diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/extension/base/MenuActionBase.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/extension/base/MenuActionBase.java
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-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-$Id: EasyStartMenuBase.java 1907 2011-11-11 14:04:26Z hoelzl $
-|                                                                          |
-| Copyright 2011 ForTISS GmbH                     |
-|                                                                          |
-| Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (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.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                            |
-|                                                                          |
-| Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software      |
-| distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,        |
-| WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
-| See the License for the specific language governing permissions and      |
-| limitations under the License.                                           |
-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-package org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui.extension.base;
-
-import org.eclipse.jface.action.Action;
-import org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor;
-
-/**
- * Base class for menu actions.
- * 
- * @author trachtenherz
- * @author $Author: hoelzl $
- * @version $Rev: 1907 $
- * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: CD9CF8D6200B156E8C0EE759A512A76E
- */
-// TODO @review: this class looks very similar to EObjectActionBase; why do we
-// need it?
-// TODO @review: what is <T>; document generic parameters in class comment.
-public abstract class MenuActionBase<T> extends Action {
-
-	/** Factory for the action instances used for this menu */
-	// TODO @review: why this interface? Why not
-	// org.eclipse.ui.actions.ActionFactory?
-	public static interface ActionFactory<T> {
-		/** Creates and returns an action instance for the given target. */
-		MenuActionBase<T> createAction(T target);
-	}
-
-	/** The target to be processed. */
-	protected final T target;
-
-	// TODO @review: why these methods? there are constructors.
-	/** Name of the action. */
-	protected abstract String getActionName();
-
-	/** Icon for the action. */
-	protected ImageDescriptor getActionIcon() {
-		return null;
-	}
-
-	/** Constructor. */
-	public MenuActionBase(T target) {
-		setText(getActionName());
-		setImageDescriptor(getActionIcon());
-		this.target = target;
-	}
-}