentationFileName(namespaceName);
+    if (!d->m_helpEngine->unregisterDocumentation(namespaceName))
+        return false;
+    d->m_qchWatcher->removePath(file);
+    d->assertDocFilesWatched();
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool HelpEngineWrapper::setupData()
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->setupData();
+}
+
+bool HelpEngineWrapper::addCustomFilter(const QString &filterName,
+                                        const QStringList &attributes)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->addCustomFilter(filterName, attributes);
+}
+
+bool HelpEngineWrapper::removeCustomFilter(const QString &filterName)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->removeCustomFilter(filterName);
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setCurrentFilter(const QString &currentFilter)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    d->m_helpEngine->setCurrentFilter(currentFilter);
+}
+
+const QString HelpEngineWrapper::currentFilter() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->currentFilter();
+}
+
+const QStringList HelpEngineWrapper::customFilters() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->customFilters();
+}
+
+QUrl HelpEngineWrapper::findFile(const QUrl &url) const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->findFile(url);
+}
+
+QByteArray HelpEngineWrapper::fileData(const QUrl &url) const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->fileData(url);
+}
+
+QMap<QString, QUrl> HelpEngineWrapper::linksForIdentifier(const QString &id) const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->linksForIdentifier(id);
+}
+
+const QStringList HelpEngineWrapper::filterAttributes() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->filterAttributes();
+}
+
+const QStringList HelpEngineWrapper::filterAttributes(const QString &filterName) const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->filterAttributes(filterName);
+}
+
+QString HelpEngineWrapper::error() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->error();
+}
+
+bool HelpEngineWrapper::unfilteredInserted() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->customValue(UnfilteredInsertedKey).toInt() == 1;
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setUnfilteredInserted()
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    d->m_helpEngine->setCustomValue(UnfilteredInsertedKey, 1);
+}
+
+const QStringList HelpEngineWrapper::qtDocInfo(const QString &component) const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->customValue(VersionKey.arg(component)).toString().
+        split(CollectionConfiguration::ListSeparator);
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setQtDocInfo(const QString &component,
+                                     const QStringList &doc)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    d->m_helpEngine->setCustomValue(VersionKey.arg(component),
+                              doc.join(CollectionConfiguration::ListSeparator));
+}
+
+const QStringList HelpEngineWrapper::lastShownPages() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return CollectionConfiguration::lastShownPages(*d->m_helpEngine);
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setLastShownPages(const QStringList &lastShownPages)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    CollectionConfiguration::setLastShownPages(*d->m_helpEngine, lastShownPages);
+}
+
+const QStringList HelpEngineWrapper::lastZoomFactors() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return CollectionConfiguration::lastZoomFactors(*d->m_helpEngine);
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setLastZoomFactors(const QStringList &lastZoomFactors)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    CollectionConfiguration::setLastZoomFactors(*d->m_helpEngine, lastZoomFactors);
+}
+
+const QString HelpEngineWrapper::cacheDir() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return CollectionConfiguration::cacheDir(*d->m_helpEngine);
+}
+
+bool HelpEngineWrapper::cacheDirIsRelativeToCollection() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return CollectionConfiguration::cacheDirIsRelativeToCollection(*d->m_helpEngine);
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setCacheDir(const QString &cacheDir,
+                                    bool relativeToCollection)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    CollectionConfiguration::setCacheDir(*d->m_helpEngine, cacheDir,
+                                         relativeToCollection);
+}
+
+bool HelpEngineWrapper::filterFunctionalityEnabled() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return CollectionConfiguration::filterFunctionalityEnabled(*d->m_helpEngine);
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setFilterFunctionalityEnabled(bool enabled)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    CollectionConfiguration::setFilterFunctionalityEnabled(*d->m_helpEngine,
+                                                           enabled);
+}
+
+bool HelpEngineWrapper::filterToolbarVisible() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return CollectionConfiguration::filterToolbarVisible(*d->m_helpEngine);
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setFilterToolbarVisible(bool visible)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    CollectionConfiguration::setFilterToolbarVisible(*d->m_helpEngine, visible);
+}
+
+bool HelpEngineWrapper::addressBarEnabled() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return CollectionConfiguration::addressBarEnabled(*d->m_helpEngine);
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setAddressBarEnabled(bool enabled)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    CollectionConfiguration::setAddressBarEnabled(*d->m_helpEngine, enabled);
+}
+
+bool HelpEngineWrapper::addressBarVisible() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return CollectionConfiguration::addressBarVisible(*d->m_helpEngine);
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setAddressBarVisible(bool visible)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    CollectionConfiguration::setAddressBarVisible(*d->m_helpEngine, visible);
+}
+
+bool HelpEngineWrapper::documentationManagerEnabled() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return CollectionConfiguration::documentationManagerEnabled(*d->m_helpEngine);
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setDocumentationManagerEnabled(bool enabled)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    CollectionConfiguration::setDocumentationManagerEnabled(*d->m_helpEngine,
+                                                            enabled);
+}
+
+const QByteArray HelpEngineWrapper::aboutMenuTexts() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return CollectionConfiguration::aboutMenuTexts(*d->m_helpEngine);
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setAboutMenuTexts(const QByteArray &texts)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    CollectionConfiguration::setAboutMenuTexts(*d->m_helpEngine, texts);
+}
+
+const QByteArray HelpEngineWrapper::aboutIcon() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return CollectionConfiguration::aboutIcon(*d->m_helpEngine);
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setAboutIcon(const QByteArray &icon)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    CollectionConfiguration::setAboutIcon(*d->m_helpEngine, icon);
+}
+
+const QByteArray HelpEngineWrapper::aboutImages() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return CollectionConfiguration::aboutImages(*d->m_helpEngine);
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setAboutImages(const QByteArray &images)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    CollectionConfiguration::setAboutImages(*d->m_helpEngine, images);
+}
+
+const QByteArray HelpEngineWrapper::aboutTexts() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return CollectionConfiguration::aboutTexts(*d->m_helpEngine);
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setAboutTexts(const QByteArray &texts)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    CollectionConfiguration::setAboutTexts(*d->m_helpEngine, texts);
+}
+
+const QString HelpEngineWrapper::windowTitle() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return CollectionConfiguration::windowTitle(*d->m_helpEngine);
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setWindowTitle(const QString &windowTitle)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    CollectionConfiguration::setWindowTitle(*d->m_helpEngine, windowTitle);
+}
+
+const QByteArray HelpEngineWrapper::applicationIcon() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return CollectionConfiguration::applicationIcon(*d->m_helpEngine);
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setApplicationIcon(const QByteArray &icon)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    CollectionConfiguration::setApplicationIcon(*d->m_helpEngine, icon);
+}
+
+const QByteArray HelpEngineWrapper::mainWindow() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->customValue(MainWindowKey).toByteArray();
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setMainWindow(const QByteArray &mainWindow)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    d->m_helpEngine->setCustomValue(MainWindowKey, mainWindow);
+}
+
+const QByteArray HelpEngineWrapper::mainWindowGeometry() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->customValue(MainWindowGeometryKey).toByteArray();
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setMainWindowGeometry(const QByteArray &geometry)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    d->m_helpEngine->setCustomValue(MainWindowGeometryKey, geometry);
+}
+
+const QByteArray HelpEngineWrapper::bookmarks() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->customValue(BookmarksKey).toByteArray();
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setBookmarks(const QByteArray &bookmarks)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    d->m_helpEngine->setCustomValue(BookmarksKey, bookmarks);
+}
+
+int HelpEngineWrapper::lastTabPage() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return CollectionConfiguration::lastTabPage(*d->m_helpEngine);
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setLastTabPage(int lastPage)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    CollectionConfiguration::setLastTabPage(*d->m_helpEngine, lastPage);
+}
+
+bool HelpEngineWrapper::searchWasAttached() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->customValue(SearchWasAttachedKey).toBool();
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setSearchWasAttached(bool attached)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    d->m_helpEngine->setCustomValue(SearchWasAttachedKey, attached);
+}
+
+int HelpEngineWrapper::startOption() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->customValue(StartOptionKey, ShowLastPages).toInt();
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setStartOption(int option)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    d->m_helpEngine->setCustomValue(StartOptionKey, option);
+}
+
+const QString HelpEngineWrapper::homePage() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    const QString &homePage
+        = d->m_helpEngine->customValue(HomePageKey).toString();
+    if (!homePage.isEmpty())
+        return homePage;
+    return defaultHomePage();
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setHomePage(const QString &page)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    d->m_helpEngine->setCustomValue(HomePageKey, page);
+
+}
+
+const QString HelpEngineWrapper::defaultHomePage() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return CollectionConfiguration::defaultHomePage(*d->m_helpEngine);
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setDefaultHomePage(const QString &page)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    CollectionConfiguration::setDefaultHomePage(*d->m_helpEngine, page);
+}
+
+bool HelpEngineWrapper::hasFontSettings() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->customValue(UseAppFontKey).isValid();
+}
+
+bool HelpEngineWrapper::usesAppFont() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->customValue(UseAppFontKey).toBool();
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setUseAppFont(bool useAppFont)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    d->m_helpEngine->setCustomValue(UseAppFontKey, useAppFont);
+}
+
+bool HelpEngineWrapper::usesBrowserFont() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return d->m_helpEngine->customValue(UseBrowserFontKey, false).toBool();
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setUseBrowserFont(bool useBrowserFont)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    d->m_helpEngine->setCustomValue(UseBrowserFontKey, useBrowserFont);
+}
+
+const QFont HelpEngineWrapper::appFont() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return qVariantValue<QFont>(d->m_helpEngine->customValue(AppFontKey));
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setAppFont(const QFont &font)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    d->m_helpEngine->setCustomValue(AppFontKey, font);
+}
+
+QFontDatabase::WritingSystem HelpEngineWrapper::appWritingSystem() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return static_cast<QFontDatabase::WritingSystem>(
+        d->m_helpEngine->customValue(AppWritingSystemKey).toInt());
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setAppWritingSystem(QFontDatabase::WritingSystem system)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    d->m_helpEngine->setCustomValue(AppWritingSystemKey, system);
+}
+
+const QFont HelpEngineWrapper::browserFont() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return qVariantValue<QFont>(d->m_helpEngine->customValue(BrowserFontKey));
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setBrowserFont(const QFont &font)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    d->m_helpEngine->setCustomValue(BrowserFontKey, font);
+}
+
+QFontDatabase::WritingSystem HelpEngineWrapper::browserWritingSystem() const
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return static_cast<QFontDatabase::WritingSystem>(
+        d->m_helpEngine->customValue(BrowserWritingSystemKey).toInt());
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapper::setBrowserWritingSystem(QFontDatabase::WritingSystem system)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    d->m_helpEngine->setCustomValue(BrowserWritingSystemKey, system);
+}
+
+
+TimeoutForwarder::TimeoutForwarder(const QString &fileName)
+    : m_fileName(fileName)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+}
+
+void TimeoutForwarder::forward()
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    HelpEngineWrapper::instance().d->qchFileChanged(m_fileName, true);
+}
+
+
+HelpEngineWrapperPrivate::HelpEngineWrapperPrivate(const QString &collectionFile)
+    : m_helpEngine(new QHelpEngine(collectionFile, this)),
+      m_qchWatcher(new QFileSystemWatcher(this))
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    initFileSystemWatchers();
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapperPrivate::initFileSystemWatchers()
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    foreach(const QString &ns, m_helpEngine->registeredDocumentations()) {
+        const QString &docFile = m_helpEngine->documentationFileName(ns);
+        m_qchWatcher->addPath(docFile);
+        connect(m_qchWatcher, SIGNAL(fileChanged(QString)),
+                this, SLOT(qchFileChanged(QString)));
+    }
+    assertDocFilesWatched();
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapperPrivate::qchFileChanged(const QString &fileName)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    qchFileChanged(fileName, false);
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapperPrivate::assertDocFilesWatched()
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    Q_ASSERT(m_qchWatcher->files().count()
+             == m_helpEngine->registeredDocumentations().count());
+}
+
+void HelpEngineWrapperPrivate::qchFileChanged(const QString &fileName,
+                                              bool fromTimeout)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+
+    /*
+     * We don't use QHelpEngineCore::namespaceName(fileName), because the file
+     * may not exist anymore or contain a different namespace.
+     */
+    QString ns;
+    foreach (const QString &curNs, m_helpEngine->registeredDocumentations()) {
+        if (m_helpEngine->documentationFileName(curNs) == fileName) {
+            ns = curNs;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * We can't do an assertion here, because QFileSystemWatcher may send the
+     * signal more than  once.
+     */
+    if (ns.isEmpty()) {
+        m_recentQchUpdates.remove(fileName);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Since the QFileSystemWatcher typically sends the signal more than once,
+     * we repeatedly delay our reaction a bit until we think the last signal
+     * was sent.
+     */
+
+    QMap<QString, RecentSignal>::Iterator it = m_recentQchUpdates.find(fileName);
+    const QDateTime &now = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
+
+     // Case 1: This is the first recent signal for the file.
+    if (it == m_recentQchUpdates.end()) {
+        QSharedPointer<TimeoutForwarder> forwarder(new TimeoutForwarder(fileName));
+        m_recentQchUpdates.insert(fileName, RecentSignal(now, forwarder));
+        QTimer::singleShot(UpdateGracePeriod, forwarder.data(), SLOT(forward()));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Case 2: The last signal for this file has not expired yet.
+    if (it.value().first > now.addMSecs(-UpdateGracePeriod)) {
+        if (!fromTimeout)
+            it.value().first = now;
+        else
+            QTimer::singleShot(UpdateGracePeriod, it.value().second.data(),
+                               SLOT(forward()));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Case 3: The last signal for this file has expired.
+    if (m_helpEngine->unregisterDocumentation(ns)) {
+        if (!QFileInfo(fileName).exists()
+            || !m_helpEngine->registerDocumentation(fileName)) {
+            m_qchWatcher->removePath(fileName);
+            emit documentationRemoved(ns);
+        } else {
+            emit documentationUpdated(ns);
+        }
+        m_helpEngine->setupData();
+    }
+    m_recentQchUpdates.erase(it);
+}
+
+
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
+#include "helpenginewrapper.moc"
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/helpenginewrapper.h b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/helpenginewrapper.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea7b762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/helpenginewrapper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+** All rights reserved.
+** Contact: Nokia Corporation (qt-info@nokia.com)
+**
+** This file is part of the Qt Assistant of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:LGPL$
+** No Commercial Usage
+** This file contains pre-release code and may not be distributed.
+** You may use this file in accordance with the terms and conditions
+** contained in the Technology Preview License Agreement accompanying
+** this package.
+**
+** GNU Lesser General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, 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.
+**
+** If you have questions regarding the use of this file, please contact
+** Nokia at qt-info@nokia.com.
+**
+**
+**
+**
+**
+**
+**
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef HELPENGINEWRAPPER_H
+#define HELPENGINEWRAPPER_H
+
+#include <QtCore/QMap>
+#include <QtCore/QObject>
+#include <QtCore/QString>
+#include <QtCore/QStringList>
+#include <QtCore/QUrl>
+#include <QtGui/QFont>
+#include <QtGui/QFontDatabase>
+
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
+class QFileSystemWatcher;
+class QHelpContentModel;
+class QHelpContentWidget;
+class QHelpIndexModel;
+class QHelpIndexWidget;
+class QHelpSearchEngine;
+
+enum {
+    ShowHomePage = 0,
+    ShowBlankPage = 1,
+    ShowLastPages = 2
+};
+
+class HelpEngineWrapperPrivate;
+class TimeoutForwarder;
+
+class HelpEngineWrapper : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_DISABLE_COPY(HelpEngineWrapper)
+    friend class TimeoutForwarder;
+public:
+    static HelpEngineWrapper &instance(const QString &collectionFile = QString());
+    static void removeInstance();
+
+    // Forwarded help engine member functions, possibly enriched.
+    QHelpSearchEngine *searchEngine() const;
+    QHelpContentModel *contentModel() const;
+    QHelpIndexModel *indexModel() const;
+    QHelpContentWidget *contentWidget();
+    QHelpIndexWidget *indexWidget();
+    bool setupData();
+    const QStringList registeredDocumentations() const;
+    const QString collectionFile() const;
+    bool registerDocumentation(const QString &docFile);
+    bool unregisterDocumentation(const QString &namespaceName);
+    bool addCustomFilter(const QString &filterName,
+                         const QStringList &attributes);
+    bool removeCustomFilter(const QString &filterName);
+    void setCurrentFilter(const QString &filterName);
+    const QString currentFilter() const;
+    const QStringList customFilters() const;
+    QUrl findFile(const QUrl &url) const;
+    QByteArray fileData(const QUrl &url) const;
+    QMap<QString, QUrl>	linksForIdentifier(const QString &id) const;
+    const QStringList filterAttributes() const;
+    const QStringList filterAttributes(const QString &filterName) const;
+    QString	error() const;   
+
+    // Access to a collection's custom values.
+    bool unfilteredInserted() const;
+    void setUnfilteredInserted();
+
+    const QStringList qtDocInfo(const QString &component) const;
+    void setQtDocInfo(const QString &component, const QStringList &doc);
+
+    const QString homePage() const;
+    void setHomePage(const QString &page);
+    const QString defaultHomePage() const;
+    void setDefaultHomePage(const QString &page);
+
+    int lastTabPage() const;
+    void setLastTabPage(int lastPage);
+
+    // TODO: Don't allow last pages and zoom factors to be set in isolation
+    //       Perhaps also fill up missing elements automatically or assert.
+    const QStringList lastShownPages() const;
+    void setLastShownPages(const QStringList &lastShownPages);
+    const QStringList lastZoomFactors() const;
+    void setLastZoomFactors(const QStringList &lastZoomFactors);
+
+    const QString cacheDir() const;
+    bool cacheDirIsRelativeToCollection() const;
+    void setCacheDir(const QString &cacheDir, bool relativeToCollection);
+
+    bool filterFunctionalityEnabled() const;
+    void setFilterFunctionalityEnabled(bool enabled);
+
+    bool filterToolbarVisible() const;
+    void setFilterToolbarVisible(bool visible);
+
+    bool addressBarEnabled() const;
+    void setAddressBarEnabled(bool enabled);
+
+    bool addressBarVisible() const;
+    void setAddressBarVisible(bool visible);
+
+    bool documentationManagerEnabled() const;
+    void setDocumentationManagerEnabled(bool enabled);
+
+    const QByteArray aboutMenuTexts() const;
+    void setAboutMenuTexts(const QByteArray &texts);
+    const QByteArray aboutTexts() const;
+    void setAboutTexts(const QByteArray &texts);
+    const QByteArray aboutIcon() const;
+    void setAboutIcon(const QByteArray &icon);
+    const QByteArray aboutImages() const;
+    void setAboutImages(const QByteArray &images);
+
+    const QString windowTitle() const;
+    void setWindowTitle(const QString &windowTitle);
+
+    const QByteArray applicationIcon() const;
+    void setApplicationIcon(const QByteArray &icon);
+
+    const QByteArray mainWindow() const;
+    void setMainWindow(const QByteArray &mainWindow);
+    const QByteArray mainWindowGeometry() const;
+    void setMainWindowGeometry(const QByteArray &geometry);
+
+    const QByteArray bookmarks() const;
+    void setBookmarks(const QByteArray &bookmarks);
+
+    int startOption() const;
+    void setStartOption(int option);
+
+    bool searchWasAttached() const;
+    void setSearchWasAttached(bool attached);
+
+    bool hasFontSettings() const;
+    bool usesAppFont() const;
+    void setUseAppFont(bool useAppFont);
+    bool usesBrowserFont() const;
+    void setUseBrowserFont(bool useBrowserFont);
+    const QFont appFont() const;
+    void setAppFont(const QFont &font);
+    QFontDatabase::WritingSystem appWritingSystem() const;
+    void setAppWritingSystem(QFontDatabase::WritingSystem system);
+    const QFont browserFont() const;
+    void setBrowserFont(const QFont &font);
+    QFontDatabase::WritingSystem browserWritingSystem() const;
+    void setBrowserWritingSystem(QFontDatabase::WritingSystem system);
+
+signals:
+
+    // For asynchronous doc updates triggered by external actions.
+    void documentationRemoved(const QString &namespaceName);
+    void documentationUpdated(const QString &namespaceName);
+
+    // Forwarded from QHelpEngineCore.
+    void currentFilterChanged(const QString &currentFilter);
+    void setupFinished();
+
+private:
+    HelpEngineWrapper(const QString &collectionFile);
+    ~HelpEngineWrapper();
+
+    static HelpEngineWrapper *helpEngineWrapper;
+
+    HelpEngineWrapperPrivate *d;
+};
+
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
+#endif // HELPENGINEWRAPPER_H
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/helpviewer.cpp b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/helpviewer.cpp
index 7ff2a72..efdee92 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/helpviewer.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/helpviewer.cpp
@@ -38,15 +38,18 @@
 ** $QT_END_LICENSE$
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
+#include "tracer.h"
 
