diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/stage/tools/editor/EditorApp.java b/src/java/com/threerings/stage/tools/editor/EditorApp.java
index 85fc26797..efcdea0dd 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/stage/tools/editor/EditorApp.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/stage/tools/editor/EditorApp.java
@@ -59,15 +59,35 @@ public class EditorApp implements Runnable
     /**
      * Construct and initialize the EditorApp object.
      */
-    public EditorApp (final String target)
+    public EditorApp (String[] args)
         throws IOException
     {
+        final String target = (args.length > 0) ? args[0] : null;
+
+        if (System.getProperty("no_log_redir") != null) {
+            Log.info("Logging to console only.");
+
+        } else {
+            String dlog = localDataDir("editor.log");
+            try {
+                PrintStream logOut = new PrintStream(
+                    new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(dlog)));
+                System.setOut(logOut);
+                System.setErr(logOut);
+                Log.info("Opened debug log '" + dlog + "'.");
+
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                Log.warning("Failed to open debug log [path=" + dlog +
+                            ", error=" + ioe + "].");
+            }
+        }
+
         // we need to use heavy-weight popup menus so that they can overly
         // our non-lightweight Miso view
         JPopupMenu.setDefaultLightWeightPopupEnabled(false);
 
         // create and size the main application frame
-	_frame = new EditorFrame();
+	_frame = createEditorFrame();
 
         // create our frame manager
         _framemgr = FrameManager.newInstance(_frame);
@@ -213,33 +233,18 @@ public class EditorApp implements Runnable
         _framemgr.start();
     }
 
+    protected EditorFrame createEditorFrame ()
+    {
+        return new EditorFrame();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Instantiate the application object and start it running.
      */
     public static void main (String[] args)
     {
-        String target = (args.length > 0) ? args[0] : null;
-
-        if (System.getProperty("no_log_redir") != null) {
-            Log.info("Logging to console only.");
-
-        } else {
-            String dlog = localDataDir("editor.log");
-            try {
-                PrintStream logOut = new PrintStream(
-                    new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(dlog)));
-                System.setOut(logOut);
-                System.setErr(logOut);
-                Log.info("Opened debug log '" + dlog + "'.");
-
-            } catch (IOException ioe) {
-                Log.warning("Failed to open debug log [path=" + dlog +
-                            ", error=" + ioe + "].");
-            }
-        }
-
         try {
-            EditorApp app = new EditorApp(target);
+            EditorApp app = new EditorApp(args);
             // start up the UI on the AWT thread to avoid deadlocks
             EventQueue.invokeLater(app);
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/stage/tools/editor/EditorFrame.java b/src/java/com/threerings/stage/tools/editor/EditorFrame.java
index d31c8a052..3d7dddba9 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/stage/tools/editor/EditorFrame.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/stage/tools/editor/EditorFrame.java
@@ -164,22 +164,7 @@ public class EditorFrame extends ManagedJFrame
 
         // create the "File" menu
         JMenu menuFile = new JMenu("File");
-        menuFile.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_F);
-        accel = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_N, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK);
-        MenuUtil.addMenuItem(menuFile, "New", KeyEvent.VK_N, accel,
-                             this, "handleNew");
-        accel = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_O, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK);
-        MenuUtil.addMenuItem(menuFile, "Open", KeyEvent.VK_O, accel,
-                             this, "handleOpen");
-        //addMenuItem(menuFile, "Close", KeyEvent.VK_C);
-        accel = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_S, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK);
-        MenuUtil.addMenuItem(menuFile, "Save", KeyEvent.VK_S, accel,
-                             this, "handleSave");
-        MenuUtil.addMenuItem(menuFile, "Save As", KeyEvent.VK_A, null,
-                             this, "handleSaveAs");
-        accel = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_Q, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK);
-        MenuUtil.addMenuItem(menuFile, "Quit", KeyEvent.VK_Q, accel,
-                             this, "handleQuit");
+        createFileMenu(menuFile);
 
         // create the "Edit" menu
 //         JMenu menuEdit = new JMenu("Edit");
@@ -193,17 +178,7 @@ public class EditorFrame extends ManagedJFrame
 
         // create the "Actions" menu
         JMenu menuActions = new JMenu("Actions");
-        MenuUtil.addMenuItem(menuActions, "Load (reload) test tiles", this,
-            "handleTestTiles");
-        menuActions.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_A);
-
-        accel = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_D, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK);
-        MenuUtil.addMenuItem(menuActions, "Make default base tile",
-                             KeyEvent.VK_M, accel, this, "handleSetDefBase");
-
-        accel = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_M, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK);
-        MenuUtil.addMenuItem(menuActions, "Update mini view",
-                             KeyEvent.VK_M, accel, this, "updateMiniView");
+        createActionsMenu(menuActions);
 
         // create the "Settings" menu
         JMenu menuSettings = new JMenu("Settings");
@@ -224,6 +199,41 @@ public class EditorFrame extends ManagedJFrame
         setJMenuBar(bar);
     }
 
+    protected void createFileMenu (JMenu menuFile)
+    {
+        menuFile.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_F);
+        accel = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_N, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK);
+        MenuUtil.addMenuItem(menuFile, "New", KeyEvent.VK_N, accel,
+                             this, "handleNew");
+        accel = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_O, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK);
+        MenuUtil.addMenuItem(menuFile, "Open", KeyEvent.VK_O, accel,
+                             this, "handleOpen");
+        //addMenuItem(menuFile, "Close", KeyEvent.VK_C);
+        accel = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_S, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK);
+        MenuUtil.addMenuItem(menuFile, "Save", KeyEvent.VK_S, accel,
+                             this, "handleSave");
+        MenuUtil.addMenuItem(menuFile, "Save As", KeyEvent.VK_A, null,
+                             this, "handleSaveAs");
+        accel = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_Q, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK);
+        MenuUtil.addMenuItem(menuFile, "Quit", KeyEvent.VK_Q, accel,
+                             this, "handleQuit");
+    }
+
+    protected void createActionsMenu (JMenu menuActions)
+    {
+        MenuUtil.addMenuItem(menuActions, "Load (reload) test tiles", this,
+            "handleTestTiles");
+        menuActions.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_A);
+
+        accel = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_D, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK);
+        MenuUtil.addMenuItem(menuActions, "Make default base tile",
+                             KeyEvent.VK_M, accel, this, "handleSetDefBase");
+
+        accel = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_M, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK);
+        MenuUtil.addMenuItem(menuActions, "Update mini view",
+                             KeyEvent.VK_M, accel, this, "updateMiniView");
+    }
+
     protected void setScene (StageScene scene)
     {
         // save off the scene objects