diff --git a/editor/idl/MANIFEST b/editor/idl/MANIFEST
index 7132fa091c4..4ac74295702 100644
--- a/editor/idl/MANIFEST
+++ b/editor/idl/MANIFEST
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ nsICiter.idl
 nsIEditActionListener.idl
 nsIEditorIMESupport.idl
 nsIEditorObserver.idl
+nsIEditorLogging.idl
 nsIEditorMailSupport.idl
 nsIEditorStyleSheets.idl
 nsITableEditor.idl
diff --git a/editor/idl/Makefile.in b/editor/idl/Makefile.in
index a9efc0d7419..c497669b848 100644
--- a/editor/idl/Makefile.in
+++ b/editor/idl/Makefile.in
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ XPIDLSRCS	= \
 		nsIEditorController.idl \
 		nsIEditor.idl \
 		nsIEditorIMESupport.idl \
+		nsIEditorLogging.idl \
 		nsIEditorMailSupport.idl \
 		nsIEditorObserver.idl \
 		nsIEditorService.idl \
diff --git a/editor/idl/nsIEditorLogging.idl b/editor/idl/nsIEditorLogging.idl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..61be19f190f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editor/idl/nsIEditorLogging.idl
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
+/* ***** BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK *****
+ * Version: NPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public License
+ * Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
+ * for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+ * License.
+ *
+ * The Original Code is mozilla.org code.
+ *
+ * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is 
+ * Netscape Communications Corporation.
+ * Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 1998-2002
+ * the Initial Developer. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Contributor(s):
+ *   Akkana Peck <akkana@netscape.com>
+ *
+ *
+ * Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms of
+ * either the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later (the "GPL"), or
+ * the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1 or later (the "LGPL"),
+ * in which case the provisions of the GPL or the LGPL are applicable instead
+ * of those above. If you wish to allow use of your version of this file only
+ * under the terms of either the GPL or the LGPL, and not to allow others to
+ * use your version of this file under the terms of the NPL, indicate your
+ * decision by deleting the provisions above and replace them with the notice
+ * and other provisions required by the GPL or the LGPL. If you do not delete
+ * the provisions above, a recipient may use your version of this file under
+ * the terms of any one of the NPL, the GPL or the LGPL.
+ *
+ * ***** END LICENSE BLOCK ***** */
+
+#include "nsISupports.idl"
+
+interface nsIFile;
+
+[scriptable, uuid(4805e681-49b9-11d3-9ce4-ed60bd6cb5bc)]
+
+interface nsIEditorLogging : nsISupports
+{
+  /** Start logging.
+    */
+  void startLogging(in nsIFile aLogFile);
+
+  /** Stop logging.
+    */
+  void stopLogging();
+};
+
diff --git a/editor/public/MANIFEST b/editor/public/MANIFEST
index 20679a97493..e69de29bb2d 100644
--- a/editor/public/MANIFEST
+++ b/editor/public/MANIFEST
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-# The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public
-# License Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file
-# except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
-# the License at http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/
-#
-# Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS
-# IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or
-# implied. See the License for the specific language governing
-# rights and limitations under the License.
-#
-# The Original Code is mozilla.org code.
-#
-# The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Netscape
-# Communications Corporation.  Portions created by Netscape are
-# Copyright (C) 1998 Netscape Communications Corporation. All
-# Rights Reserved.
-#
-# Contributor(s): 
-#
-# This is a list of local files which get copied to the mozilla:dist:editor directory
-#
-
-nsEditorCID.h
-nsIEditorLogging.h
diff --git a/editor/public/Makefile.in b/editor/public/Makefile.in
index 06fc1bcd7b2..1f5ad14c353 100644
--- a/editor/public/Makefile.in
+++ b/editor/public/Makefile.in
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ MODULE		= editor
 
 EXPORTS		= \
 		nsEditorCID.h \
-		nsIEditorLogging.h \
 		$(NULL)
 
 EXPORTS		:= $(addprefix $(srcdir)/, $(EXPORTS))
diff --git a/editor/public/nsIEditorLogging.h b/editor/public/nsIEditorLogging.h
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d..00000000000
diff --git a/editor/ui/composer/content/EditorCommandsDebug.js b/editor/ui/composer/content/EditorCommandsDebug.js
index 783c971f24d..1f3979893ab 100644
--- a/editor/ui/composer/content/EditorCommandsDebug.js
+++ b/editor/ui/composer/content/EditorCommandsDebug.js
@@ -356,10 +356,9 @@ function EditorGetScriptFileSpec()
 
 function EditorStartLog()
 {
-  var fs;
-
-  fs = EditorGetScriptFileSpec();
-  editorShell.StartLogging(fs);
+  var edlog = gEditor.QueryInterface(Components.interfaces.nsIEditorLogging);
+  var fs = EditorGetScriptFileSpec();
+  edlog.startLogging(fs);
   window._content.focus();
 
   fs = null;
@@ -367,7 +366,8 @@ function EditorStartLog()
 
 function EditorStopLog()
 {
-  editorShell.StopLogging();
+  var edlog = gEditor.QueryInterface(Components.interfaces.nsIEditorLogging);
+  edlog.stopLogging();
   window._content.focus();
 }