 #include "helpviewer.h"
 #include "centralwidget.h"
-#include "../shared/collectionconfiguration.h"
+#include "helpenginewrapper.h"
 
 #include <QtCore/QDir>
 #include <QtCore/QEvent>
 #include <QtCore/QVariant>
 #include <QtCore/QByteArray>
+#include <QtCore/QStringBuilder>
+#include <QtCore/QTemporaryFile>
 #include <QtCore/QTimer>
 
 #include <QtGui/QMenu>
@@ -56,8 +59,6 @@
 #include <QtGui/QMessageBox>
 #include <QtGui/QDesktopServices>
 
-#include <QtHelp/QHelpEngine>
-
 #include <QNetworkAccessManager>
 #include <QNetworkReply>
 #include <QNetworkRequest>
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ HelpNetworkReply::HelpNetworkReply(const QNetworkRequest &request,
         const QByteArray &fileData, const QString& mimeType)
     : data(fileData), origLen(fileData.length())
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     setRequest(request);
     setOpenMode(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
 
@@ -106,11 +108,13 @@ HelpNetworkReply::HelpNetworkReply(const QNetworkRequest &request,
 
 void HelpNetworkReply::abort()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     // nothing to do
 }
 
 qint64 HelpNetworkReply::readData(char *buffer, qint64 maxlen)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     qint64 len = qMin(qint64(data.length()), maxlen);
     if (len) {
         qMemCopy(buffer, data.constData(), len);
@@ -124,25 +128,23 @@ qint64 HelpNetworkReply::readData(char *buffer, qint64 maxlen)
 class HelpNetworkAccessManager : public QNetworkAccessManager
 {
 public:
-    HelpNetworkAccessManager(QHelpEngine *engine, QObject *parent);
+    HelpNetworkAccessManager(QObject *parent);
 
 protected:
     virtual QNetworkReply *createRequest(Operation op,
         const QNetworkRequest &request, QIODevice *outgoingData = 0);
-
-private:
-    QHelpEngine *helpEngine;
 };
 
-HelpNetworkAccessManager::HelpNetworkAccessManager(QHelpEngine *engine,
-        QObject *parent)
-    : QNetworkAccessManager(parent), helpEngine(engine)
+HelpNetworkAccessManager::HelpNetworkAccessManager(QObject *parent)
+    : QNetworkAccessManager(parent)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
 }
 
 QNetworkReply *HelpNetworkAccessManager::createRequest(Operation /*op*/,
     const QNetworkRequest &request, QIODevice* /*outgoingData*/)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     const QUrl& url = request.url();
     QString mimeType = url.toString();
     if (mimeType.endsWith(QLatin1String(".svg"))
@@ -158,8 +160,9 @@ QNetworkReply *HelpNetworkAccessManager::createRequest(Operation /*op*/,
         mimeType = QLatin1String("text/html");
     }
 
-    const QByteArray &data = helpEngine->findFile(url).isValid()
-        ? helpEngine->fileData(url)
+    HelpEngineWrapper &helpEngine = HelpEngineWrapper::instance();
+    const QByteArray &data = helpEngine.findFile(url).isValid()
+        ? helpEngine.fileData(url)
         : PageNotFoundMessage.arg(url.toString()).toUtf8();
     return new HelpNetworkReply(request, data, mimeType);
 }
@@ -167,7 +170,7 @@ QNetworkReply *HelpNetworkAccessManager::createRequest(Operation /*op*/,
 class HelpPage : public QWebPage
 {
 public:
-    HelpPage(CentralWidget *central, QHelpEngine *engine, QObject *parent);
+    HelpPage(CentralWidget *central, QObject *parent);
 
 protected:
     virtual QWebPage *createWindow(QWebPage::WebWindowType);
@@ -178,7 +181,6 @@ protected:
 
 private:
     CentralWidget *centralWidget;
-    QHelpEngine *helpEngine;
     bool closeNewTabIfNeeded;
 
     friend class HelpViewer;
@@ -186,18 +188,19 @@ private:
     Qt::KeyboardModifiers m_keyboardModifiers;
 };
 
-HelpPage::HelpPage(CentralWidget *central, QHelpEngine *engine, QObject *parent)
+HelpPage::HelpPage(CentralWidget *central, QObject *parent)
     : QWebPage(parent)
     , centralWidget(central)
-    , helpEngine(engine)
     , closeNewTabIfNeeded(false)
     , m_pressedButtons(Qt::NoButton)
     , m_keyboardModifiers(Qt::NoModifier)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
 }
 
 QWebPage *HelpPage::createWindow(QWebPage::WebWindowType)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     HelpPage* newPage = static_cast<HelpPage*>(centralWidget->newEmptyTab()->page());
     if (newPage)
         newPage->closeNewTabIfNeeded = closeNewTabIfNeeded;
@@ -205,21 +208,9 @@ QWebPage *HelpPage::createWindow(QWebPage::WebWindowType)
     return newPage;
 }
 
-static bool isLocalUrl(const QUrl &url)
-{
-    const QString scheme = url.scheme();
-    if (scheme.isEmpty()
-        || scheme == QLatin1String("file")
-        || scheme == QLatin1String("qrc")
-        || scheme == QLatin1String("data")
-        || scheme == QLatin1String("qthelp")
-        || scheme == QLatin1String("about"))
-        return true;
-    return false;
-}
-
 void HelpPage::triggerAction(WebAction action, bool checked)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     switch (action) {
         case OpenLinkInNewWindow:
             closeNewTabIfNeeded = true;
@@ -232,26 +223,25 @@ void HelpPage::triggerAction(WebAction action, bool checked)
 bool HelpPage::acceptNavigationRequest(QWebFrame *,
     const QNetworkRequest &request, QWebPage::NavigationType type)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     const QUrl &url = request.url();
     const bool closeNewTab = closeNewTabIfNeeded;
     closeNewTabIfNeeded = false;
 
-    if (isLocalUrl(url)) {
+    if (HelpViewer::isLocalUrl(url)) {
         const QString& path = url.path();
-        if (path.endsWith(QLatin1String(".pdf"))) {
-            const int lastDash = path.lastIndexOf(QChar('/'));
-            QString fileName = QDir::tempPath() + QDir::separator();
-            if (lastDash < 0)
-                fileName += path;
-            else
-                fileName += path.mid(lastDash + 1, path.length());
-
-            QFile tmpFile(QDir::cleanPath(fileName));
-            if (tmpFile.open(QIODevice::ReadWrite)) {
-                tmpFile.write(helpEngine->fileData(url));
-                tmpFile.close();
+        if (!HelpViewer::canOpenPage(path)) {
+            QTemporaryFile tmpTmpFile;
+            if (!tmpTmpFile.open())
+                return false;
+            const QString extension = QFileInfo(path).completeSuffix();
+            QFile actualTmpFile(tmpTmpFile.fileName() % QLatin1String(".")
+                                % extension);
+            if (actualTmpFile.open(QIODevice::ReadWrite | QIODevice::Truncate)) {
+                actualTmpFile.write(HelpEngineWrapper::instance().fileData(url));
+                actualTmpFile.close();
+                QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(actualTmpFile.fileName()));
             }
-            QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(tmpFile.fileName()));
 
             if (closeNewTab)
                 QMetaObject::invokeMethod(CentralWidget::instance(), "closeTab");
@@ -275,17 +265,18 @@ bool HelpPage::acceptNavigationRequest(QWebFrame *,
     return false;
 }
 
-HelpViewer::HelpViewer(QHelpEngine *engine, CentralWidget *parent)
+HelpViewer::HelpViewer(CentralWidget *parent)
     : QWebView(parent)
-    , helpEngine(engine)
     , parentWidget(parent)
     , loadFinished(false)
+    , helpEngine(HelpEngineWrapper::instance())
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     setAcceptDrops(false);
 
-    setPage(new HelpPage(parent, helpEngine, this));
+    setPage(new HelpPage(parent, this));
 
-    page()->setNetworkAccessManager(new HelpNetworkAccessManager(engine, this));
+    page()->setNetworkAccessManager(new HelpNetworkAccessManager(this));
 
     QAction* action = pageAction(QWebPage::OpenLinkInNewWindow);
     action->setText(tr("Open Link in New Tab"));
@@ -310,6 +301,7 @@ HelpViewer::HelpViewer(QHelpEngine *engine, CentralWidget *parent)
 
 void HelpViewer::setSource(const QUrl &url)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     loadFinished = false;
     if (url.toString() == QLatin1String("help")) {
         load(QUrl(QLatin1String("qthelp://com.trolltech.com."
@@ -321,21 +313,25 @@ void HelpViewer::setSource(const QUrl &url)
 
 void HelpViewer::resetZoom()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     setTextSizeMultiplier(1.0);
 }
 
 void HelpViewer::zoomIn(qreal range)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     setTextSizeMultiplier(textSizeMultiplier() + range / 10.0);
 }
 
 void HelpViewer::zoomOut(qreal range)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     setTextSizeMultiplier(qMax(0.0, textSizeMultiplier() - range / 10.0));
 }
 
 void HelpViewer::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *e)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (e->modifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier) {
         const int delta = e->delta();
         if (delta > 0)
@@ -350,6 +346,7 @@ void HelpViewer::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *e)
 
 void HelpViewer::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *e)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (e->button() == Qt::XButton1) {
         triggerPageAction(QWebPage::Back);
         return;
@@ -365,6 +362,7 @@ void HelpViewer::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *e)
 
 void HelpViewer::actionChanged()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QAction *a = qobject_cast<QAction *>(sender());
     if (a == pageAction(QWebPage::Copy))
         emit copyAvailable(a->isEnabled());
@@ -376,6 +374,7 @@ void HelpViewer::actionChanged()
 
 void HelpViewer::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     HelpPage *currentPage = static_cast<HelpPage*>(page());
     if (currentPage) {
         currentPage->m_pressedButtons = event->buttons();
@@ -386,31 +385,34 @@ void HelpViewer::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 
 void HelpViewer::setLoadFinished(bool ok)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     loadFinished = ok;
     emit sourceChanged(url());
 }
 
 #else  // !defined(QT_NO_WEBKIT)
 
-HelpViewer::HelpViewer(QHelpEngine *engine, CentralWidget *parent)
+HelpViewer::HelpViewer(CentralWidget *parent)
     : QTextBrowser(parent)
     , zoomCount(0)
     , controlPressed(false)
     , lastAnchor(QString())
-    , helpEngine(engine)
     , parentWidget(parent)
+    , helpEngine(HelpEngineWrapper::instance())
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
    document()->setDocumentMargin(8);
 }
 
 void HelpViewer::setSource(const QUrl &url)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     bool help = url.toString() == QLatin1String("help");
     if (url.isValid() && !help) {
         if (launchedWithExternalApp(url))
             return;
 
-        QUrl u = helpEngine->findFile(url);
+        QUrl u = helpEngine.findFile(url);
         if (u.isValid()) {
             QTextBrowser::setSource(u);
             return;
@@ -429,6 +431,7 @@ void HelpViewer::setSource(const QUrl &url)
 
 void HelpViewer::resetZoom()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (zoomCount == 0)
         return;
 
@@ -438,6 +441,7 @@ void HelpViewer::resetZoom()
 
 void HelpViewer::zoomIn(int range)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (zoomCount == 10)
         return;
 
@@ -447,6 +451,7 @@ void HelpViewer::zoomIn(int range)
 
 void HelpViewer::zoomOut(int range)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (zoomCount == -5)
         return;
 
@@ -456,12 +461,11 @@ void HelpViewer::zoomOut(int range)
 
 bool HelpViewer::launchedWithExternalApp(const QUrl &url)
 {
-    bool isPdf = url.path().endsWith(QLatin1String(".pdf"));
-    if (url.scheme() == QLatin1String("http")
-        || url.scheme() == QLatin1String("ftp")
-        || url.scheme() == QLatin1String("mailto") || isPdf) {
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    const bool canOpen = canOpenPage(url.path());
+    if (!isLocalUrl(url) || !canOpen) {
         bool launched = false;
-        if (isPdf && url.scheme() == QLatin1String("qthelp")) {
+        if (!canOpen && url.scheme() == QLatin1String("qthelp")) {
             const QString& path = url.path();
             const int lastDash = path.lastIndexOf(QChar('/'));
             QString fileName = QDir::tempPath() + QDir::separator();
@@ -472,7 +476,7 @@ bool HelpViewer::launchedWithExternalApp(const QUrl &url)
 
             QFile tmpFile(QDir::cleanPath(fileName));
             if (tmpFile.open(QIODevice::ReadWrite)) {
-                tmpFile.write(helpEngine->fileData(url));
+                tmpFile.write(helpEngine.fileData(url));
                 tmpFile.close();
             }
             launched = QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(tmpFile.fileName()));
@@ -491,9 +495,10 @@ bool HelpViewer::launchedWithExternalApp(const QUrl &url)
 
 QVariant HelpViewer::loadResource(int type, const QUrl &name)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QByteArray ba;
     if (type < 4) {
-        ba = helpEngine->fileData(name);
+        ba = helpEngine.fileData(name);
         if (name.toString().endsWith(QLatin1String(".svg"), Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
             QImage image;
             image.loadFromData(ba, "svg");
@@ -506,6 +511,7 @@ QVariant HelpViewer::loadResource(int type, const QUrl &name)
 
 void HelpViewer::openLinkInNewTab()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if(lastAnchor.isEmpty())
         return;
 
@@ -515,12 +521,14 @@ void HelpViewer::openLinkInNewTab()
 
 void HelpViewer::openLinkInNewTab(const QString &link)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     lastAnchor = link;
     openLinkInNewTab();
 }
 
 bool HelpViewer::hasAnchorAt(const QPoint& pos)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     lastAnchor = anchorAt(pos);
     if (lastAnchor.isEmpty())
         return false;
@@ -537,6 +545,7 @@ bool HelpViewer::hasAnchorAt(const QPoint& pos)
 
 void HelpViewer::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *e)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QMenu menu(QLatin1String(""), 0);
 
     QUrl link;
@@ -560,6 +569,7 @@ void HelpViewer::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *e)
 
 void HelpViewer::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *e)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (e->button() == Qt::XButton1) {
         QTextBrowser::backward();
         return;
@@ -582,6 +592,7 @@ void HelpViewer::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *e)
 
 void HelpViewer::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *e)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if ((e->key() == Qt::Key_Home && e->modifiers() != Qt::NoModifier)
         || (e->key() == Qt::Key_End && e->modifiers() != Qt::NoModifier)) {
         QKeyEvent* event = new QKeyEvent(e->type(), e->key(), Qt::NoModifier,
@@ -593,6 +604,7 @@ void HelpViewer::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *e)
 
 void HelpViewer::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *e)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (e->modifiers() == Qt::CTRL) {
         e->accept();
         (e->delta() > 0) ? zoomIn() : zoomOut();
@@ -606,10 +618,29 @@ void HelpViewer::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *e)
 
 void HelpViewer::home()
 {
-    QString homePage = CollectionConfiguration::homePage(*helpEngine);
-    if (homePage.isEmpty())
-        homePage = CollectionConfiguration::defaultHomePage(*helpEngine);
-    setSource(homePage);
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    setSource(helpEngine.homePage());
+}
+
+bool HelpViewer::canOpenPage(const QString &url)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    return url.endsWith(QLatin1String(".html"), Qt::CaseInsensitive)
+        || url.endsWith(QLatin1String(".htm"), Qt::CaseInsensitive)
+        || url == QLatin1String("blank");
 }
 
+bool HelpViewer::isLocalUrl(const QUrl &url)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    const QString scheme = url.scheme();
+    return scheme.isEmpty()
+        || scheme == QLatin1String("file")
+        || scheme == QLatin1String("qrc")
+        || scheme == QLatin1String("data")
+        || scheme == QLatin1String("qthelp")
+        || scheme == QLatin1String("about");
+}
+
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/helpviewer.h b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/helpviewer.h
index 3618a73..4dd8064 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/helpviewer.h
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/helpviewer.h
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-class QHelpEngine;
 class CentralWidget;
+class HelpEngineWrapper;
 
 class QPoint;
 class QString;
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class HelpViewer : public QWebView
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    HelpViewer(QHelpEngine *helpEngine, CentralWidget *parent);
+    HelpViewer(CentralWidget *parent);
     void setSource(const QUrl &url);
 
     inline QUrl source() const
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ public:
     inline qreal zoom() const
     { return textSizeMultiplier(); }
 
+    static bool canOpenPage(const QString &url);
+    static bool isLocalUrl(const QUrl &url);
+
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void home();
     void backward() { back(); }
@@ -118,9 +121,9 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void setLoadFinished(bool ok);
 
 private:
-    QHelpEngine *helpEngine;
     CentralWidget* parentWidget;
     bool loadFinished;
+    HelpEngineWrapper &helpEngine;
 };
 
 #else
@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@ class HelpViewer : public QTextBrowser
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    HelpViewer(QHelpEngine *helpEngine, CentralWidget *parent);
+    HelpViewer(CentralWidget *parent);
     void setSource(const QUrl &url);
 
     void resetZoom();
@@ -143,6 +146,8 @@ public:
     { return textCursor().hasSelection(); }
 
     bool launchedWithExternalApp(const QUrl &url);
+    static bool canOpenPage(const QString &url);
+    static bool isLocalUrl(const QUrl &url);
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void home();
@@ -165,8 +170,8 @@ private:
     int zoomCount;
     bool controlPressed;
     QString lastAnchor;
-    QHelpEngine *helpEngine;
     CentralWidget* parentWidget;
+    HelpEngineWrapper &helpEngine;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/indexwindow.cpp b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/indexwindow.cpp
index 24a212e..82242e5 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/indexwindow.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/indexwindow.cpp
@@ -38,9 +38,12 @@
 ** $QT_END_LICENSE$
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
+#include "tracer.h"
 
 #include "indexwindow.h"
 #include "centralwidget.h"
+#include "helpenginewrapper.h"
+#include "helpviewer.h"
 #include "topicchooser.h"
 
 #include <QtGui/QLayout>
@@ -51,22 +54,20 @@
 #include <QtGui/QContextMenuEvent>
 #include <QtGui/QListWidgetItem>
 
-#include <QtHelp/QHelpEngine>
 #include <QtHelp/QHelpIndexWidget>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-IndexWindow::IndexWindow(QHelpEngine *helpEngine, QWidget *parent)
+IndexWindow::IndexWindow(QWidget *parent)
     : QWidget(parent)
-    , m_searchLineEdit(0)
-    , m_indexWidget(0)
-    , m_helpEngine(helpEngine)
+    , m_searchLineEdit(new QLineEdit)
+    , m_indexWidget(HelpEngineWrapper::instance().indexWidget())
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
     QLabel *l = new QLabel(tr("&Look for:"));
     layout->addWidget(l);
 
-    m_searchLineEdit = new QLineEdit();
     l->setBuddy(m_searchLineEdit);
     connect(m_searchLineEdit, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)), this,
         SLOT(filterIndices(QString)));
@@ -74,11 +75,11 @@ IndexWindow::IndexWindow(QHelpEngine *helpEngine, QWidget *parent)
     layout->setMargin(4);
     layout->addWidget(m_searchLineEdit);
 
-    m_indexWidget = m_helpEngine->indexWidget();
+    HelpEngineWrapper &helpEngine = HelpEngineWrapper::instance();
     m_indexWidget->installEventFilter(this);
-    connect(m_helpEngine->indexModel(), SIGNAL(indexCreationStarted()), this,
+    connect(helpEngine.indexModel(), SIGNAL(indexCreationStarted()), this,
         SLOT(disableSearchLineEdit()));
-    connect(m_helpEngine->indexModel(), SIGNAL(indexCreated()), this,
+    connect(helpEngine.indexModel(), SIGNAL(indexCreated()), this,
         SLOT(enableSearchLineEdit()));
     connect(m_indexWidget, SIGNAL(linkActivated(QUrl,QString)), this,
         SIGNAL(linkActivated(QUrl)));
@@ -93,10 +94,12 @@ IndexWindow::IndexWindow(QHelpEngine *helpEngine, QWidget *parent)
 
 IndexWindow::~IndexWindow()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
 }
 
 void IndexWindow::filterIndices(const QString &filter)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (filter.contains(QLatin1Char('*')))
         m_indexWidget->filterIndices(filter, filter);
     else
@@ -105,6 +108,7 @@ void IndexWindow::filterIndices(const QString &filter)
 
 bool IndexWindow::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *e)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (obj == m_searchLineEdit && e->type() == QEvent::KeyPress) {
         QKeyEvent *ke = static_cast<QKeyEvent*>(e);
         QModelIndex idx = m_indexWidget->currentIndex();
@@ -170,22 +174,26 @@ bool IndexWindow::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *e)
 
 void IndexWindow::enableSearchLineEdit()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_searchLineEdit->setDisabled(false);
     filterIndices(m_searchLineEdit->text());
 }
 
 void IndexWindow::disableSearchLineEdit()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_searchLineEdit->setDisabled(true);
 }
 
 void IndexWindow::setSearchLineEditText(const QString &text)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_searchLineEdit->setText(text);
 }
 
 void IndexWindow::focusInEvent(QFocusEvent *e)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (e->reason() != Qt::MouseFocusReason) {
         m_searchLineEdit->selectAll();
         m_searchLineEdit->setFocus();
@@ -194,6 +202,7 @@ void IndexWindow::focusInEvent(QFocusEvent *e)
 
 void IndexWindow::open(QHelpIndexWidget* indexWidget, const QModelIndex &index)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QHelpIndexModel *model = qobject_cast<QHelpIndexModel*>(indexWidget->model());
     if (model) {
         QString keyword = model->data(index, Qt::DisplayRole).toString();
@@ -210,7 +219,7 @@ void IndexWindow::open(QHelpIndexWidget* indexWidget, const QModelIndex &index)
             return;
         }
 
-        if (url.path().endsWith(QLatin1String(".pdf"), Qt::CaseInsensitive))
+        if (!HelpViewer::canOpenPage(url.path()))
             CentralWidget::instance()->setSource(url);
         else
             CentralWidget::instance()->setSourceInNewTab(url);
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/indexwindow.h b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/indexwindow.h
index 4343d0e..eb587b1 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/indexwindow.h
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/indexwindow.h
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 class QHelpIndexWidget;
-class QHelpEngine;
 class QModelIndex;
 
 class IndexWindow : public QWidget
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ class IndexWindow : public QWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    IndexWindow(QHelpEngine *helpEngine, QWidget *parent = 0);
+    IndexWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
     ~IndexWindow();
 
     void setSearchLineEditText(const QString &text);
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ private:
 
     QLineEdit *m_searchLineEdit;
     QHelpIndexWidget *m_indexWidget;
-    QHelpEngine *m_helpEngine;
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/installdialog.cpp b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/installdialog.cpp
index 95a1226..f3bf6f6 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/installdialog.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/installdialog.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 ** $QT_END_LICENSE$
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
+#include "tracer.h"
 
 #include "installdialog.h"
 
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ InstallDialog::InstallDialog(QHelpEngineCore *helpEngine, QWidget *parent,
                              const QString &host, int port)
     : QDialog(parent), m_helpEngine(helpEngine), m_host(host), m_port(port)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_ui.setupUi(this);
     
     m_ui.installButton->setEnabled(false);
@@ -94,15 +96,18 @@ InstallDialog::InstallDialog(QHelpEngineCore *helpEngine, QWidget *parent,
 
 InstallDialog::~InstallDialog()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
 }
 
 QStringList InstallDialog::installedDocumentations() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return m_installedDocumentations;
 }
 
 void InstallDialog::init()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_ui.statusLabel->setText(tr("Downloading documentation info..."));
     m_ui.progressBar->show();
     
@@ -122,6 +127,7 @@ void InstallDialog::init()
 
 void InstallDialog::updateInstallButton()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QListWidgetItem *item = 0;
     for (int i=0; i<m_ui.listWidget->count(); ++i) {
         item = m_ui.listWidget->item(i);
@@ -136,6 +142,7 @@ void InstallDialog::updateInstallButton()
 
 void InstallDialog::updateDocItemList()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QStringList registeredDocs = m_helpEngine->registeredDocumentations();
     QListWidgetItem *item = 0;
     for (int i=0; i<m_ui.listWidget->count(); ++i) {
@@ -151,6 +158,7 @@ void InstallDialog::updateDocItemList()
 
 void InstallDialog::cancelDownload()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_ui.statusLabel->setText(tr("Download canceled."));
     m_httpAborted = true;
     m_itemsToInstall.clear();
@@ -162,6 +170,7 @@ void InstallDialog::cancelDownload()
 
 void InstallDialog::install()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QListWidgetItem *item = 0;
     for (int i=0; i<m_ui.listWidget->count(); ++i) {
         item = m_ui.listWidget->item(i);
@@ -174,6 +183,7 @@ void InstallDialog::install()
 
 void InstallDialog::downloadNextFile()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (!m_itemsToInstall.count()) {
         m_ui.cancelButton->setEnabled(false);
         m_ui.closeButton->setEnabled(true);
@@ -226,6 +236,7 @@ void InstallDialog::downloadNextFile()
 
 void InstallDialog::httpRequestFinished(int requestId, bool error)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (requestId == m_docInfoId  && m_buffer) {        
         m_ui.progressBar->hide();
         if (error) {
@@ -296,6 +307,7 @@ void InstallDialog::httpRequestFinished(int requestId, bool error)
 
 void InstallDialog::installFile(const QString &fileName)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (m_helpEngine->registerDocumentation(fileName)) {
         m_installedDocumentations
             .append(QHelpEngineCore::namespaceName(fileName));
@@ -308,6 +320,7 @@ void InstallDialog::installFile(const QString &fileName)
 
 void InstallDialog::readResponseHeader(const QHttpResponseHeader &responseHeader)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (responseHeader.statusCode() != 200) {
         QMessageBox::information(this, m_windowTitle,
             tr("Download failed: %1.")
@@ -321,6 +334,7 @@ void InstallDialog::readResponseHeader(const QHttpResponseHeader &responseHeader
 
 void InstallDialog::updateDataReadProgress(int bytesRead, int totalBytes)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (m_httpAborted)
         return;
 
@@ -330,6 +344,7 @@ void InstallDialog::updateDataReadProgress(int bytesRead, int totalBytes)
 
 void InstallDialog::browseDirectories()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QString dir = QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(this, m_windowTitle,
         m_ui.pathLineEdit->text());
     if (!dir.isEmpty())
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/main.cpp b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/main.cpp
index 2c0d4a8..434a211 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/main.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/main.cpp
@@ -38,28 +38,34 @@
 ** $QT_END_LICENSE$
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
+#include "tracer.h"
 
 #include <QtCore/QDir>
 #include <QtCore/QFileInfo>
+#include <QtCore/QLibraryInfo>
 #include <QtCore/QLocale>
+#include <QtCore/QScopedPointer>
+#include <QtCore/QStringList>
 #include <QtCore/QTranslator>
-#include <QtCore/QLibraryInfo>
 #include <QtCore/QUrl>
-#include <QtCore/QStringList>
 
 #include <QtGui/QApplication>
 #include <QtGui/QDesktopServices>
 
-#include <QtHelp/QHelpEngineCore>
+#include <QtHelp/QHelpEngine>
+#include <QtHelp/QHelpSearchEngine>
 
 #include <QtNetwork/QLocalSocket>
 
 #include <QtSql/QSqlDatabase>
 
 #include "../shared/collectionconfiguration.h"
+#include "helpenginewrapper.h"
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "cmdlineparser.h"
 
+// #define TRACING_REQUESTED
+
 QT_USE_NAMESPACE
 
 #if defined(USE_STATIC_SQLITE_PLUGIN)
@@ -72,6 +78,7 @@ namespace {
 void
 updateLastPagesOnUnregister(QHelpEngineCore& helpEngine, const QString& nsName)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     int lastPage = CollectionConfiguration::lastTabPage(helpEngine);
     QStringList currentPages = CollectionConfiguration::lastShownPages(helpEngine);
     if (!currentPages.isEmpty()) {
@@ -96,30 +103,27 @@ updateLastPagesOnUnregister(QHelpEngineCore& helpEngine, const QString& nsName)
 bool
 updateUserCollection(QHelpEngineCore& user, const QHelpEngineCore& caller)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (!CollectionConfiguration::isNewer(caller, user))
         return false;
     CollectionConfiguration::copyConfiguration(caller, user);
     return true;
 }
 
-bool
-referencedHelpFilesExistAll(QHelpEngineCore& user, QStringList& nameSpaces)
+void stripNonexistingDocs(QHelpEngineCore& collection)
 {
-    QFileInfo fi;
-    int counter = nameSpaces.count();
-    for (int i = counter; --i >= 0;) {
-        const QString& nameSpace = nameSpaces.at(i);
-        fi.setFile(user.documentationFileName(nameSpace));
-        if (!fi.exists() || !fi.isFile()) {
-            user.unregisterDocumentation(nameSpace);
-            nameSpaces.removeAll(nameSpace);
-        }
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    const QStringList &namespaces = collection.registeredDocumentations();
+    foreach (const QString &ns, namespaces) {
+        QFileInfo fi(collection.documentationFileName(ns));
+        if (!fi.exists() || !fi.isFile())
+            collection.unregisterDocumentation(ns);
     }
-    return (counter != nameSpaces.count()) ? false : true;
 }
 
 QString indexFilesFolder(const QString &collectionFile)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QString indexFilesFolder = QLatin1String(".fulltextsearch");
     if (!collectionFile.isEmpty()) {
         QFileInfo fi(collectionFile);
@@ -129,30 +133,183 @@ QString indexFilesFolder(const QString &collectionFile)
     return indexFilesFolder;
 }
 
-} // Anonymous namespace.
+/*
+ * Returns the expected absolute file path of the cached collection file
+ * correspondinging to the given collection's file.
+ * It may or may not exist yet.
+ */
+QString constructCachedCollectionFilePath(const QHelpEngineCore &collection)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    const QString &filePath = collection.collectionFile();
+    const QString &fileName = QFileInfo(filePath).fileName();
+    const QString &cacheDir = CollectionConfiguration::cacheDir(collection);
+    const QString &dir = !cacheDir.isEmpty()
+        && CollectionConfiguration::cacheDirIsRelativeToCollection(collection)
+            ? QFileInfo(filePath).dir().absolutePath()
+                + QDir::separator() + cacheDir
+            : MainWindow::collectionFileDirectory(false, cacheDir);
+    return dir + QDir::separator() + fileName;
+}
 
-int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+bool synchronizeDocs(QHelpEngineCore &collection,
+                     QHelpEngineCore &cachedCollection,
+                     CmdLineParser &cmd)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    const QDateTime &lastCollectionRegisterTime =
+        CollectionConfiguration::lastRegisterTime(collection);
+    if (!lastCollectionRegisterTime.isValid() || lastCollectionRegisterTime
+        < CollectionConfiguration::lastRegisterTime(cachedCollection))
+        return true;
+
+    const QStringList &docs = collection.registeredDocumentations();
+    const QStringList &cachedDocs = cachedCollection.registeredDocumentations();
+
+    /*
+     * Ensure that the cached collection contains all docs that
+     * the collection contains.
+     */
+    foreach (const QString &doc, docs) {
+        if (!cachedDocs.contains(doc)) {
+            const QString &docFile = collection.documentationFileName(doc);
+            if (!cachedCollection.registerDocumentation(docFile)) {
+                cmd.showMessage(QObject::tr("Error registering documentation file '%1': %2").
+                        arg(docFile).arg(cachedCollection.error()), true);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    CollectionConfiguration::updateLastRegisterTime(cachedCollection);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool removeSearchIndex(const QString &collectionFile)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    QString path = QFileInfo(collectionFile).path();
+    path += QLatin1Char('/') + indexFilesFolder(collectionFile);
+
+    QLocalSocket localSocket;
+    localSocket.connectToServer(QString(QLatin1String("QtAssistant%1"))
+                                .arg(QLatin1String(QT_VERSION_STR)));
+
+    QDir dir(path); // check if there is no other instance ruinning
+    if (!dir.exists() || localSocket.waitForConnected())
+        return false;
+
+    QStringList lst = dir.entryList(QDir::Files | QDir::Hidden);
+    foreach (const QString &item, lst)
+        dir.remove(item);
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool rebuildSearchIndex(QCoreApplication &app, const QString &collectionFile,
+                        CmdLineParser &cmd)
 {
-#ifndef Q_OS_WIN 
-    // First do a quick search for arguments that imply command-line mode.
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    QHelpEngine engine(collectionFile);
+    if (!engine.setupData()) {
+        cmd.showMessage(QObject::tr("Error: %1").arg(engine.error()), true);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    QHelpSearchEngine * const searchEngine = engine.searchEngine();
+    QObject::connect(searchEngine, SIGNAL(indexingFinished()), &app,
+                     SLOT(quit()));
+    searchEngine->reindexDocumentation();
+    return app.exec() == 0;
+}
+
+bool useGui(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    bool gui = true;
+#ifndef Q_OS_WIN
+    // Look for arguments that imply command-line mode.
     const char * cmdModeArgs[] = {
-        "-help", "-register", "-unregister", "-remove-search-index"
+        "-help", "-register", "-unregister", "-remove-search-index",
+        "-rebuild-search-index"
     };
-    bool useGui = true;
     for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
         for (size_t j = 0; j < sizeof cmdModeArgs/sizeof *cmdModeArgs; ++j) {
             if(strcmp(argv[i], cmdModeArgs[j]) == 0) {
-                useGui = false;
+                gui = false;
                 break;
             }
         }
     }
-    QApplication a(argc, argv, useGui);
-#else
-    QApplication a(argc, argv);
 #endif
+    return gui;
+}
+
+bool registerDocumentation(QHelpEngineCore &collection, CmdLineParser &cmd,
+                           bool printSuccess)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    if (!collection.registerDocumentation(cmd.helpFile())) {
+        cmd.showMessage(
+                QObject::tr("Could not register documentation file\n%1\n\nReason:\n%2")
+                .arg(cmd.helpFile()).arg(collection.error()), true);
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (printSuccess)
+        cmd.showMessage(QObject::tr("Documentation successfully registered."),
+                        false);
+    CollectionConfiguration::updateLastRegisterTime(collection);
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool unregisterDocumentation(QHelpEngineCore &collection,
+    const QString &namespaceName, CmdLineParser &cmd, bool printSuccess)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    if (!collection.unregisterDocumentation(namespaceName)) {
+        cmd.showMessage(QObject::tr("Could not unregister documentation"
+                                    " file\n%1\n\nReason:\n%2").
+                        arg(cmd.helpFile()).arg(collection.error()), true);
+        return false;
+    }
+    updateLastPagesOnUnregister(collection, namespaceName);
+    if (printSuccess)
+        cmd.showMessage(QObject::tr("Documentation successfully unregistered."),
+                        false);
+    return true;
+}
+
+void setupTranslation(const QString &fileName, const QString &dir)
+{
+    QTranslator *translator = new QTranslator(QCoreApplication::instance());
+    if (translator->load(fileName, dir)) {
+        QCoreApplication::installTranslator(translator);
+    } else {
+        qWarning("Could not load translation file %s in directory %s.",
+                 qPrintable(fileName), qPrintable(dir));
+    }
+}
+
+void setupTranslations()
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    const QString& locale = QLocale::system().name();
+    const QString &resourceDir
+        = QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::TranslationsPath);
+    setupTranslation(QLatin1String("assistant_") + locale, resourceDir);
+    setupTranslation(QLatin1String("qt_") + locale, resourceDir);
+    setupTranslation(QLatin1String("qt_help_") + locale, resourceDir);
+}
+
+} // Anonymous namespace.
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    QApplication a(argc, argv, useGui(argc, argv));
     a.addLibraryPath(a.applicationDirPath() + QLatin1String("/plugins"));
 
+    // Parse arguments.
     CmdLineParser cmd(a.arguments());
     CmdLineParser::Result res = cmd.parse();
     if (res == CmdLineParser::Help)
@@ -160,165 +317,109 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     else if (res == CmdLineParser::Error)
         return -1;
 
-    QString cmdCollectionFile = cmd.collectionFile();
-    if (cmd.registerRequest() != CmdLineParser::None) {
-        if (cmdCollectionFile.isEmpty())
-            cmdCollectionFile = MainWindow::defaultHelpCollectionFileName();
-        QHelpEngineCore help(cmdCollectionFile);
-        help.setupData();
-        if (cmd.registerRequest() == CmdLineParser::Register) {
-            if (!help.registerDocumentation(cmd.helpFile())) {
-                cmd.showMessage(
-                    QObject::tr("Could not register documentation file\n%1\n\nReason:\n%2")
-                    .arg(cmd.helpFile()).arg(help.error()), true);
-                return -1;
-            } else {
-                cmd.showMessage(QObject::tr("Documentation successfully registered."),
-                    false);
-            }
-        } else {
-            QString nsName = QHelpEngineCore::namespaceName(cmd.helpFile());
-            if (help.unregisterDocumentation(nsName)) {
-                updateLastPagesOnUnregister(help, nsName);
-                cmd.showMessage(
-                    QObject::tr("Documentation successfully unregistered."),
-                    false);
-            } else {
-                cmd.showMessage(QObject::tr("Could not unregister documentation"
-                    " file\n%1\n\nReason:\n%2").arg(cmd.helpFile()).
-                    arg(help.error()), true);
-                return -1;
-            }
+    /*
+     * Create the collection objects that we need. We always have the
+     * cached collection file. Depending on whether the user specified
+     * one, we also may have an input collection file.
+     */
+    const QString collectionFile = cmd.collectionFile();
+    const bool collectionFileGiven = !collectionFile.isEmpty();
+    QScopedPointer<QHelpEngineCore> collection;
+    if (collectionFileGiven) {
+        collection.reset(new QHelpEngineCore(collectionFile));
+        if (!collection->setupData()) {
+            cmd.showMessage(QObject::tr("Error reading collection file '%1': %2.").
+                arg(collectionFile).arg(collection->error()), true);
+            return EXIT_FAILURE;
         }
-        CollectionConfiguration::setDocUpdatePending(help, true);
-        return 0;
     }
-
-    if (cmd.removeSearchIndex()) {
-        QString file = cmdCollectionFile;
-        if (file.isEmpty())
-            file = MainWindow::defaultHelpCollectionFileName();
-        QString path = QFileInfo(file).path();
-        path += QLatin1Char('/') + indexFilesFolder(file);
-
-        QLocalSocket localSocket;
-        localSocket.connectToServer(QString(QLatin1String("QtAssistant%1"))
-            .arg(QLatin1String(QT_VERSION_STR)));
-
-        QDir dir(path); // check if there is no other instance ruinning
-        if (!localSocket.waitForConnected() && dir.exists()) {
-            QStringList lst = dir.entryList(QDir::Files | QDir::Hidden);
-            foreach (const QString &item, lst)
-                dir.remove(item);
-            return 0;
-        } else {
-            return -1;
-        }
+    const QString &cachedCollectionFile = collectionFileGiven
+        ? constructCachedCollectionFilePath(*collection)
+        : MainWindow::defaultHelpCollectionFileName();
+    if (collectionFileGiven && !QFileInfo(cachedCollectionFile).exists()
+        && !collection->copyCollectionFile(cachedCollectionFile)) {
+        cmd.showMessage(QObject::tr("Error creating collection file '%1': %2.").
+                arg(cachedCollectionFile).arg(collection->error()), true);
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+    QHelpEngineCore cachedCollection(cachedCollectionFile);
+    if (!cachedCollection.setupData()) {
+        cmd.showMessage(QObject::tr("Error reading collection file '%1': %2").
+                        arg(cachedCollectionFile).
+                        arg(cachedCollection.error()), true);
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
-    {
-        QSqlDatabase db;
-        QStringList sqlDrivers(db.drivers());
-        if (sqlDrivers.isEmpty()
-            || !sqlDrivers.contains(QLatin1String("QSQLITE"))) {
-            cmd.showMessage(QObject::tr("Cannot load sqlite database driver!"),
-                true);
-            return -1;
-        }
+    stripNonexistingDocs(cachedCollection);
+    if (collectionFileGiven) {
+        if (CollectionConfiguration::isNewer(*collection, cachedCollection))
+            CollectionConfiguration::copyConfiguration(*collection,
+                                                       cachedCollection);
+        if (!synchronizeDocs(*collection, cachedCollection, cmd))
+            return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
-    if (!cmdCollectionFile.isEmpty()) {
-        QHelpEngineCore caller(cmdCollectionFile);
-        if (!caller.setupData()) {
-            cmd.showMessage(QObject::tr("The specified collection file could "
-                "not be read!"), true);
-            return -1;
+    if (cmd.registerRequest() != CmdLineParser::None) {
+        const QStringList &cachedDocs =
+            cachedCollection.registeredDocumentations();
+        const QString &namespaceName =
+            QHelpEngineCore::namespaceName(cmd.helpFile());
+        if (cmd.registerRequest() == CmdLineParser::Register) {
+            if (collectionFileGiven && !registerDocumentation(*collection, cmd, true))
+                return EXIT_FAILURE;
+            if (!cachedDocs.contains(namespaceName)
+                && !registerDocumentation(cachedCollection, cmd, !collectionFileGiven))
+                return EXIT_FAILURE;
+            return EXIT_SUCCESS;
         }
-
-        QString fileName = QFileInfo(cmdCollectionFile).fileName();
-        const QString &cacheDir = CollectionConfiguration::cacheDir(caller);
-        const QString dir = !cacheDir.isEmpty()
-            && CollectionConfiguration::cacheDirIsRelativeToCollection(caller)
-            ? QFileInfo(cmdCollectionFile).dir().absolutePath()
-                + QDir::separator() + cacheDir
-            : MainWindow::collectionFileDirectory(false, cacheDir);
-
-        bool collectionFileExists = true;
-        QFileInfo fi(dir + QDir::separator() + fileName);
-        if (!fi.exists()) {
-            collectionFileExists = false;
-            if (!caller.copyCollectionFile(fi.absoluteFilePath())) {
-                cmd.showMessage(caller.error(), true);
-                return -1;
-            }
+        if (cmd.registerRequest() == CmdLineParser::Unregister) {
+            if (collectionFileGiven
+                && !unregisterDocumentation(*collection, namespaceName, cmd, true))
+                return EXIT_FAILURE;
+            if (cachedDocs.contains(namespaceName)
+                && !unregisterDocumentation(cachedCollection, namespaceName,
+                                            cmd, !collectionFileGiven))
+                return EXIT_FAILURE;
+            return EXIT_SUCCESS;
         }
-
-        if (collectionFileExists) {
-            QHelpEngineCore user(fi.absoluteFilePath());
-            if (user.setupData()) {
-                // some docs might have been un/registered
-                bool docUpdate = CollectionConfiguration::docUpdatePending(caller);
-
-                // update in case the passed collection file changed
-                if (updateUserCollection(user, caller))
-                    docUpdate = true;
-
-                QStringList userDocs = user.registeredDocumentations();
-                // update user collection file, docs might have been (re)moved
-                if (!referencedHelpFilesExistAll(user, userDocs))
-                    docUpdate = true;
-
-                if (docUpdate) {
-                    QStringList callerDocs = caller.registeredDocumentations();
-                    foreach (const QString &doc, callerDocs) {
-                        if (!userDocs.contains(doc)) {
-                            user.registerDocumentation(
-                                caller.documentationFileName(doc));
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    QLatin1String intern("com.trolltech.com.assistantinternal-");
-                    foreach (const QString &doc, userDocs) {
-                        if (!callerDocs.contains(doc) && !doc.startsWith(intern))
-                            user.unregisterDocumentation(doc);
-                    }
-
-                    CollectionConfiguration::setDocUpdatePending(caller, false);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        cmd.setCollectionFile(fi.absoluteFilePath());
     }
 
-    if (!cmd.currentFilter().isEmpty()) {
-        QString collectionFile;
-        if (cmdCollectionFile.isEmpty()) {
-            MainWindow::collectionFileDirectory(true);
-            cmdCollectionFile = MainWindow::defaultHelpCollectionFileName();
-        }
-
-        QHelpEngineCore user(cmdCollectionFile);
-        if (user.setupData())
-            user.setCurrentFilter(cmd.currentFilter());
+    if (cmd.removeSearchIndex()) {
+        return removeSearchIndex(cachedCollectionFile)
+            ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
-    const QString& locale = QLocale::system().name();
-    QString resourceDir = QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::TranslationsPath);
-
-    QTranslator translator(0);
-    translator.load(QLatin1String("assistant_") + locale, resourceDir);
-    a.installTranslator(&translator);
+    if (cmd.rebuildSearchIndex()) {
+        return rebuildSearchIndex(a, cachedCollectionFile, cmd)
+            ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
 
-    QTranslator qtTranslator(0);
-    qtTranslator.load(QLatin1String("qt_") + locale, resourceDir);
-    a.installTranslator(&qtTranslator);
+    if (!QSqlDatabase::isDriverAvailable(QLatin1String("QSQLITE"))) {
+        cmd.showMessage(QObject::tr("Cannot load sqlite database driver!"),
+                        true);
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
 
-    QTranslator qtHelpTranslator(0);
-    qtHelpTranslator.load(QLatin1String("qt_help_") + locale, resourceDir);
-    a.installTranslator(&qtHelpTranslator);
+    if (!cmd.currentFilter().isEmpty()) {
+        if (collectionFileGiven)
+            collection->setCurrentFilter(cmd.currentFilter());
+        cachedCollection.setCurrentFilter(cmd.currentFilter());
+    }
 
-    MainWindow w(&cmd);
-    w.show();
+    setupTranslations();
+
+    /*
+     * We need to be careful here: The main window has to be deleted before
+     * the help engine wrapper, which has to be deleted before the
+     * QApplication.
+     */
+    if (collectionFileGiven)
+        cmd.setCollectionFile(cachedCollectionFile);
+    MainWindow *w = new MainWindow(&cmd);
+    w->show();
     a.connect(&a, SIGNAL(lastWindowClosed()), &a, SLOT(quit()));
-    return a.exec();
+    const int retval = a.exec();
+    delete w;
+    HelpEngineWrapper::removeInstance();
+    return retval;
 }
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/mainwindow.cpp b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/mainwindow.cpp
index f05f337..ac33fc5 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 ** $QT_END_LICENSE$
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
+#include "tracer.h"
 
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "centralwidget.h"
@@ -47,18 +48,22 @@
 #include "contentwindow.h"
 #include "preferencesdialog.h"
 #include "bookmarkmanager.h"
+#include "helpenginewrapper.h"
 #include "remotecontrol.h"
 #include "cmdlineparser.h"
 #include "aboutdialog.h"
 #include "searchwidget.h"
 #include "qtdocinstaller.h"
 #include "xbelsupport.h"
-#include "../shared/collectionconfiguration.h"
+
+// #define TRACING_REQUESTED
 
 #include <QtCore/QDir>
 #include <QtCore/QTimer>
+#include <QtCore/QDateTime>
 #include <QtCore/QDebug>
 #include <QtCore/QFileSystemWatcher>
+#include <QtCore/QPair>
 #include <QtCore/QResource>
 #include <QtCore/QByteArray>
 #include <QtCore/QTextStream>
@@ -81,7 +86,7 @@
 #include <QtGui/QToolButton>
 #include <QtGui/QFileDialog>
 
-#include <QtHelp/QHelpEngine>
+#include <QtHelp/QHelpEngineCore>
 #include <QtHelp/QHelpSearchEngine>
 #include <QtHelp/QHelpContentModel>
 #include <QtHelp/QHelpIndexModel>
@@ -95,29 +100,32 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(CmdLineParser *cmdLine, QWidget *parent)
     , m_cmdLine(cmdLine)
     , m_progressWidget(0)
     , m_qtDocInstaller(0)
-    , m_qchWatcher(new QFileSystemWatcher(this))
     , m_connectedInitSignals(false)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
+
     setToolButtonStyle(Qt::ToolButtonFollowStyle);
 
+    QString collectionFile;
     if (usesDefaultCollection()) {
         MainWindow::collectionFileDirectory(true);
-        m_helpEngine = new QHelpEngine(MainWindow::defaultHelpCollectionFileName(),
-            this);
+        collectionFile = MainWindow::defaultHelpCollectionFileName();
     } else {
-        m_helpEngine = new QHelpEngine(cmdLine->collectionFile(), this);
+        collectionFile = cmdLine->collectionFile();
     }
+    HelpEngineWrapper &helpEngineWrapper =
+        HelpEngineWrapper::instance(collectionFile);
 
-    m_centralWidget = new CentralWidget(m_helpEngine, this);
+    m_centralWidget = new CentralWidget(this);
     setCentralWidget(m_centralWidget);
 
-    m_indexWindow = new IndexWindow(m_helpEngine);
+    m_indexWindow = new IndexWindow(this);
     QDockWidget *indexDock = new QDockWidget(tr("Index"), this);
     indexDock->setObjectName(QLatin1String("IndexWindow"));
     indexDock->setWidget(m_indexWindow);
     addDockWidget(Qt::LeftDockWidgetArea, indexDock);
 
-    m_contentWindow = new ContentWindow(m_helpEngine);
+    m_contentWindow = new ContentWindow;
     QDockWidget *contentDock = new QDockWidget(tr("Contents"), this);
     contentDock->setObjectName(QLatin1String("ContentWindow"));
     contentDock->setWidget(m_contentWindow);
@@ -128,7 +136,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(CmdLineParser *cmdLine, QWidget *parent)
     bookmarkDock->setWidget(setupBookmarkWidget());
     addDockWidget(Qt::LeftDockWidgetArea, bookmarkDock);
 
-    QHelpSearchEngine *searchEngine = m_helpEngine->searchEngine();
+    QHelpSearchEngine *searchEngine = helpEngineWrapper.searchEngine();
     connect(searchEngine, SIGNAL(indexingStarted()), this, SLOT(indexingStarted()));
     connect(searchEngine, SIGNAL(indexingFinished()), this, SLOT(indexingFinished()));
 
@@ -153,11 +161,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(CmdLineParser *cmdLine, QWidget *parent)
         connect(m_bookmarkManager, SIGNAL(bookmarksChanged()), this,
             SLOT(updateBookmarkMenu()));
 
-        const QString windowTitle =
-            CollectionConfiguration::windowTitle(*m_helpEngine);
+        const QString windowTitle = helpEngineWrapper.windowTitle();
         setWindowTitle(windowTitle.isEmpty() ? defWindowTitle : windowTitle);
-        QByteArray iconArray =
-            CollectionConfiguration::applicationIcon(*m_helpEngine);
+        QByteArray iconArray = helpEngineWrapper.applicationIcon();
         if (iconArray.size() > 0) {
             QPixmap pix;
             pix.loadFromData(iconArray);
@@ -171,11 +177,11 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(CmdLineParser *cmdLine, QWidget *parent)
         // Show the widget here, otherwise the restore geometry and state won't work
         // on x11.
         show();
-        QByteArray ba(CollectionConfiguration::mainWindow(*m_helpEngine));
+        QByteArray ba(helpEngineWrapper.mainWindow());
         if (!ba.isEmpty())
             restoreState(ba);
 
-        ba = CollectionConfiguration::mainWindowGeometry(*m_helpEngine);
+        ba = helpEngineWrapper.mainWindowGeometry();
         if (!ba.isEmpty()) {
             restoreGeometry(ba);
         } else {
@@ -185,15 +191,13 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(CmdLineParser *cmdLine, QWidget *parent)
             resize(QSize(800, 600));
         }
 
-        if (!CollectionConfiguration::hasFontSettings(*m_helpEngine)) {
-            CollectionConfiguration::setUseAppFont(*m_helpEngine, false);
-            CollectionConfiguration::setUseBrowserFont(*m_helpEngine, false);
-            CollectionConfiguration::setAppFont(*m_helpEngine, qApp->font());
-            CollectionConfiguration::setAppWritingSystem(*m_helpEngine,
-                QFontDatabase::Latin);
-            CollectionConfiguration::setBrowserFont(*m_helpEngine, qApp->font());
-            CollectionConfiguration::setBrowserWritingSystem(*m_helpEngine,
-                QFontDatabase::Latin);
+        if (!helpEngineWrapper.hasFontSettings()) {
+            helpEngineWrapper.setUseAppFont(false);
+            helpEngineWrapper.setUseBrowserFont(false);
+            helpEngineWrapper.setAppFont(qApp->font());
+            helpEngineWrapper.setAppWritingSystem(QFontDatabase::Latin);
+            helpEngineWrapper.setBrowserFont(qApp->font());
+            helpEngineWrapper.setBrowserWritingSystem(QFontDatabase::Latin);
         } else {
             updateApplicationFont();
         }
@@ -202,7 +206,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(CmdLineParser *cmdLine, QWidget *parent)
 
         QTimer::singleShot(0, this, SLOT(insertLastPages()));
         if (m_cmdLine->enableRemoteControl())
-            (void)new RemoteControl(this, m_helpEngine, m_qchWatcher);
+            (void)new RemoteControl(this);
 
         if (m_cmdLine->contents() == CmdLineParser::Show)
             showContents();
@@ -233,8 +237,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(CmdLineParser *cmdLine, QWidget *parent)
 
         if (!m_cmdLine->currentFilter().isEmpty()) {
             const QString &curFilter = m_cmdLine->currentFilter();
-            if (m_helpEngine->customFilters().contains(curFilter))
-                m_helpEngine->setCurrentFilter(curFilter);
+            if (helpEngineWrapper.customFilters().contains(curFilter))
+                helpEngineWrapper.setCurrentFilter(curFilter);
         }
 
         if (usesDefaultCollection())
@@ -242,45 +246,46 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(CmdLineParser *cmdLine, QWidget *parent)
         else
             checkInitState();
 
-        foreach(const QString &ns, m_helpEngine->registeredDocumentations()) {
-            const QString &docFile = m_helpEngine->documentationFileName(ns);
-            m_qchWatcher->addPath(docFile);
-            connect(m_qchWatcher, SIGNAL(fileChanged(QString)), this,
-                    SLOT(qchFileChanged(QString)));
-        }
+        connect(&helpEngineWrapper, SIGNAL(documentationRemoved(QString)),
+                this, SLOT(documentationRemoved(QString)));
+        connect(&helpEngineWrapper, SIGNAL(documentationUpdated(QString)),
+                this, SLOT(documentationUpdated(QString)));
     }
     setTabPosition(Qt::AllDockWidgetAreas, QTabWidget::North);
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (m_qtDocInstaller)
         delete m_qtDocInstaller;
 }
 
 bool MainWindow::usesDefaultCollection() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return m_cmdLine->collectionFile().isEmpty();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *e)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_bookmarkManager->saveBookmarks();
-    CollectionConfiguration::setMainWindow(*m_helpEngine, saveState());
-    CollectionConfiguration::setMainWindowGeometry(*m_helpEngine,
-        saveGeometry());
-
+    HelpEngineWrapper::instance().setMainWindow(saveState());
+    HelpEngineWrapper::instance().setMainWindowGeometry(saveGeometry());
     QMainWindow::closeEvent(e);
 }
 
 bool MainWindow::initHelpDB()
 {
-    if (!m_helpEngine->setupData())
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    HelpEngineWrapper &helpEngineWrapper = HelpEngineWrapper::instance();
+    if (!helpEngineWrapper.setupData())
         return false;
 
     bool assistantInternalDocRegistered = false;
     QString intern(QLatin1String("com.trolltech.com.assistantinternal-"));
-    foreach (const QString &ns, m_helpEngine->registeredDocumentations()) {
+    foreach (const QString &ns, helpEngineWrapper.registeredDocumentations()) {
         if (ns.startsWith(intern)) {
             intern = ns;
             assistantInternalDocRegistered = true;
@@ -288,8 +293,7 @@ bool MainWindow::initHelpDB()
         }
     }
 
-    const QString &collectionFile = m_helpEngine->collectionFile();
-
+    const QString &collectionFile = helpEngineWrapper.collectionFile();
     QFileInfo fi(collectionFile);
     QString helpFile;
     QTextStream(&helpFile) << fi.absolutePath() << QDir::separator()
@@ -306,84 +310,78 @@ bool MainWindow::initHelpDB()
 
             file.close();
         }
-        QHelpEngineCore hc(fi.absoluteFilePath());
-        hc.setupData();
-        const QString internalFile = hc.documentationFileName(intern);
-        if (hc.unregisterDocumentation(intern))
-            m_qchWatcher->removePath(internalFile);
-        if (hc.registerDocumentation(helpFile))
-            m_qchWatcher->addPath(helpFile);
+        helpEngineWrapper.unregisterDocumentation(intern);
+        helpEngineWrapper.registerDocumentation(helpFile);
         needsSetup = true;
     }
 
-    if (!CollectionConfiguration::unfilteredInserted(*m_helpEngine)) {
-        {
-            QHelpEngineCore hc(collectionFile);
-            hc.setupData();
-            hc.addCustomFilter(tr("Unfiltered"), QStringList());
-            CollectionConfiguration::setUnfilteredInserted(hc);
-        }
-
-        m_helpEngine->blockSignals(true);
-        m_helpEngine->setCurrentFilter(tr("Unfiltered"));
-        m_helpEngine->blockSignals(false);
+    if (!helpEngineWrapper.unfilteredInserted()) {
+        helpEngineWrapper.addCustomFilter(tr("Unfiltered"), QStringList());
+        helpEngineWrapper.setUnfilteredInserted();
+        helpEngineWrapper.setCurrentFilter(tr("Unfiltered"));
         needsSetup = true;
     }
 
-    if (needsSetup) {
-        m_helpEngine->setupData();
-        Q_ASSERT(m_qchWatcher->files().count()
-                 == m_helpEngine->registeredDocumentations().count());
-    }
+    if (needsSetup)
+        helpEngineWrapper.setupData();
     return true;
 }
 
 void MainWindow::lookForNewQtDocumentation()
 {
-    m_qtDocInstaller =
-        new QtDocInstaller(m_helpEngine->collectionFile(), m_qchWatcher);
-    connect(m_qtDocInstaller, SIGNAL(errorMessage(QString)), this,
-        SLOT(displayInstallationError(QString)));
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    HelpEngineWrapper &helpEngine = HelpEngineWrapper::instance();
+    QStringList docs;
+    docs << QLatin1String("assistant")
+        << QLatin1String("designer")
+        << QLatin1String("linguist")
+        << QLatin1String("qmake")
+        << QLatin1String("qt");
+    QList<QtDocInstaller::DocInfo> qtDocInfos;
+    foreach (const QString &doc, docs)
+        qtDocInfos.append(QtDocInstaller::DocInfo(doc, helpEngine.qtDocInfo(doc)));
+
+    m_qtDocInstaller = new QtDocInstaller(qtDocInfos);
     connect(m_qtDocInstaller, SIGNAL(docsInstalled(bool)), this,
         SLOT(qtDocumentationInstalled(bool)));
-
-    if (CollectionConfiguration::qtDocInfo(*m_helpEngine, QLatin1String("qt")).
-        count() != 2)
+    connect(m_qtDocInstaller, SIGNAL(qchFileNotFound(QString)), this,
+            SLOT(resetQtDocInfo(QString)));
+    connect(m_qtDocInstaller, SIGNAL(registerDocumentation(QString, QString)),
+            this, SLOT(registerDocumentation(QString, QString)));
+    if (helpEngine.qtDocInfo(QLatin1String("qt")).count() != 2)
         statusBar()->showMessage(tr("Looking for Qt Documentation..."));
     m_qtDocInstaller->installDocs();
 }
 
-void MainWindow::displayInstallationError(const QString &errorMessage)
-{
-    QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Qt Assistant"), errorMessage);
-}
-
 void MainWindow::qtDocumentationInstalled(bool newDocsInstalled)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (newDocsInstalled)
-        m_helpEngine->setupData();
+        HelpEngineWrapper::instance().setupData();
     statusBar()->clearMessage();
     checkInitState();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::checkInitState()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (!m_cmdLine->enableRemoteControl())
         return;
 
-    if (m_helpEngine->contentModel()->isCreatingContents()
-        || m_helpEngine->indexModel()->isCreatingIndex()) {
+    HelpEngineWrapper &helpEngine = HelpEngineWrapper::instance();
+    if (helpEngine.contentModel()->isCreatingContents()
+        || helpEngine.indexModel()->isCreatingIndex()) {
         if (!m_connectedInitSignals) {
-            connect(m_helpEngine->contentModel(), SIGNAL(contentsCreated()),
+            connect(helpEngine.contentModel(), SIGNAL(contentsCreated()),
                 this, SLOT(checkInitState()));
-            connect(m_helpEngine->indexModel(), SIGNAL(indexCreated()), this,
+            connect(helpEngine.indexModel(), SIGNAL(indexCreated()), this,
                 SLOT(checkInitState()));
             m_connectedInitSignals = true;
         }
     } else {
         if (m_connectedInitSignals) {
-            disconnect(m_helpEngine->contentModel(), 0, this, 0);
-            disconnect(m_helpEngine->indexModel(), 0, this, 0);
+            disconnect(helpEngine.contentModel(), 0, this, 0);
+            disconnect(helpEngine.indexModel(), 0, this, 0);
         }
         emit initDone();
     }
@@ -391,6 +389,7 @@ void MainWindow::checkInitState()
 
 void MainWindow::updateBookmarkMenu()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (m_bookmarkManager) {
         m_bookmarkMenu->removeAction(m_importBookmarkAction);
         m_bookmarkMenu->removeAction(m_exportBookmarkAction);
@@ -409,6 +408,7 @@ void MainWindow::updateBookmarkMenu()
 
 void MainWindow::showBookmark(QAction *action)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (m_bookmarkManager) {
         const QUrl &url = m_bookmarkManager->urlForAction(action);
         if (url.isValid())
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ void MainWindow::showBookmark(QAction *action)
 
 void MainWindow::insertLastPages()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (m_cmdLine->url().isValid())
         m_centralWidget->setSource(m_cmdLine->url());
     else
@@ -429,6 +430,7 @@ void MainWindow::insertLastPages()
 
 void MainWindow::setupActions()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QString resourcePath = QLatin1String(":/trolltech/assistant/images/");
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
     setUnifiedTitleAndToolBarOnMac(true);
@@ -654,6 +656,7 @@ void MainWindow::setupActions()
 
 QMenu *MainWindow::toolBarMenu()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (!m_toolBarMenu) {
         m_viewMenu->addSeparator();
         m_toolBarMenu = m_viewMenu->addMenu(tr("Toolbars"));
@@ -663,7 +666,9 @@ QMenu *MainWindow::toolBarMenu()
 
 void MainWindow::setupFilterToolbar()
 {
-    if (!CollectionConfiguration::filterFunctionalityEnabled(*m_helpEngine))
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    HelpEngineWrapper &helpEngine = HelpEngineWrapper::instance();
+    if (!helpEngine.filterFunctionalityEnabled())
         return;
 
     m_filterCombo = new QComboBox(this);
@@ -676,15 +681,15 @@ void MainWindow::setupFilterToolbar()
         this));
     filterToolBar->addWidget(m_filterCombo);
 
-    if (!CollectionConfiguration::filterToolbarVisible(*m_helpEngine))
+    if (!helpEngine.filterToolbarVisible())
         filterToolBar->hide();
     toolBarMenu()->addAction(filterToolBar->toggleViewAction());
 
-    connect(m_helpEngine, SIGNAL(setupFinished()), this,
-        SLOT(setupFilterCombo()));
+    connect(&helpEngine, SIGNAL(setupFinished()), this,
+        SLOT(setupFilterCombo()), Qt::QueuedConnection);
     connect(m_filterCombo, SIGNAL(activated(QString)), this,
         SLOT(filterDocumentation(QString)));
-    connect(m_helpEngine, SIGNAL(currentFilterChanged(QString)), this,
+    connect(&helpEngine, SIGNAL(currentFilterChanged(QString)), this,
         SLOT(currentFilterChanged(QString)));
 
     setupFilterCombo();
@@ -692,7 +697,9 @@ void MainWindow::setupFilterToolbar()
 
 void MainWindow::setupAddressToolbar()
 {
-    if (!CollectionConfiguration::addressBarEnabled(*m_helpEngine))
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    HelpEngineWrapper &helpEngine = HelpEngineWrapper::instance();
+    if (!helpEngine.addressBarEnabled())
         return;
 
     m_addressLineEdit = new QLineEdit(this);
@@ -704,7 +711,7 @@ void MainWindow::setupAddressToolbar()
         this));
     addressToolBar->addWidget(m_addressLineEdit);
 
-    if (!CollectionConfiguration::addressBarVisible(*m_helpEngine))
+    if (!helpEngine.addressBarVisible())
         addressToolBar->hide();
     toolBarMenu()->addAction(addressToolBar->toggleViewAction());
 
@@ -719,56 +726,60 @@ void MainWindow::setupAddressToolbar()
 
 void MainWindow::updateAboutMenuText()
 {
-    if (m_helpEngine) {
-        QByteArray ba = CollectionConfiguration::aboutMenuTexts(*m_helpEngine);
-        if (ba.size() > 0) {
-            QString lang;
-            QString str;
-            QString trStr;
-            QString currentLang = QLocale::system().name();
-            int i = currentLang.indexOf(QLatin1Char('_'));
-            if (i > -1)
-                currentLang = currentLang.left(i);
-            QDataStream s(&ba, QIODevice::ReadOnly);
-            while (!s.atEnd()) {
-                s >> lang;
-                s >> str;
-                if (lang == QLatin1String("default") && trStr.isEmpty()) {
-                    trStr = str;
-                } else if (lang == currentLang) {
-                    trStr = str;
-                    break;
-                }
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    QByteArray ba = HelpEngineWrapper::instance().aboutMenuTexts();
+    if (ba.size() > 0) {
+        QString lang;
+        QString str;
+        QString trStr;
+        QString currentLang = QLocale::system().name();
+        int i = currentLang.indexOf(QLatin1Char('_'));
+        if (i > -1)
+            currentLang = currentLang.left(i);
+        QDataStream s(&ba, QIODevice::ReadOnly);
+        while (!s.atEnd()) {
+            s >> lang;
+            s >> str;
+            if (lang == QLatin1String("default") && trStr.isEmpty()) {
+                trStr = str;
+            } else if (lang == currentLang) {
+                trStr = str;
+                break;
             }
-            if (!trStr.isEmpty())
-                m_aboutAction->setText(trStr);
         }
+        if (!trStr.isEmpty())
+            m_aboutAction->setText(trStr);
     }
 }
 
 void MainWindow::showNewAddress()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     showNewAddress(m_centralWidget->currentSource());
 }
 
 void MainWindow::showNewAddress(const QUrl &url)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_addressLineEdit->setText(url.toString());
 }
 
 void MainWindow::addBookmark()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     addNewBookmark(m_centralWidget->currentTitle(),
         m_centralWidget->currentSource().toString());
 }
 
 void MainWindow::gotoAddress()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_centralWidget->setSource(m_addressLineEdit->text());
 }
 
 void MainWindow::updateNavigationItems()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     bool hasCurrentViewer = m_centralWidget->isHomeAvailable();
     m_copyAction->setEnabled(m_centralWidget->hasSelection());
     m_homeAction->setEnabled(hasCurrentViewer);
@@ -782,12 +793,14 @@ void MainWindow::updateNavigationItems()
 
 void MainWindow::updateTabCloseAction()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_closeTabAction->setEnabled(m_centralWidget->enableTabCloseAction());
 }
 
 void MainWindow::showTopicChooser(const QMap<QString, QUrl> &links,
                                   const QString &keyword)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     TopicChooser tc(this, keyword, links);
     if (tc.exec() == QDialog::Accepted) {
         m_centralWidget->setSource(tc.link());
@@ -796,7 +809,8 @@ void MainWindow::showTopicChooser(const QMap<QString, QUrl> &links,
 
 void MainWindow::showPreferences()
 {
-    PreferencesDialog dia(m_helpEngine, m_qchWatcher, this);
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    PreferencesDialog dia(this);
 
     connect(&dia, SIGNAL(updateApplicationFont()), this,
         SLOT(updateApplicationFont()));
@@ -808,6 +822,7 @@ void MainWindow::showPreferences()
 
 void MainWindow::syncContents()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     qApp->setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt::WaitCursor));
     const QUrl url = m_centralWidget->currentSource();
     showContents();
@@ -819,11 +834,13 @@ void MainWindow::syncContents()
 
 void MainWindow::copyAvailable(bool yes)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_copyAction->setEnabled(yes);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::addNewBookmark(const QString &title, const QString &url)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (url.isEmpty() || url == QLatin1String("about:blank"))
         return;
 
@@ -832,26 +849,26 @@ void MainWindow::addNewBookmark(const QString &title, const QString &url)
 
 void MainWindow::showAboutDialog()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    HelpEngineWrapper &helpEngine = HelpEngineWrapper::instance();
     QByteArray contents;
-    if (m_helpEngine) {
-        QByteArray ba = CollectionConfiguration::aboutTexts(*m_helpEngine);
-        if (!ba.isEmpty()) {
-            QString lang;
-            QByteArray cba;
-            QString currentLang = QLocale::system().name();
-            int i = currentLang.indexOf(QLatin1Char('_'));
-            if (i > -1)
-                currentLang = currentLang.left(i);
-            QDataStream s(&ba, QIODevice::ReadOnly);
-            while (!s.atEnd()) {
-                s >> lang;
-                s >> cba;
-                if (lang == QLatin1String("default") && contents.isEmpty()) {
-                    contents = cba;
-                } else if (lang == currentLang) {
-                    contents = cba;
-                    break;
-                }
+    QByteArray ba = helpEngine.aboutTexts();
+    if (!ba.isEmpty()) {
+        QString lang;
+        QByteArray cba;
+        QString currentLang = QLocale::system().name();
+        int i = currentLang.indexOf(QLatin1Char('_'));
+        if (i > -1)
+            currentLang = currentLang.left(i);
+        QDataStream s(&ba, QIODevice::ReadOnly);
+        while (!s.atEnd()) {
+            s >> lang;
+            s >> cba;
+            if (lang == QLatin1String("default") && contents.isEmpty()) {
+                contents = cba;
+            } else if (lang == currentLang) {
+                contents = cba;
+                break;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -860,9 +877,8 @@ void MainWindow::showAboutDialog()
 
     QByteArray iconArray;
     if (!contents.isEmpty()) {
-        iconArray = CollectionConfiguration::aboutIcon(*m_helpEngine);
-        QByteArray resources =
-            CollectionConfiguration::aboutImages(*m_helpEngine);
+        iconArray = helpEngine.aboutIcon();
+        QByteArray resources = helpEngine.aboutImages();
         QPixmap pix;
         pix.loadFromData(iconArray);
         aboutDia.setText(QString::fromUtf8(contents), resources);
@@ -887,6 +903,7 @@ void MainWindow::showAboutDialog()
 
 void MainWindow::setContentsVisible(bool visible)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (visible)
         showContents();
     else
@@ -895,16 +912,19 @@ void MainWindow::setContentsVisible(bool visible)
 
 void MainWindow::showContents()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     activateDockWidget(m_contentWindow);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::hideContents()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_contentWindow->parentWidget()->hide();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::setIndexVisible(bool visible)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (visible)
         showIndex();
     else
@@ -913,16 +933,19 @@ void MainWindow::setIndexVisible(bool visible)
 
 void MainWindow::showIndex()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     activateDockWidget(m_indexWindow);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::hideIndex()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_indexWindow->parentWidget()->hide();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::setBookmarksVisible(bool visible)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (visible)
         showBookmarks();
     else
@@ -932,16 +955,19 @@ void MainWindow::setBookmarksVisible(bool visible)
 
 void MainWindow::showBookmarks()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     activateDockWidget(m_bookmarkWidget);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::hideBookmarks()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_bookmarkWidget->parentWidget()->hide();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::setSearchVisible(bool visible)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (visible)
         showSearch();
     else
@@ -950,16 +976,19 @@ void MainWindow::setSearchVisible(bool visible)
 
 void MainWindow::showSearch()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_centralWidget->activateSearchWidget();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::hideSearch()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_centralWidget->removeSearchWidget();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::activateDockWidget(QWidget *w)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     w->parentWidget()->show();
     w->parentWidget()->raise();
     w->setFocus();
@@ -967,11 +996,13 @@ void MainWindow::activateDockWidget(QWidget *w)
 
 void MainWindow::setIndexString(const QString &str)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_indexWindow->setSearchLineEditText(str);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::activateCurrentBrowser()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     CentralWidget *cw = CentralWidget::instance();
     if (cw) {
         cw->activateTab(true);
@@ -980,30 +1011,36 @@ void MainWindow::activateCurrentBrowser()
 
 void MainWindow::activateCurrentCentralWidgetTab()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_centralWidget->activateTab();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::showSearchWidget()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_centralWidget->activateSearchWidget(true);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::updateApplicationFont()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    HelpEngineWrapper &helpEngine = HelpEngineWrapper::instance();
     QFont font = qApp->font();
-    if (CollectionConfiguration::usesAppFont(*m_helpEngine))
-        font = CollectionConfiguration::appFont(*m_helpEngine);
+    if (helpEngine.usesAppFont())
+        font = helpEngine.appFont();
 
     qApp->setFont(font, "QWidget");
 }
 
 void MainWindow::setupFilterCombo()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    HelpEngineWrapper &helpEngine = HelpEngineWrapper::instance();
     QString curFilter = m_filterCombo->currentText();
     if (curFilter.isEmpty())
-        curFilter = m_helpEngine->currentFilter();
+        curFilter = helpEngine.currentFilter();
     m_filterCombo->clear();
-    m_filterCombo->addItems(m_helpEngine->customFilters());
+    m_filterCombo->addItems(helpEngine.customFilters());
     int idx = m_filterCombo->findText(curFilter);
     if (idx < 0)
         idx = 0;
@@ -1012,17 +1049,20 @@ void MainWindow::setupFilterCombo()
 
 void MainWindow::filterDocumentation(const QString &customFilter)
 {
-    m_helpEngine->setCurrentFilter(customFilter);
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    HelpEngineWrapper::instance().setCurrentFilter(customFilter);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::expandTOC(int depth)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     Q_ASSERT(depth >= -1);
     m_contentWindow->expandToDepth(depth);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::indexingStarted()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (!m_progressWidget) {
         m_progressWidget = new QWidget();
         QLayout* hlayout = new QHBoxLayout(m_progressWidget);
@@ -1048,6 +1088,7 @@ void MainWindow::indexingStarted()
 
 void MainWindow::indexingFinished()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     statusBar()->removeWidget(m_progressWidget);
     delete m_progressWidget;
     m_progressWidget = 0;
@@ -1055,7 +1096,8 @@ void MainWindow::indexingFinished()
 
 QWidget* MainWindow::setupBookmarkWidget()
 {
-    m_bookmarkManager = new BookmarkManager(m_helpEngine);
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    m_bookmarkManager = new BookmarkManager;
     m_bookmarkWidget = new BookmarkWidget(m_bookmarkManager, this);
     connect(m_bookmarkWidget, SIGNAL(addBookmark()), this, SLOT(addBookmark()));
     return m_bookmarkWidget;
@@ -1063,6 +1105,7 @@ QWidget* MainWindow::setupBookmarkWidget()
 
 QString MainWindow::collectionFileDirectory(bool createDir, const QString &cacheDir)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QString collectionPath =
         QDesktopServices::storageLocation(QDesktopServices::DataLocation);
     if (collectionPath.isEmpty()) {
@@ -1088,13 +1131,16 @@ QString MainWindow::collectionFileDirectory(bool createDir, const QString &cache
 
 QString MainWindow::defaultHelpCollectionFileName()
 {
-    return collectionFileDirectory() + QDir::separator() +
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    // forces creation of the default collection file path
+    return collectionFileDirectory(true) + QDir::separator() +
         QString(QLatin1String("qthelpcollection_%1.qhc")).
         arg(QLatin1String(QT_VERSION_STR));
 }
 
 void MainWindow::importBookmarks()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     const QString &fileName = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(0, tr("Open File"),
         QDir::currentPath(), tr("Files (*.xbel)"));
 
@@ -1111,6 +1157,7 @@ void MainWindow::importBookmarks()
 
 void MainWindow::exportBookmarks()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QString fileName = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(0, tr("Save File"),
         "untitled.xbel", tr("Files (*.xbel)"));
 
@@ -1130,38 +1177,56 @@ void MainWindow::exportBookmarks()
 
 void MainWindow::currentFilterChanged(const QString &filter)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     const int index = m_filterCombo->findText(filter);
     Q_ASSERT(index != -1);
     m_filterCombo->setCurrentIndex(index);
 }
 
-void MainWindow::qchFileChanged(const QString &fileName)
+void MainWindow::documentationRemoved(const QString &namespaceName)
 {
-    /*
-     * We don't use QHelpEngineCore::namespaceName(fileName), because the file
-     * may not exist anymore or contain a different namespace.
-     */
-    QString ns;
-    foreach (const QString &curNs, m_helpEngine->registeredDocumentations()) {
-        if (m_helpEngine->documentationFileName(curNs) == fileName) {
-            ns = curNs;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    CentralWidget* widget = CentralWidget::instance();
+    widget->closeOrReloadTabs(widget->currentSourceFileList().
+        keys(namespaceName), false);
+}
+
+void MainWindow::documentationUpdated(const QString &namespaceName)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    CentralWidget* widget = CentralWidget::instance();
+    widget->closeOrReloadTabs(widget->currentSourceFileList().
+        keys(namespaceName), true);
+}
 
-    /*
-     * We can't do an assertion here, because QFileSystemWatcher may send the
-     * signal more than  once.
-     */
+void MainWindow::resetQtDocInfo(const QString &component)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    HelpEngineWrapper::instance().setQtDocInfo(component,
+        QStringList(QDateTime().toString(Qt::ISODate)));
+}
+
+void MainWindow::registerDocumentation(const QString &component,
+                                       const QString &absFileName)
+{
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    QString ns = QHelpEngineCore::namespaceName(absFileName);
     if (ns.isEmpty())
         return;
 
-    CentralWidget* widget = CentralWidget::instance();
-    widget->closeTabs(widget->currentSourceFileList().keys(ns));
-    if (m_helpEngine->unregisterDocumentation(ns) &&
-        (!QFileInfo(fileName).exists()
-         || !m_helpEngine->registerDocumentation(fileName)))
-        m_qchWatcher->removePath(fileName);
+    HelpEngineWrapper &helpEngine = HelpEngineWrapper::instance();
+    if (helpEngine.registeredDocumentations().contains(ns))
+        helpEngine.unregisterDocumentation(ns);
+    if (!helpEngine.registerDocumentation(absFileName)) {
+        QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Qt Assistant"),
+            tr("Could not register file '%1': %2").
+            arg(absFileName).arg(helpEngine.error()));
+    } else {
+        QStringList docInfo;
+        docInfo << QFileInfo(absFileName).lastModified().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                << absFileName;
+        helpEngine.setQtDocInfo(component, docInfo);
+    }
 }
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/mainwindow.h b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/mainwindow.h
index 8672526..3c70666 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/mainwindow.h
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/mainwindow.h
@@ -117,10 +117,13 @@ private slots:
     void lookForNewQtDocumentation();
     void indexingStarted();
     void indexingFinished();
-    void displayInstallationError(const QString &errorMessage);
     void qtDocumentationInstalled(bool newDocsInstalled);
+    void registerDocumentation(const QString &component,
+                               const QString &absFileName);
+    void resetQtDocInfo(const QString &component);
     void checkInitState();
-    void qchFileChanged(const QString &fileName);
+    void documentationRemoved(const QString &namespaceName);
+    void documentationUpdated(const QString &namespaceName);
 
     void updateBookmarkMenu();
     void showBookmark(QAction *action);
@@ -143,7 +146,6 @@ private:
     void hideBookmarks();
     void hideSearch();
 
-    QHelpEngine *m_helpEngine;
     CentralWidget *m_centralWidget;
     IndexWindow *m_indexWindow;
     ContentWindow *m_contentWindow;
@@ -179,7 +181,6 @@ private:
 
     QWidget *m_progressWidget;
     QtDocInstaller *m_qtDocInstaller;
-    QFileSystemWatcher * const m_qchWatcher;
 
     bool m_connectedInitSignals;
 };
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/preferencesdialog.cpp b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/preferencesdialog.cpp
index f7de9e9..fb41590 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/preferencesdialog.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/preferencesdialog.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 ** $QT_END_LICENSE$
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
+#include "tracer.h"
 
 #include "preferencesdialog.h"
 #include "filternamedialog.h"
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@
 #include "fontpanel.h"
 #include "centralwidget.h"
 #include "aboutdialog.h"
-#include "../shared/collectionconfiguration.h"
+#include "helpenginewrapper.h"
 
 #include <QtCore/QtAlgorithms>
 #include <QtCore/QFileSystemWatcher>
@@ -62,14 +63,13 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-PreferencesDialog::PreferencesDialog(QHelpEngineCore *helpEngine,
-    QFileSystemWatcher *qchWatcher, QWidget *parent)
+PreferencesDialog::PreferencesDialog(QWidget *parent)
     : QDialog(parent)
-    , m_helpEngine(helpEngine)
     , m_appFontChanged(false)
     , m_browserFontChanged(false)
-    , m_qchWatcher(qchWatcher)
+    , helpEngine(HelpEngineWrapper::instance())
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_ui.setupUi(this);
 
     connect(m_ui.buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok), SIGNAL(clicked()),
@@ -77,10 +77,8 @@ PreferencesDialog::PreferencesDialog(QHelpEngineCore *helpEngine,
     connect(m_ui.buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Cancel), SIGNAL(clicked()),
         this, SLOT(reject()));
 
-    m_hideFiltersTab =
-        !CollectionConfiguration::filterFunctionalityEnabled(*m_helpEngine);
-    m_hideDocsTab =
-        !CollectionConfiguration::documentationManagerEnabled(*m_helpEngine);
+    m_hideFiltersTab = !helpEngine.filterFunctionalityEnabled();
+    m_hideDocsTab = !helpEngine.documentationManagerEnabled();
 
     if (!m_hideFiltersTab) {
         m_ui.attributeWidget->header()->hide();
@@ -109,7 +107,7 @@ PreferencesDialog::PreferencesDialog(QHelpEngineCore *helpEngine,
         connect(m_ui.docRemoveButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this,
             SLOT(removeDocumentation()));
 
-        m_docsBackup = m_helpEngine->registeredDocumentations();
+        m_docsBackup = helpEngine.registeredDocumentations();
         m_ui.registeredDocsListWidget->addItems(m_docsBackup);
     } else {
         m_ui.tabWidget->removeTab(m_ui.tabWidget->indexOf(m_ui.docsTab));
@@ -121,22 +119,17 @@ PreferencesDialog::PreferencesDialog(QHelpEngineCore *helpEngine,
 
 PreferencesDialog::~PreferencesDialog()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (m_appFontChanged) {
-        CollectionConfiguration::setAppFont(*m_helpEngine,
-            m_appFontPanel->selectedFont());
-        CollectionConfiguration::setUseAppFont(*m_helpEngine,
-            m_appFontPanel->isChecked());
-        CollectionConfiguration::setAppWritingSystem(*m_helpEngine,
-            m_appFontPanel->writingSystem());
+        helpEngine.setAppFont(m_appFontPanel->selectedFont());
+        helpEngine.setUseAppFont(m_appFontPanel->isChecked());
+        helpEngine.setAppWritingSystem(m_appFontPanel->writingSystem());
     }
 
     if (m_browserFontChanged) {
-        CollectionConfiguration::setBrowserFont(*m_helpEngine,
-            m_browserFontPanel->selectedFont());
-        CollectionConfiguration::setUseBrowserFont(*m_helpEngine,
-            m_browserFontPanel->isChecked());
-        CollectionConfiguration::setBrowserWritingSystem(*m_helpEngine,
-            m_browserFontPanel->writingSystem());
+        helpEngine.setBrowserFont(m_browserFontPanel->selectedFont());
+        helpEngine.setUseBrowserFont(m_browserFontPanel->isChecked());
+        helpEngine.setBrowserWritingSystem(m_browserFontPanel->writingSystem());
     }
 
     if (m_appFontChanged || m_browserFontChanged) {
@@ -147,32 +140,29 @@ PreferencesDialog::~PreferencesDialog()
     QString homePage = m_ui.homePageLineEdit->text();
     if (homePage.isEmpty())
         homePage = QLatin1String("help");
-    CollectionConfiguration::setHomePage(*m_helpEngine, homePage);
+    helpEngine.setHomePage(homePage);
 
     int option = m_ui.helpStartComboBox->currentIndex();
-    CollectionConfiguration::setStartOption(*m_helpEngine, option);
+    helpEngine.setStartOption(option);
 }
 
 void PreferencesDialog::showDialog()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (exec() != Accepted)
         m_appFontChanged = m_browserFontChanged = false;
 }
 
 void PreferencesDialog::updateFilterPage()
 {
-    if (!m_helpEngine)
-        return;
-
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_ui.filterWidget->clear();
     m_ui.attributeWidget->clear();
 
-    QHelpEngineCore help(m_helpEngine->collectionFile(), 0);
-    help.setupData();
     m_filterMapBackup.clear();
-    const QStringList filters = help.customFilters();
+    const QStringList filters = helpEngine.customFilters();
     foreach (const QString &filter, filters) {
-        QStringList atts = help.filterAttributes(filter);
+        QStringList atts = helpEngine.filterAttributes(filter);
         m_filterMapBackup.insert(filter, atts);
         if (!m_filterMap.contains(filter))
             m_filterMap.insert(filter, atts);
@@ -180,15 +170,16 @@ void PreferencesDialog::updateFilterPage()
 
     m_ui.filterWidget->addItems(m_filterMap.keys());
 
-    foreach (const QString &a, help.filterAttributes())
+    foreach (const QString &a, helpEngine.filterAttributes())
         new QTreeWidgetItem(m_ui.attributeWidget, QStringList() << a);
 
-    if (m_filterMap.keys().count())
+    if (!m_filterMap.keys().isEmpty())
         m_ui.filterWidget->setCurrentRow(0);
 }
 
 void PreferencesDialog::updateAttributes(QListWidgetItem *item)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QStringList checkedList;
     if (item)
         checkedList = m_filterMap.value(item->text());
@@ -204,6 +195,7 @@ void PreferencesDialog::updateAttributes(QListWidgetItem *item)
 
 void PreferencesDialog::updateFilterMap()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (!m_ui.filterWidget->currentItem())
         return;
     QString filter = m_ui.filterWidget->currentItem()->text();
@@ -222,6 +214,7 @@ void PreferencesDialog::updateFilterMap()
 
 void PreferencesDialog::addFilter()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     FilterNameDialog dia(this);
     if (dia.exec() == QDialog::Rejected)
         return;
@@ -239,6 +232,7 @@ void PreferencesDialog::addFilter()
 
 void PreferencesDialog::removeFilter()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QListWidgetItem *item =
         m_ui.filterWidget ->takeItem(m_ui.filterWidget->currentRow());
     if (!item)
@@ -253,6 +247,7 @@ void PreferencesDialog::removeFilter()
 
 void PreferencesDialog::addDocumentationLocal()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     const QStringList fileNames = QFileDialog::getOpenFileNames(this,
         tr("Add Documentation"), QString(), tr("Qt Compressed Help Files (*.qch)"));
     if (fileNames.isEmpty())
@@ -273,14 +268,11 @@ void PreferencesDialog::addDocumentationLocal()
                 continue;
         }
 
-        if (m_helpEngine->registerDocumentation(fileName)) {
-            m_qchWatcher->addPath(fileName);
-            Q_ASSERT(m_qchWatcher->files().count()
-                     == m_helpEngine->registeredDocumentations().count());
+        if (helpEngine.registerDocumentation(fileName)) {
+            m_ui.registeredDocsListWidget->addItem(nameSpace);
+            m_regDocs.append(nameSpace);
+            m_unregDocs.removeAll(nameSpace);
         }
-        m_ui.registeredDocsListWidget->addItem(nameSpace);
-        m_regDocs.append(nameSpace);
-        m_unregDocs.removeAll(nameSpace);
     }
 
     if (!invalidFiles.isEmpty() || !alreadyRegistered.isEmpty()) {
@@ -309,6 +301,7 @@ void PreferencesDialog::addDocumentationLocal()
 
 void PreferencesDialog::removeDocumentation()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     bool foundBefore = false;
     CentralWidget* widget = CentralWidget::instance();
     QMap<int, QString> openedDocList = widget->currentSourceFileList();
@@ -340,6 +333,7 @@ void PreferencesDialog::removeDocumentation()
 
 void PreferencesDialog::applyChanges()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     bool filtersWereChanged = false;
     if (!m_hideFiltersTab) {
         if (m_filterMap.count() != m_filterMapBackup.count()) {
@@ -372,32 +366,28 @@ void PreferencesDialog::applyChanges()
 
     if (filtersWereChanged) {
         foreach (const QString &filter, m_removedFilters)
-            m_helpEngine->removeCustomFilter(filter);
+            helpEngine.removeCustomFilter(filter);
         QMapIterator<QString, QStringList> it(m_filterMap);
         while (it.hasNext()) {
             it.next();
-            m_helpEngine->addCustomFilter(it.key(), it.value());
+            helpEngine.addCustomFilter(it.key(), it.value());
         }
     }
 
-    CentralWidget::instance()->closeTabs(m_TabsToClose);
+    CentralWidget::instance()->closeOrReloadTabs(m_TabsToClose, false);
 
-    foreach (const QString &doc, m_unregDocs) {
-        const QString docFile = m_helpEngine->documentationFileName(doc);
-        if (m_helpEngine->unregisterDocumentation(doc))
-            m_qchWatcher->removePath(docFile);
-    }
-    Q_ASSERT(m_qchWatcher->files().count()
-             == m_helpEngine->registeredDocumentations().count());
+    foreach (const QString &doc, m_unregDocs)
+        helpEngine.unregisterDocumentation(doc);
 
-    if (filtersWereChanged || m_regDocs.count() || m_unregDocs.count())
-        m_helpEngine->setupData();
+    if (filtersWereChanged || !m_regDocs.isEmpty() || !m_unregDocs.isEmpty())
+        helpEngine.setupData();
 
     accept();
 }
 
 void PreferencesDialog::updateFontSettingsPage()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_browserFontPanel = new FontPanel(this);
     m_browserFontPanel->setCheckable(true);
     m_ui.stackedWidget_2->insertWidget(0, m_browserFontPanel);
@@ -411,26 +401,23 @@ void PreferencesDialog::updateFontSettingsPage()
     const QString customSettings(tr("Use custom settings"));
     m_appFontPanel->setTitle(customSettings);
 
-    QFont font = CollectionConfiguration::appFont(*m_helpEngine);
+    QFont font = helpEngine.appFont();
     m_appFontPanel->setSelectedFont(font);
 
-    QFontDatabase::WritingSystem system =
-        CollectionConfiguration::appWritingSystem(*m_helpEngine);
+    QFontDatabase::WritingSystem system = helpEngine.appWritingSystem();
     m_appFontPanel->setWritingSystem(system);
 
-    m_appFontPanel->setChecked(CollectionConfiguration::
-                               usesAppFont(*m_helpEngine));
+    m_appFontPanel->setChecked(helpEngine.usesAppFont());
 
     m_browserFontPanel->setTitle(customSettings);
 
-    font = CollectionConfiguration::browserFont(*m_helpEngine);
+    font = helpEngine.browserFont();
     m_browserFontPanel->setSelectedFont(font);
 
-    system = CollectionConfiguration::browserWritingSystem(*m_helpEngine);
+    system = helpEngine.browserWritingSystem();
     m_browserFontPanel->setWritingSystem(system);
 
-    m_browserFontPanel->setChecked(CollectionConfiguration::
-                                   usesBrowserFont(*m_helpEngine));
+    m_browserFontPanel->setChecked(helpEngine.usesBrowserFont());
 
     connect(m_appFontPanel, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this,
         SLOT(appFontSettingToggled(bool)));
@@ -452,36 +439,38 @@ void PreferencesDialog::updateFontSettingsPage()
 
 void PreferencesDialog::appFontSettingToggled(bool on)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     Q_UNUSED(on)
     m_appFontChanged = true;
 }
 
 void PreferencesDialog::appFontSettingChanged(int index)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     Q_UNUSED(index)
     m_appFontChanged = true;
 }
 
 void PreferencesDialog::browserFontSettingToggled(bool on)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     Q_UNUSED(on)
     m_browserFontChanged = true;
 }
 
 void PreferencesDialog::browserFontSettingChanged(int index)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     Q_UNUSED(index)
     m_browserFontChanged = true;
 }
 
 void PreferencesDialog::updateOptionsPage()
 {
-    QString homePage = CollectionConfiguration::homePage(*m_helpEngine);
-    if (homePage.isEmpty())
-        homePage = CollectionConfiguration::defaultHomePage(*m_helpEngine);
-    m_ui.homePageLineEdit->setText(homePage);
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    m_ui.homePageLineEdit->setText(helpEngine.homePage());
 
-    int option = CollectionConfiguration::startOption(*m_helpEngine);
+    int option = helpEngine.startOption();
     m_ui.helpStartComboBox->setCurrentIndex(option);
 
     connect(m_ui.blankPageButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(setBlankPage()));
@@ -491,11 +480,13 @@ void PreferencesDialog::updateOptionsPage()
 
 void PreferencesDialog::setBlankPage()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_ui.homePageLineEdit->setText(QLatin1String("about:blank"));
 }
 
 void PreferencesDialog::setCurrentPage()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QString homepage = CentralWidget::instance()->currentSource().toString();
     if (homepage.isEmpty())
         homepage = QLatin1String("help");
@@ -505,8 +496,8 @@ void PreferencesDialog::setCurrentPage()
 
 void PreferencesDialog::setDefaultPage()
 {
-    QString homePage = CollectionConfiguration::defaultHomePage(*m_helpEngine);
-    m_ui.homePageLineEdit->setText(homePage);
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    m_ui.homePageLineEdit->setText(helpEngine.defaultHomePage());
 }
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/preferencesdialog.h b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/preferencesdialog.h
index 2e74fd6..2894494 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/preferencesdialog.h
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/preferencesdialog.h
@@ -48,22 +48,15 @@
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 class FontPanel;
+class HelpEngineWrapper;
 class QFileSystemWatcher;
-class QHelpEngineCore;
-
-enum {
-    ShowHomePage = 0,
-    ShowBlankPage = 1,
-    ShowLastPages = 2
-};
 
 class PreferencesDialog : public QDialog
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    PreferencesDialog(QHelpEngineCore *helpEngine,
-                      QFileSystemWatcher *qchWatcher, QWidget *parent = 0);
+    PreferencesDialog(QWidget *parent = 0);
     ~PreferencesDialog();
 
     void showDialog();
@@ -95,7 +88,6 @@ private:
     void updateOptionsPage();
 
     Ui::PreferencesDialogClass m_ui;
-    QHelpEngineCore *m_helpEngine;
     bool m_hideFiltersTab;
     bool m_hideDocsTab;
     QMap<QString, QStringList> m_filterMapBackup;
@@ -109,7 +101,7 @@ private:
     FontPanel *m_browserFontPanel;
     bool m_appFontChanged;
     bool m_browserFontChanged;
-    QFileSystemWatcher * const m_qchWatcher;
+    HelpEngineWrapper &helpEngine;
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/qtdocinstaller.cpp b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/qtdocinstaller.cpp
index 7355750..5a501bf 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/qtdocinstaller.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/qtdocinstaller.cpp
@@ -38,27 +38,27 @@
 ** $QT_END_LICENSE$
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
+#include "tracer.h"
 
 #include <QtCore/QDir>
 #include <QtCore/QLibraryInfo>
 #include <QtCore/QDateTime>
 #include <QtCore/QFileSystemWatcher>
 #include <QtHelp/QHelpEngineCore>
-#include "../shared/collectionconfiguration.h"
+#include "helpenginewrapper.h"
 #include "qtdocinstaller.h"
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-QtDocInstaller::QtDocInstaller(const QString &collectionFile,
-                               QFileSystemWatcher *qchWatcher)
-    : m_qchWatcher(qchWatcher)
+QtDocInstaller::QtDocInstaller(const QList<DocInfo> &docInfos)
+    : m_abort(false), m_docInfos(docInfos)
 {
-    m_abort = false;
-    m_collectionFile = collectionFile;
+    TRACE_OBJ
 }
 
 QtDocInstaller::~QtDocInstaller()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (!isRunning())
         return;
     m_mutex.lock();
@@ -69,92 +69,59 @@ QtDocInstaller::~QtDocInstaller()
 
 void QtDocInstaller::installDocs()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     start(LowPriority);
 }
 
 void QtDocInstaller::run()
 {
-    QHelpEngineCore *helpEngine = new QHelpEngineCore(m_collectionFile);
-    helpEngine->setupData();
-    bool changes = false;
-
-    QStringList docs;
-    docs << QLatin1String("assistant")
-        << QLatin1String("designer")
-        << QLatin1String("linguist")
-        << QLatin1String("qmake")
-        << QLatin1String("qt");
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    m_qchDir = QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::DocumentationPath)
+        + QDir::separator() + QLatin1String("qch");
+    m_qchFiles = m_qchDir.entryList(QStringList() << QLatin1String("*.qch"));
 
-    foreach (const QString &doc, docs) {
-        changes |= installDoc(doc, helpEngine);
+    bool changes = false;
+    foreach (const DocInfo &docInfo, m_docInfos) {
+        changes |= installDoc(docInfo);
         m_mutex.lock();
         if (m_abort) {
-            delete helpEngine;
             m_mutex.unlock();
             return;
         }
         m_mutex.unlock();
     }
-    delete helpEngine;
     emit docsInstalled(changes);
 }
 
-bool QtDocInstaller::installDoc(const QString &name, QHelpEngineCore *helpEngine)
+bool QtDocInstaller::installDoc(const DocInfo &docInfo)
 {
-    QStringList lst = CollectionConfiguration::qtDocInfo(*helpEngine, name);
-
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    const QString &component = docInfo.first;
+    const QStringList &info = docInfo.second;
     QDateTime dt;
-    if (!lst.isEmpty() && !lst.first().isEmpty())
-        dt = QDateTime::fromString(lst.first(), Qt::ISODate);
+    if (!info.isEmpty() && !info.first().isEmpty())
+        dt = QDateTime::fromString(info.first(), Qt::ISODate);
 
     QString qchFile;
-    if (lst.count() == 2)
-        qchFile = lst.last();
-
-    QDir dir(QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::DocumentationPath)
-        + QDir::separator() + QLatin1String("qch"));
+    if (info.count() == 2)
+        qchFile = info.last();
 
-    const QStringList files = dir.entryList(QStringList() << QLatin1String("*.qch"));
-    if (files.isEmpty()) {
-        CollectionConfiguration::setQtDocInfo(*helpEngine, name,
-            QStringList(QDateTime().toString(Qt::ISODate)));
+    if (m_qchFiles.isEmpty()) {
+        emit qchFileNotFound(component);
         return false;
     }
-    foreach (const QString &f, files) {
-        if (f.startsWith(name)) {
-            QFileInfo fi(dir.absolutePath() + QDir::separator() + f);
+    foreach (const QString &f, m_qchFiles) {
+        if (f.startsWith(component)) {
+            QFileInfo fi(m_qchDir.absolutePath() + QDir::separator() + f);
             if (dt.isValid() && fi.lastModified().toTime_t() == dt.toTime_t()
                 && qchFile == fi.absoluteFilePath())
                 return false;
-
-            QString namespaceName = QHelpEngineCore::namespaceName(fi.absoluteFilePath());
-            if (namespaceName.isEmpty())
-                continue;
-
-            if (helpEngine->registeredDocumentations().contains(namespaceName)) {
-                const QString docFile =
-                    helpEngine->documentationFileName(namespaceName);
-                if (helpEngine->unregisterDocumentation(namespaceName))
-                    m_qchWatcher->removePath(docFile);
-            }
-
-            if (!helpEngine->registerDocumentation(fi.absoluteFilePath())) {
-                emit errorMessage(
-                    tr("The file %1 could not be registered successfully!\n\nReason: %2")
-                    .arg(fi.absoluteFilePath()).arg(helpEngine->error()));
-            } else {
-                m_qchWatcher->addPath(fi.absoluteFilePath());
-            }
-
-            Q_ASSERT(m_qchWatcher->files().count()
-                     == helpEngine->registeredDocumentations().count());
-
-            CollectionConfiguration::setQtDocInfo(*helpEngine, name,
-                QStringList() << fi.lastModified().toString(Qt::ISODate)
-                              << fi.absoluteFilePath());
+            emit registerDocumentation(component, fi.absoluteFilePath());
             return true;
         }
     }
+
+    emit qchFileNotFound(component);
     return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/qtdocinstaller.h b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/qtdocinstaller.h
index 46e548a..92a707b 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/qtdocinstaller.h
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/qtdocinstaller.h
@@ -42,36 +42,41 @@
 #ifndef QTDOCINSTALLER
 #define QTDOCINSTALLER
 
-#include <QtCore/QThread>
+#include <QtCore/QDir>
 #include <QtCore/QMutex>
+#include <QtCore/QPair>
+#include <QtCore/QStringList>
+#include <QtCore/QThread>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-class QFileSystemWatcher;
-class QHelpEngineCore;
+class HelpEngineWrapper;
 
 class QtDocInstaller : public QThread
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    QtDocInstaller(const QString &collectionFile, QFileSystemWatcher *qchWatcher);
+    typedef QPair<QString, QStringList> DocInfo;
+    QtDocInstaller(const QList<DocInfo> &docInfos);
     ~QtDocInstaller();
     void installDocs();
 
 signals:
-    void errorMessage(const QString &msg);
+    void qchFileNotFound(const QString &component);
+    void registerDocumentation(const QString &component,
+                               const QString &absFileName);
     void docsInstalled(bool newDocsInstalled);
 
 private:
     void run();
-    bool installDoc(const QString &name,
-        QHelpEngineCore *helpEngine);
+    bool installDoc(const DocInfo &docInfo);
 
     bool m_abort;
-    QString m_collectionFile;
     QMutex m_mutex;
-    QFileSystemWatcher * const m_qchWatcher;
+    QStringList m_qchFiles;
+    QDir m_qchDir;
+    QList<DocInfo> m_docInfos;
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/remotecontrol.cpp b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/remotecontrol.cpp
index d0ff430..5ecdd69 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/remotecontrol.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/remotecontrol.cpp
@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@
 ** $QT_END_LICENSE$
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
+#include "tracer.h"
 
 #include "remotecontrol.h"
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "centralwidget.h"
+#include "helpenginewrapper.h"
 
 #include <QtCore/QFile>
 #include <QtCore/QFileInfo>
@@ -67,16 +69,19 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 StdInListenerWin::StdInListenerWin(QObject *parent)
     : QThread(parent)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
 }
 
 StdInListenerWin::~StdInListenerWin()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     terminate();
     wait();
 }
 
 void StdInListenerWin::run()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     bool ok = true;
     char chBuf[4096];
     DWORD dwRead;
@@ -106,18 +111,17 @@ void StdInListenerWin::run()
 }
 #endif
 
-RemoteControl::RemoteControl(MainWindow *mainWindow, QHelpEngine *helpEngine,
-                             QFileSystemWatcher *qchWatcher)
+RemoteControl::RemoteControl(MainWindow *mainWindow)
     : QObject(mainWindow)
     , m_mainWindow(mainWindow)
-    , m_helpEngine(helpEngine)
     , m_debug(false)
     , m_caching(true)
     , m_syncContents(false)
     , m_expandTOC(-2)
-    , m_qchWatcher(qchWatcher)
+    , helpEngine(HelpEngineWrapper::instance())
 
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     connect(m_mainWindow, SIGNAL(initDone()), this, SLOT(applyCache()));
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     StdInListenerWin *l = new StdInListenerWin(this);
@@ -134,6 +138,7 @@ RemoteControl::RemoteControl(MainWindow *mainWindow, QHelpEngine *helpEngine,
 
 void RemoteControl::receivedData()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QByteArray ba;
     while (true) {
         char c = getc(stdin);
@@ -149,6 +154,7 @@ void RemoteControl::receivedData()
 
 void RemoteControl::handleCommandString(const QString &cmdString)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QStringList cmds = cmdString.split(QLatin1Char(';'));
     QStringList::const_iterator it = cmds.constBegin();
     while (it != cmds.constEnd()) {
@@ -193,6 +199,7 @@ void RemoteControl::handleCommandString(const QString &cmdString)
 void RemoteControl::splitInputString(const QString &input, QString &cmd,
                                      QString &arg)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QString cmdLine = input.trimmed();
     int i = cmdLine.indexOf(QLatin1Char(' '));
     cmd = cmdLine.left(i);
@@ -202,11 +209,13 @@ void RemoteControl::splitInputString(const QString &input, QString &cmd,
 
 void RemoteControl::handleDebugCommand(const QString &arg)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_debug = arg == QLatin1String("on");
 }
 
 void RemoteControl::handleShowOrHideCommand(const QString &arg, bool show)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (arg.toLower() == QLatin1String("contents"))
         m_mainWindow->setContentsVisible(show);
     else if (arg.toLower() == QLatin1String("index"))
@@ -219,6 +228,7 @@ void RemoteControl::handleShowOrHideCommand(const QString &arg, bool show)
 
 void RemoteControl::handleSetSourceCommand(const QString &arg)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QUrl url(arg);
     if (url.isValid()) {
         if (url.isRelative())
@@ -234,6 +244,7 @@ void RemoteControl::handleSetSourceCommand(const QString &arg)
 
 void RemoteControl::handleSyncContentsCommand()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (m_caching)
         m_syncContents = true;
     else
@@ -242,24 +253,25 @@ void RemoteControl::handleSyncContentsCommand()
 
 void RemoteControl::handleActivateKeywordCommand(const QString &arg)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (m_caching) {
         clearCache();
         m_activateKeyword = arg;
     } else {
         m_mainWindow->setIndexString(arg);
         if (!arg.isEmpty())
-            m_helpEngine->indexWidget()->activateCurrentItem();
+            helpEngine.indexWidget()->activateCurrentItem();
     }
 }
 
 void RemoteControl::handleActivateIdentifierCommand(const QString &arg)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (m_caching) {
         clearCache();
         m_activateIdentifier = arg;
     } else {
-        const QMap<QString, QUrl> &links =
-            m_helpEngine->linksForIdentifier(arg);
+        const QMap<QString, QUrl> &links = helpEngine.linksForIdentifier(arg);
         if (!links.isEmpty())
             CentralWidget::instance()->setSource(links.constBegin().value());
     }
@@ -267,6 +279,7 @@ void RemoteControl::handleActivateIdentifierCommand(const QString &arg)
 
 void RemoteControl::handleExpandTocCommand(const QString &arg)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     bool ok = false;
     int depth = -2;
     if (!arg.isEmpty())
@@ -282,59 +295,56 @@ void RemoteControl::handleExpandTocCommand(const QString &arg)
 
 void RemoteControl::handleSetCurrentFilterCommand(const QString &arg)
 {
-    if (m_helpEngine->customFilters().contains(arg)) {
+    TRACE_OBJ
+    if (helpEngine.customFilters().contains(arg)) {
         if (m_caching) {
             clearCache();
             m_currentFilter = arg;
         } else {
-            m_helpEngine->setCurrentFilter(arg);
+            helpEngine.setCurrentFilter(arg);
         }
     }
 }
 
 void RemoteControl::handleRegisterCommand(const QString &arg)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     const QString &absFileName = QFileInfo(arg).absoluteFilePath();
-    if (m_helpEngine->registeredDocumentations().
+    if (helpEngine.registeredDocumentations().
         contains(QHelpEngineCore::namespaceName(absFileName)))
         return;
-    if (m_helpEngine->registerDocumentation(absFileName)) {
-        m_qchWatcher->addPath(absFileName);
-        m_helpEngine->setupData();
-        Q_ASSERT(m_qchWatcher->files().count()
-                 == m_helpEngine->registeredDocumentations().count());
-    }
+    if (helpEngine.registerDocumentation(absFileName))
+        helpEngine.setupData();
 }
 
 void RemoteControl::handleUnregisterCommand(const QString &arg)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     const QString &absFileName = QFileInfo(arg).absoluteFilePath();
     const QString &ns = QHelpEngineCore::namespaceName(absFileName);
-    if (m_helpEngine->registeredDocumentations().contains(ns)) {
+    if (helpEngine.registeredDocumentations().contains(ns)) {
         CentralWidget* widget = CentralWidget::instance();
-        widget->closeTabs(widget->currentSourceFileList().keys(ns));
-        const QString docFile = m_helpEngine->documentationFileName(ns);
-        if (m_helpEngine->unregisterDocumentation(ns)) {
-            m_qchWatcher->removePath(docFile);
-            m_helpEngine->setupData();
-        }
+        widget->closeOrReloadTabs(widget->currentSourceFileList().keys(ns), false);
+        if (helpEngine.unregisterDocumentation(ns))
+            helpEngine.setupData();
     }
 }
 
 void RemoteControl::applyCache()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (m_setSource.isValid()) {
         CentralWidget::instance()->setSource(m_setSource);
     } else if (!m_activateKeyword.isEmpty()) {
         m_mainWindow->setIndexString(m_activateKeyword);
-        m_helpEngine->indexWidget()->activateCurrentItem();
+        helpEngine.indexWidget()->activateCurrentItem();
     } else if (!m_activateIdentifier.isEmpty()) {
         QMap<QString, QUrl> links =
-            m_helpEngine->linksForIdentifier(m_activateIdentifier);
-        if (links.count())
+            helpEngine.linksForIdentifier(m_activateIdentifier);
+        if (!links.isEmpty())
             CentralWidget::instance()->setSource(links.constBegin().value());
     } else if (!m_currentFilter.isEmpty()) {
-        m_helpEngine->setCurrentFilter(m_currentFilter);
+        helpEngine.setCurrentFilter(m_currentFilter);
     }
 
     if (m_syncContents)
@@ -349,6 +359,7 @@ void RemoteControl::applyCache()
 
 void RemoteControl::clearCache()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     m_currentFilter.clear();
     m_setSource.clear();
     m_syncContents = false;
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/remotecontrol.h b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/remotecontrol.h
index adb6646..0777878 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/remotecontrol.h
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/remotecontrol.h
@@ -48,17 +48,15 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
+class HelpEngineWrapper;
 class MainWindow;
-class QFileSystemWatcher;
-class QHelpEngine;
 
 class RemoteControl : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    RemoteControl(MainWindow *mainWindow, QHelpEngine *helpEngine,
-                  QFileSystemWatcher *qchWatcher);
+    RemoteControl(MainWindow *mainWindow);
 
 private slots:
     void receivedData();
@@ -81,7 +79,6 @@ private:
 
 private:
     MainWindow *m_mainWindow;
-    QHelpEngine *m_helpEngine;
     bool m_debug;
 
     bool m_caching;
@@ -91,7 +88,7 @@ private:
     QString m_activateIdentifier;
     int m_expandTOC;
     QString m_currentFilter;
-    QFileSystemWatcher * const m_qchWatcher;
+    HelpEngineWrapper &helpEngine;
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/searchwidget.cpp b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/searchwidget.cpp
index ad24231..d83790d 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/searchwidget.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/searchwidget.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 ** $QT_END_LICENSE$
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
+#include "tracer.h"
 
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "searchwidget.h"
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ SearchWidget::SearchWidget(QHelpSearchEngine *engine, QWidget *parent)
     , attached(false)
     , searchEngine(engine)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QVBoxLayout *vLayout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
 
     resultWidget = searchEngine->resultWidget();
@@ -91,11 +93,13 @@ SearchWidget::SearchWidget(QHelpSearchEngine *engine, QWidget *parent)
 
 SearchWidget::~SearchWidget()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     // nothing todo
 }
 
 void SearchWidget::zoomIn()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QTextBrowser* browser = qFindChild<QTextBrowser*>(resultWidget);
     if (browser && zoomCount != 10) {
         zoomCount++;
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@ void SearchWidget::zoomIn()
 
 void SearchWidget::zoomOut()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QTextBrowser* browser = qFindChild<QTextBrowser*>(resultWidget);
     if (browser && zoomCount != -5) {
         zoomCount--;
@@ -114,6 +119,7 @@ void SearchWidget::zoomOut()
 
 void SearchWidget::resetZoom()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (zoomCount == 0)
         return;
 
@@ -126,33 +132,39 @@ void SearchWidget::resetZoom()
 
 bool SearchWidget::isAttached() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     return attached;
 }
 
 void SearchWidget::setAttached(bool state)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     attached = state;
 }
 
 void SearchWidget::search() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QList<QHelpSearchQuery> query = searchEngine->queryWidget()->query();
     searchEngine->search(query);
 }
 
 void SearchWidget::searchingStarted()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     qApp->setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt::WaitCursor));
 }
 
 void SearchWidget::searchingFinished(int hits)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     Q_UNUSED(hits)
     qApp->restoreOverrideCursor();
 }
 
 bool SearchWidget::eventFilter(QObject* o, QEvent *e)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QTextBrowser* browser = qFindChild<QTextBrowser*>(resultWidget);
     if (browser && o == browser->viewport()
         && e->type() == QEvent::MouseButtonRelease){
@@ -171,6 +183,7 @@ bool SearchWidget::eventFilter(QObject* o, QEvent *e)
 
 void SearchWidget::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *keyEvent)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     if (keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key_Escape)
         MainWindow::activateCurrentBrowser();
     else
@@ -179,6 +192,7 @@ void SearchWidget::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *keyEvent)
 
 void SearchWidget::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *contextMenuEvent)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QMenu menu;
     QPoint point = contextMenuEvent->globalPos();
 
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/topicchooser.cpp b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/topicchooser.cpp
index 5c04244..5aafd5a 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/topicchooser.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/topicchooser.cpp
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@
 ** $QT_END_LICENSE$
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
-
-#include <QtCore/QMap>
-#include <QtCore/QUrl>
+#include "tracer.h"
 
 #include "topicchooser.h"
 
@@ -50,13 +48,15 @@ TopicChooser::TopicChooser(QWidget *parent, const QString &keyword,
                          const QMap<QString, QUrl> &links)
     : QDialog(parent)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     ui.setupUi(this);
     ui.label->setText(tr("Choose a topic for <b>%1</b>:").arg(keyword));
 
-    m_links = links;
-    QMap<QString, QUrl>::const_iterator it = m_links.constBegin();
-    for (; it != m_links.constEnd(); ++it)
+    QMap<QString, QUrl>::const_iterator it = links.constBegin();
+    for (; it != links.constEnd(); ++it) {
         ui.listWidget->addItem(it.key());
+        m_links.append(it.value());
+    }
     
     if (ui.listWidget->count() != 0)
         ui.listWidget->setCurrentRow(0);
@@ -72,15 +72,18 @@ TopicChooser::TopicChooser(QWidget *parent, const QString &keyword,
 
 QUrl TopicChooser::link() const
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QListWidgetItem *item = ui.listWidget->currentItem();
     if (!item)
         return QUrl();
 
     QString title = item->text();
-    if (title.isEmpty() || !m_links.contains(title))
+    if (title.isEmpty())
         return QUrl();
 
-    return m_links.value(title);
+    const int row = ui.listWidget->row(item);
+    Q_ASSERT(row < m_links.count());
+    return m_links.at(row);
 }
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/topicchooser.h b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/topicchooser.h
index 4dba726..4113cee 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/topicchooser.h
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/topicchooser.h
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@
 
 #include "ui_topicchooser.h"
 
-#include <QUrl>
-#include <QMap>
-#include <QString>
+#include <QtCore/QList>
+#include <QtCore/QMap>
+#include <QtCore/QString>
+#include <QtCore/QUrl>
 
 #include <QtGui/QDialog>
 
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ public:
     
 private:
     Ui::TopicChooser ui;
-    QMap<QString, QUrl> m_links;
+    QList<QUrl> m_links;
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/tracer.h b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/tracer.h
index 1967606..66d450a 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/tracer.h
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/tracer.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ private:
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
+// #define TRACING_REQUESTED
 #ifdef TRACING_REQUESTED
 #define TRACE_OBJ Tracer traceObj__(Q_FUNC_INFO);
 #else
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/xbelsupport.cpp b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/xbelsupport.cpp
index 545be6c..f2c0bcb 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/xbelsupport.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/xbelsupport.cpp
@@ -38,12 +38,15 @@
 ** $QT_END_LICENSE$
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
+#include "tracer.h"
 
 #include "xbelsupport.h"
 #include "bookmarkmanager.h"
 
 #include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
 
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
 struct Bookmark {
     QString title;
     QString url;
@@ -54,11 +57,13 @@ XbelWriter::XbelWriter(BookmarkModel *model)
     : QXmlStreamWriter()
     , treeModel(model)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     setAutoFormatting(true);
 }
 
 void XbelWriter::writeToFile(QIODevice *device)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     setDevice(device);
 
     writeStartDocument();
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@ void XbelWriter::writeToFile(QIODevice *device)
 
 void XbelWriter::writeData(QStandardItem *child)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     Bookmark entry;
     entry.title = child->data(Qt::DisplayRole).toString();
     entry.url = child->data(Qt::UserRole + 10).toString();
@@ -109,12 +115,14 @@ XbelReader::XbelReader(BookmarkModel *tree, BookmarkModel *list)
     , treeModel(tree)
     , listModel(list)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     folderIcon = QApplication::style()->standardIcon(QStyle::SP_DirClosedIcon);
     bookmarkIcon = QIcon(QLatin1String(":/trolltech/assistant/images/bookmark.png"));
 }
 
 bool XbelReader::readFromFile(QIODevice *device)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     setDevice(device);
 
     while (!atEnd()) {
@@ -136,6 +144,7 @@ bool XbelReader::readFromFile(QIODevice *device)
 
 void XbelReader::readXBEL()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     while (!atEnd()) {
         readNext();
 
@@ -155,6 +164,7 @@ void XbelReader::readXBEL()
 
 void XbelReader::readUnknownElement()
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     while (!atEnd()) {
         readNext();
 
@@ -168,6 +178,7 @@ void XbelReader::readUnknownElement()
 
 void XbelReader::readFolder(QStandardItem *item)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QStandardItem *folder = createChildItem(item);
     folder->setIcon(folderIcon);
     folder->setData(QLatin1String("Folder"), Qt::UserRole + 10);
@@ -197,6 +208,7 @@ void XbelReader::readFolder(QStandardItem *item)
 
 void XbelReader::readBookmark(QStandardItem *item)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QStandardItem *bookmark = createChildItem(item);
     bookmark->setIcon(bookmarkIcon);
     bookmark->setText(QCoreApplication::tr("Unknown title"));
@@ -222,6 +234,7 @@ void XbelReader::readBookmark(QStandardItem *item)
 
 QStandardItem *XbelReader::createChildItem(QStandardItem *item)
 {
+    TRACE_OBJ
     QStandardItem *childItem = new QStandardItem();
     childItem->setEditable(false);
 
@@ -232,3 +245,5 @@ QStandardItem *XbelReader::createChildItem(QStandardItem *item)
 
     return childItem;
 }
+
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/xbelsupport.h b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/xbelsupport.h
index 005cfbb..16f53f5 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/xbelsupport.h
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/assistant/xbelsupport.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QIODevice)
 QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QStandardItem)
 
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
 class BookmarkModel;
 
 class XbelWriter : public QXmlStreamWriter
@@ -84,4 +86,6 @@ private:
     BookmarkModel *listModel;
 };
 
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
 #endif  // XBELSUPPORT_H
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/qcollectiongenerator/main.cpp b/tools/assistant/tools/qcollectiongenerator/main.cpp
index d45279d..f75d891 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/qcollectiongenerator/main.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/qcollectiongenerator/main.cpp
@@ -42,19 +42,19 @@
 #include "../shared/collectionconfiguration.h"
 #include "../shared/helpgenerator.h"
 
+#include <private/qhelpgenerator_p.h>
+#include <private/qhelpprojectdata_p.h>
+
 #include <QtCore/QDir>
 #include <QtCore/QMap>
 #include <QtCore/QFileInfo>
 #include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
 #include <QtCore/QDateTime>
 #include <QtCore/QBuffer>
-
-#include <private/qhelpgenerator_p.h>
-#include <private/qhelpprojectdata_p.h>
 #include <QtHelp/QHelpEngineCore>
-
 #include <QtXml/QXmlStreamReader>
 
+
 QT_USE_NAMESPACE
 
 class CollectionConfigReader : public QXmlStreamReader
@@ -467,8 +467,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 
     if (!config.currentFilter().isEmpty()) {
-        CollectionConfiguration::setCurrentFilter(helpEngine,
-            config.currentFilter());
+        helpEngine.setCurrentFilter(config.currentFilter());
     }
 
     if (!config.cacheDirectory().isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/shared/collectionconfiguration.cpp b/tools/assistant/tools/shared/collectionconfiguration.cpp
index d0650e4..896afaf 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/shared/collectionconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/shared/collectionconfiguration.cpp
@@ -46,31 +46,22 @@
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace {
-    const QString ListSeparator(QLatin1String("|"));
-
     const QString AboutIconKey(QLatin1String("AboutIcon"));
     const QString AboutImagesKey(QLatin1String("AboutImages"));
     const QString AboutMenuTextsKey(QLatin1String("AboutMenuTexts"));
     const QString AboutTextsKey(QLatin1String("AboutTexts"));
-    const QString AppFontKey(QLatin1String("appFont"));
     const QString ApplicationIconKey(QLatin1String("ApplicationIcon"));
-    const QString AppWritingSystemKey(QLatin1String("appWritingSystem"));
-    const QString BookmarksKey(QLatin1String("Bookmarks"));
-    const QString BrowserFontKey(QLatin1String("browserFont"));
-    const QString BrowserWritingSystemKey(QLatin1String("browserWritingSystem"));
     const QString CacheDirKey(QLatin1String("CacheDirectory"));
     const QString CacheDirRelativeToCollectionKey(QLatin1String("CacheDirRelativeToCollection"));
     const QString CreationTimeKey(QLatin1String("CreationTime"));
-    const QString CurrentFilterKey(QLatin1String("CurrentFilter"));
     const QString DefaultHomePageKey(QLatin1String("defaultHomepage"));
-    const QString DocUpdatePendingKey(QLatin1String("DocUpdate"));
     const QString EnableAddressBarKey(QLatin1String("EnableAddressBar"));
     const QString EnableDocManagerKey(QLatin1String("EnableDocumentationManager"));
     const QString EnableFilterKey(QLatin1String("EnableFilterFunctionality"));
-    const QString FilterToolbarHiddenKey(QLatin1String("HideFilterFunctionality"));
     const QString HideAddressBarKey(QLatin1String("HideAddressBar"));
-    const QString HomePageKey(QLatin1String("homepage"));
+    const QString FilterToolbarHiddenKey(QLatin1String("HideFilterFunctionality"));
     const QString LastPageKey(QLatin1String("LastTabPage"));
+    const QString LastRegisterTime(QLatin1String("LastRegisterTime"));
     const QString LastShownPagesKey(QLatin1String("LastShownPages"));
     const QString LastZoomFactorsKey(QLatin1String(
 #if !defined(QT_NO_WEBKIT)
@@ -79,19 +70,11 @@ namespace {
             "LastPagesZoomTextBrowser"
 #endif
             ));
-    const QString MainWindowKey(QLatin1String("MainWindow"));
-    const QString MainWindowGeometryKey(QLatin1String("MainWindowGeometry"));
-    const QString SearchWasAttachedKey(QLatin1String("SearchWasAttached"));
-    const QString StartOptionKey(QLatin1String("StartOption"));
-    const QString UnfilteredInsertedKey(QLatin1String("UnfilteredFilterInserted"));
-    const QString UseAppFontKey(QLatin1String("useAppFont"));
-    const QString UseBrowserFontKey(QLatin1String("useBrowserFont"));
-    const QString VersionKey(QString(QLatin1String("qtVersion%1$$$%2")).
-                      arg(QLatin1String(QT_VERSION_STR)));
     const QString WindowTitleKey(QLatin1String("WindowTitle"));
 } // anonymous namespace
 
 const QString CollectionConfiguration::DefaultZoomFactor(QLatin1String("0.0"));
+const QString CollectionConfiguration::ListSeparator(QLatin1String("|"));
 
 uint CollectionConfiguration::creationTime(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
 {
@@ -109,84 +92,18 @@ const QString CollectionConfiguration::windowTitle(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEn
 }
 
 void CollectionConfiguration::setWindowTitle(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                       const QString &windowTitle)
+                                             const QString &windowTitle)
 {
     helpEngine.setCustomValue(WindowTitleKey, windowTitle);
 }
 
-
-int CollectionConfiguration::lastTabPage(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
-{
-    return helpEngine.customValue(LastPageKey, 1).toInt();
-}
-
-void CollectionConfiguration::setLastTabPage(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine, int lastPage)
-{
-    helpEngine.setCustomValue(LastPageKey, lastPage);
-}
-
-
-const QStringList CollectionConfiguration::lastShownPages(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
-{
-    return helpEngine.customValue(LastShownPagesKey).toString().
-        split(ListSeparator, QString::SkipEmptyParts);
-}
-
-void CollectionConfiguration::setLastShownPages(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                          const QStringList &lastShownPages)
-{
-    helpEngine.
-        setCustomValue(LastShownPagesKey, lastShownPages.join(ListSeparator));
-}
-
-const QStringList CollectionConfiguration::lastZoomFactors(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
-{
-    return helpEngine.customValue(LastZoomFactorsKey).toString().
-        split(ListSeparator, QString::SkipEmptyParts);
-}
-
-void CollectionConfiguration::setLastZoomFactors(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                           const QStringList &lastZoomFactors)
-{
-    helpEngine.setCustomValue(LastZoomFactorsKey, lastZoomFactors.join(ListSeparator));
-}
-
-const QString CollectionConfiguration::currentFilter(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
-{
-    return helpEngine.customValue(CurrentFilterKey).toString();
-}
-
-void CollectionConfiguration::setCurrentFilter(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                         const QString &currentFilter)
-{
-    helpEngine.setCustomValue(CurrentFilterKey, currentFilter);
-}
-
-const QString CollectionConfiguration::cacheDir(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
-{
-    return helpEngine.customValue(CacheDirKey).toString();
-}
-
-bool CollectionConfiguration::cacheDirIsRelativeToCollection(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
-{
-    return helpEngine.customValue(CacheDirRelativeToCollectionKey).toBool();
-}
-
-void CollectionConfiguration::setCacheDir(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                            const QString &cacheDir, bool relativeToCollection)
-{
-    helpEngine.setCustomValue(CacheDirKey, cacheDir);
-    helpEngine.setCustomValue(CacheDirRelativeToCollectionKey,
-                              relativeToCollection);
-}
-
 bool CollectionConfiguration::filterFunctionalityEnabled(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
 {
     return helpEngine.customValue(EnableFilterKey, true).toBool();
 }
 
 void CollectionConfiguration::setFilterFunctionalityEnabled(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                                      bool enabled)
+                                                            bool enabled)
 {
     helpEngine.setCustomValue(EnableFilterKey, enabled);
 }
@@ -197,7 +114,7 @@ bool CollectionConfiguration::filterToolbarVisible(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEn
 }
 
 void CollectionConfiguration::setFilterToolbarVisible(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                                bool visible)
+                                                      bool visible)
 {
     helpEngine.setCustomValue(FilterToolbarHiddenKey, !visible);
 }
@@ -224,6 +141,24 @@ void CollectionConfiguration::setAddressBarVisible(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
     helpEngine.setCustomValue(HideAddressBarKey, !visible);
 }
 
+const QString CollectionConfiguration::cacheDir(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
+{
+    return helpEngine.customValue(CacheDirKey).toString();
+}
+
+bool CollectionConfiguration::cacheDirIsRelativeToCollection(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
+{
+    return helpEngine.customValue(CacheDirRelativeToCollectionKey).toBool();
+}
+
+void CollectionConfiguration::setCacheDir(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
+                            const QString &cacheDir, bool relativeToCollection)
+{
+    helpEngine.setCustomValue(CacheDirKey, cacheDir);
+    helpEngine.setCustomValue(CacheDirRelativeToCollectionKey,
+                              relativeToCollection);
+}
+
 bool CollectionConfiguration::documentationManagerEnabled(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
 {
     return helpEngine.customValue(EnableDocManagerKey, true).toBool();
@@ -302,180 +237,51 @@ void CollectionConfiguration::setDefaultHomePage(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
     helpEngine.setCustomValue(DefaultHomePageKey, page);
 }
 
-const QString CollectionConfiguration::homePage(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
-{
-    return helpEngine.customValue(HomePageKey).toString();
-}
-
-void CollectionConfiguration::setHomePage(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                          const QString &page)
-{
-    helpEngine.setCustomValue(HomePageKey, page);
-}
-
-int CollectionConfiguration::startOption(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
-{
-    // TODO: After moving to helpengine wrapper, put LastPages in that header file
-    //       and use it here as default value.
-    return helpEngine.customValue(StartOptionKey).toInt();
-}
-
-void CollectionConfiguration::setStartOption(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                             int option)
-{
-    helpEngine.setCustomValue(StartOptionKey, option);
-}
-
-bool CollectionConfiguration::docUpdatePending(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
-{
-    return helpEngine.customValue(DocUpdatePendingKey, false).toBool();
-}
-
-void CollectionConfiguration::setDocUpdatePending(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                                  bool pending)
-{
-    helpEngine.setCustomValue(DocUpdatePendingKey, pending);
-}
-
-const QByteArray CollectionConfiguration::bookmarks(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
-{
-    return helpEngine.customValue(BookmarksKey).toByteArray();
-}
-
-void CollectionConfiguration::setBookmarks(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                           const QByteArray &bookmarks)
-{
-    helpEngine.setCustomValue(BookmarksKey, bookmarks);
-}
-
-const QByteArray CollectionConfiguration::mainWindow(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
-{
-    return helpEngine.customValue(MainWindowKey).toByteArray();
-}
-
-void CollectionConfiguration::setMainWindow(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                            const QByteArray &mainWindow)
-{
-    helpEngine.setCustomValue(MainWindowKey, mainWindow);
-}
-
-const QByteArray CollectionConfiguration::mainWindowGeometry(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
-{
-    return helpEngine.customValue(MainWindowGeometryKey).toByteArray();
-}
-
-void CollectionConfiguration::setMainWindowGeometry(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                                    const QByteArray &geometry)
-{
-    helpEngine.setCustomValue(MainWindowGeometryKey, geometry);
-}
-
-bool CollectionConfiguration::usesAppFont(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
-{
-    return helpEngine.customValue(UseAppFontKey).toBool();
-}
-
-void CollectionConfiguration::setUseAppFont(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                            bool useAppFont)
-{
-    helpEngine.setCustomValue(UseAppFontKey, useAppFont);
-}
-
-bool CollectionConfiguration::usesBrowserFont(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
-{
-    return helpEngine.customValue(UseBrowserFontKey, false).toBool();
-}
-
-void CollectionConfiguration::setUseBrowserFont(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                                bool useBrowserFont)
-{
-    helpEngine.setCustomValue(UseBrowserFontKey, useBrowserFont);
-}
-
-const QFont CollectionConfiguration::appFont(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
-{
-    return qVariantValue<QFont>(helpEngine.customValue(AppFontKey));
-}
-
-void CollectionConfiguration::setAppFont(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                         const QFont &font)
-{
-    helpEngine.setCustomValue(AppFontKey, font);
-}
-
-QFontDatabase::WritingSystem CollectionConfiguration::appWritingSystem(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
-{
-    return static_cast<QFontDatabase::WritingSystem>(
-        helpEngine.customValue(AppWritingSystemKey).toInt());
-}
-
-void CollectionConfiguration::setAppWritingSystem(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                            QFontDatabase::WritingSystem system)
-{
-    helpEngine.setCustomValue(AppWritingSystemKey, system);
-}
-
-const QFont CollectionConfiguration::browserFont(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
-{
-    return qVariantValue<QFont>(helpEngine.customValue(BrowserFontKey));
-}
-
-void CollectionConfiguration::setBrowserFont(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                             const QFont &font)
-{
-    helpEngine.setCustomValue(BrowserFontKey, font);
-}
-
-QFontDatabase::WritingSystem CollectionConfiguration::browserWritingSystem(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
-{
-    return static_cast<QFontDatabase::WritingSystem>(
-        helpEngine.customValue(BrowserWritingSystemKey).toInt());
-}
-
-void CollectionConfiguration::setBrowserWritingSystem(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                            QFontDatabase::WritingSystem system)
+const QStringList CollectionConfiguration::lastShownPages(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
 {
-    helpEngine.setCustomValue(BrowserWritingSystemKey, system);
+    return helpEngine.customValue(LastShownPagesKey).toString().
+        split(ListSeparator, QString::SkipEmptyParts);
 }
 
-bool CollectionConfiguration::unfilteredInserted(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
+void CollectionConfiguration::setLastShownPages(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
+                                             const QStringList &lastShownPages)
 {
-    return helpEngine.customValue(UnfilteredInsertedKey).toInt() == 1;
+    helpEngine.setCustomValue(LastShownPagesKey,
+                              lastShownPages.join(ListSeparator));
 }
 
-void CollectionConfiguration::setUnfilteredInserted(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
+const QStringList CollectionConfiguration::lastZoomFactors(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
 {
-    helpEngine.setCustomValue(UnfilteredInsertedKey, 1);
+    return helpEngine.customValue(LastZoomFactorsKey).toString().
+        split(ListSeparator, QString::SkipEmptyParts);
 }
 
-const QStringList CollectionConfiguration::qtDocInfo(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                                     const QString &component)
+void CollectionConfiguration::setLastZoomFactors(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
+                                             const QStringList &lastZoomFactors)
 {
-    return helpEngine.customValue(VersionKey.arg(component)).toString().
-        split(ListSeparator);
+    helpEngine.setCustomValue(LastZoomFactorsKey,
+                              lastZoomFactors.join(ListSeparator));
 }
 
-void CollectionConfiguration::setQtDocInfo(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                               const QString &component, const QStringList &doc)
+int CollectionConfiguration::lastTabPage(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
 {
-    helpEngine.setCustomValue(VersionKey.arg(component),
-                              doc.join(ListSeparator));
+    return helpEngine.customValue(LastPageKey, 1).toInt();
 }
 
-bool CollectionConfiguration::searchWasAttached(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
+void CollectionConfiguration::setLastTabPage(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
+                                             int lastPage)
 {
-    return helpEngine.customValue(SearchWasAttachedKey).toBool();
+    helpEngine.setCustomValue(LastPageKey, lastPage);
 }
 
-void CollectionConfiguration::setSearchWasAttached(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                                   bool attached)
+const QDateTime CollectionConfiguration::lastRegisterTime(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
 {
-    helpEngine.setCustomValue(SearchWasAttachedKey, attached);
+    return helpEngine.customValue(LastRegisterTime, QDateTime()).toDateTime();
 }
 
-bool CollectionConfiguration::hasFontSettings(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
+void CollectionConfiguration::updateLastRegisterTime(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine)
 {
-    return helpEngine.customValue(UseAppFontKey).isValid();
+    helpEngine.setCustomValue(LastRegisterTime, QDateTime::currentDateTime());
 }
 
 bool CollectionConfiguration::isNewer(const QHelpEngineCore &newer,
@@ -489,9 +295,7 @@ void CollectionConfiguration::copyConfiguration(const QHelpEngineCore &source,
 {
     setCreationTime(target, creationTime(source));
     setWindowTitle(target, windowTitle(source));
-    setLastShownPages(target, lastShownPages(source));
-    setLastZoomFactors(target, lastZoomFactors(source));
-    setCurrentFilter(target, currentFilter(source));
+    target.setCurrentFilter(source.currentFilter());
     setCacheDir(target, cacheDir(source), cacheDirIsRelativeToCollection(source));
     setFilterFunctionalityEnabled(target, filterFunctionalityEnabled(source));
     setFilterToolbarVisible(target, filterToolbarVisible(source));
diff --git a/tools/assistant/tools/shared/collectionconfiguration.h b/tools/assistant/tools/shared/collectionconfiguration.h
index 48d2803..d897adb 100644
--- a/tools/assistant/tools/shared/collectionconfiguration.h
+++ b/tools/assistant/tools/shared/collectionconfiguration.h
@@ -44,10 +44,9 @@
 
 #include <QtCore/QByteArray>
 #include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
+#include <QtCore/QDateTime>
 #include <QtCore/QString>
 #include <QtCore/QStringList>
-#include <QtGui/QFont>
-#include <QtGui/QFontDatabase>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -56,29 +55,18 @@ class QHelpEngineCore;
 class CollectionConfiguration
 {
 public:
-    static int lastTabPage(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
-    static void setLastTabPage(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine, int lastPage);
-
-    static const QStringList lastShownPages(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
-    static void setLastShownPages(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                  const QStringList &lastShownPages);
-
-
-    // TODO: Don't allow last pages and zoom factors to be set in isolation
-    //       Perhaps also fill up missing elements automatically or assert.
-    static const QStringList lastZoomFactors(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
-    static void setLastZoomFactors(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                   const QStringList &lastZoomFactors);
-
-    static const QString currentFilter(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
-    static void setCurrentFilter(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                 const QString &currentFilter);
+    static const QString windowTitle(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
+    static void setWindowTitle(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
+                               const QString &windowTitle);
 
     static const QString cacheDir(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
     static bool cacheDirIsRelativeToCollection(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
     static void setCacheDir(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
                             const QString &cacheDir, bool relativeToCollection);
 
+    static uint creationTime(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
+    static void setCreationTime(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine, uint time);
+
     static bool filterFunctionalityEnabled(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
     static void setFilterFunctionalityEnabled(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
                                               bool enabled);
@@ -93,12 +81,6 @@ public:
     static bool addressBarVisible(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
     static void setAddressBarVisible(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine, bool visible);
 
-    static uint creationTime(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
-    static void setCreationTime(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine, uint time);
-
-    static const QString windowTitle(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
-    static void setWindowTitle(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                               const QString &windowTitle);
 
     static bool documentationManagerEnabled(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
     static void setDocumentationManagerEnabled(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
@@ -108,12 +90,6 @@ public:
     static void setApplicationIcon(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
                                    const QByteArray &icon);
 
-    static const QString homePage(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
-    static void setHomePage(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine, const QString &page);
-
-    static int startOption(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
-    static void setStartOption(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine, int option);
-
     // TODO: Encapsulate encoding from/to QByteArray here
     static const QByteArray aboutMenuTexts(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
     static void setAboutMenuTexts(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
@@ -136,61 +112,32 @@ public:
     static void setDefaultHomePage(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
                                    const QString &page);
 
-    static bool docUpdatePending(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
-    static void setDocUpdatePending(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine, bool pending);
-
-    // TODO: Put these GUI-specific functions in the help engine wrapper
-    static const QByteArray bookmarks(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
-    static void setBookmarks(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                             const QByteArray &bookmarks);
-
-    static const QByteArray mainWindow(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
-    static void setMainWindow(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                              const QByteArray &mainWindow);
-
-    static const QByteArray mainWindowGeometry(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
-    static void setMainWindowGeometry(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                      const QByteArray &geometry);
-
-    static bool usesAppFont(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
-    static void setUseAppFont(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine, bool useAppFont);
-
-    static bool usesBrowserFont(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
-    static void setUseBrowserFont(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                  bool useBrowserFont);
-
-    static const QFont appFont(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
-    static void setAppFont(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine, const QFont &font);
-
-    static QFontDatabase::WritingSystem appWritingSystem(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
-    static void setAppWritingSystem(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                    QFontDatabase::WritingSystem system);
-
-    static const QFont browserFont(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
-    static void setBrowserFont(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine, const QFont &font);
-
-    static QFontDatabase::WritingSystem browserWritingSystem(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
-    static void setBrowserWritingSystem(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                        QFontDatabase::WritingSystem system);
-
-    static bool unfilteredInserted(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
-    static void setUnfilteredInserted(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
-
-    static const QStringList qtDocInfo(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                                       const QString &component);
-    static void setQtDocInfo(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
-                             const QString &component, const QStringList &doc);
+    // TODO: Don't allow last pages and zoom factors to be set in isolation
+    //       Perhaps also fill up missing elements automatically or assert.
+    static const QStringList lastShownPages(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
+    static void setLastShownPages(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine,
+                                  const QStringList &lastShownPages);
+    static const QStringList lastZoomFactors(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
+    static void setLastZoomFactors(QHelpEngineCore &helPEngine,
+                                   const QStringList &lastZoomFactors);
 
-    static bool searchWasAttached(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
-    static void setSearchWasAttached(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine, bool attached);
+    static int lastTabPage(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
+    static void setLastTabPage(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine, int lastPage);
 
-    static bool hasFontSettings(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
     static bool isNewer(const QHelpEngineCore &newer,
                         const QHelpEngineCore &older);
     static void copyConfiguration(const QHelpEngineCore &source,
                                   QHelpEngineCore &target);
 
+    /*
+     * Note that this only reflects register actions caused by the
+     * "-register" command line switch, not GUI or remote control actions.
+     */
+    static const QDateTime lastRegisterTime(const QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
+    static void updateLastRegisterTime(QHelpEngineCore &helpEngine);
+
     static const QString DefaultZoomFactor;
+    static const QString ListSeparator;
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE