diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/ui/quickfix/AbstractAstRewriteQuickFix.java b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/ui/quickfix/AbstractAstRewriteQuickFix.java
index 171066fffce..4ac288d1cb0 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/ui/quickfix/AbstractAstRewriteQuickFix.java
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/ui/quickfix/AbstractAstRewriteQuickFix.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractAstRewriteQuickFix extends AbstractCodanCMarkerRes
 			try {
 				index = getIndexFromMarker(marker);
 			} catch (CoreException e) {
-				e.printStackTrace();
 				CheckersUiActivator.log(e);
 				return;
 			}
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractAstRewriteQuickFix extends AbstractCodanCMarkerRes
 				index.releaseReadLock();
 			}
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			e.printStackTrace();
+			CheckersUiActivator.log(e);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/ui/quickfix/QuickFixCreateField.java b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/ui/quickfix/QuickFixCreateField.java
index 07372f06066..3528a6b787c 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/ui/quickfix/QuickFixCreateField.java
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/ui/quickfix/QuickFixCreateField.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 package org.eclipse.cdt.codan.internal.checkers.ui.quickfix;
 
 import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.cxx.CxxAstUtils;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.internal.checkers.ui.CheckersUiActivator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTCompositeTypeSpecifier;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTDeclaration;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTDeclarator;
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ public class QuickFixCreateField extends AbstractAstRewriteQuickFix {
 			Change c = r.rewriteAST();
 			c.perform(new NullProgressMonitor());
 		} catch (CoreException e) {
-			e.printStackTrace();
+			CheckersUiActivator.log(e);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/NamingConventionFunctionChecker.java b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/NamingConventionFunctionChecker.java
index 166115bdc49..4befabb95d2 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/NamingConventionFunctionChecker.java
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/NamingConventionFunctionChecker.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ package org.eclipse.cdt.codan.internal.checkers;
 
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
+import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers.CodanCheckersActivator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.cxx.model.AbstractIndexAstChecker;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model.ICheckerWithPreferences;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model.IProblem;
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ public class NamingConventionFunctionChecker extends AbstractIndexAstChecker imp
 				}
 			});
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			e.printStackTrace();
+			CodanCheckersActivator.log(e);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/ProblemBindingChecker.java b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/ProblemBindingChecker.java
index 94f6219d11a..b2101826778 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/ProblemBindingChecker.java
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/ProblemBindingChecker.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.cdt.codan.internal.checkers;
 
+import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers.CodanCheckersActivator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.cxx.CxxAstUtils;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.cxx.model.AbstractIndexAstChecker;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.ASTTypeUtil;
@@ -143,13 +144,13 @@ public class ProblemBindingChecker extends AbstractIndexAstChecker {
 							}
 						}
 					} catch (DOMException e) {
-						e.printStackTrace();
+						CodanCheckersActivator.log(e);
 					}
 					return PROCESS_CONTINUE;
 				}
 			});
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			e.printStackTrace();
+			CodanCheckersActivator.log(e);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/core/CheckersRegistry.java b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/core/CheckersRegistry.java
index 464eaa77308..44874095ece 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/core/CheckersRegistry.java
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/core/CheckersRegistry.java
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ public class CheckersRegistry implements Iterable<IChecker>, ICheckersRegistry {
 						try {
 							((ICheckerWithPreferences) c).initPreferences((IProblemWorkingCopy) p);
 						} catch (Throwable t) {
-							t.printStackTrace();
 							CodanCorePlugin.log(t);
 						}
 					}
@@ -228,7 +227,7 @@ public class CheckersRegistry implements Iterable<IChecker>, ICheckersRegistry {
 
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model.ICheckersRegistry#iterator()
 	 */
 	public Iterator<IChecker> iterator() {
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@ public class CheckersRegistry implements Iterable<IChecker>, ICheckersRegistry {
 
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @see
 	 * org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model.ICheckersRegistry#addChecker(org.eclipse
 	 * .cdt.codan.core.model.IChecker)
@@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ public class CheckersRegistry implements Iterable<IChecker>, ICheckersRegistry {
 
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @see
 	 * org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model.ICheckersRegistry#addProblem(org.eclipse
 	 * .cdt.codan.core.model.IProblem, java.lang.String)
@@ -271,7 +270,7 @@ public class CheckersRegistry implements Iterable<IChecker>, ICheckersRegistry {
 
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @see
 	 * org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model.ICheckersRegistry#addCategory(org.eclipse
 	 * .cdt.codan.core.model.IProblemCategory, java.lang.String)
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@ public class CheckersRegistry implements Iterable<IChecker>, ICheckersRegistry {
 
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @see
 	 * org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model.ICheckersRegistry#addRefProblem(org.
 	 * eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model.IChecker,
@@ -302,7 +301,7 @@ public class CheckersRegistry implements Iterable<IChecker>, ICheckersRegistry {
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns list of problems registered for given checker
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @return collection of problems or null
 	 */
 	public Collection<IProblem> getRefProblems(IChecker checker) {
@@ -311,7 +310,7 @@ public class CheckersRegistry implements Iterable<IChecker>, ICheckersRegistry {
 
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @see
 	 * org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model.ICheckersRegistry#getDefaultProfile()
 	 */
@@ -321,7 +320,7 @@ public class CheckersRegistry implements Iterable<IChecker>, ICheckersRegistry {
 
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @see
 	 * org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model.ICheckersRegistry#getWorkspaceProfile()
 	 */
@@ -352,7 +351,7 @@ public class CheckersRegistry implements Iterable<IChecker>, ICheckersRegistry {
 
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @see
 	 * org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model.ICheckersRegistry#getResourceProfile
 	 * (org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource)
@@ -386,7 +385,7 @@ public class CheckersRegistry implements Iterable<IChecker>, ICheckersRegistry {
 
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @seeorg.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model.ICheckersRegistry#
 	 * getResourceProfileWorkingCopy(org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource)
 	 */
@@ -404,7 +403,7 @@ public class CheckersRegistry implements Iterable<IChecker>, ICheckersRegistry {
 	 * Tests if a checker is enabled (needs to be run) or not. Checker is
 	 * enabled
 	 * if at least one problem it reports is enabled.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param checker
 	 * @param resource
 	 * @return <code>true</code> if the checker is enabled
@@ -427,7 +426,7 @@ public class CheckersRegistry implements Iterable<IChecker>, ICheckersRegistry {
 
 	/**
 	 * Tests if a checker needs to run in a specific launch mode.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param checker
 	 * @param resource
 	 * @param mode
diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/core/model/CodanMarkerProblemReporter.java b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/core/model/CodanMarkerProblemReporter.java
index 7bf2616a9a4..1747a0a4cdc 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/core/model/CodanMarkerProblemReporter.java
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/core/model/CodanMarkerProblemReporter.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2009, 2010 Alena Laskavaia 
+ * Copyright (c) 2009, 2010 Alena Laskavaia
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class CodanMarkerProblemReporter extends AbstractProblemReporter implemen
 		try {
 			file.deleteMarkers(GENERIC_CODE_ANALYSIS_MARKER_TYPE, true, IResource.DEPTH_ZERO);
 		} catch (CoreException ce) {
-			ce.printStackTrace();
+			CodanCorePlugin.log(ce);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public class CodanMarkerProblemReporter extends AbstractProblemReporter implemen
 
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model.IProblemReporterSessionPersistent#
 	 * deleteProblems(boolean)
 	 */
diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/ui/preferences/FieldEditorOverlayPage.java b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/ui/preferences/FieldEditorOverlayPage.java
index 22f63b14d1e..5729df07617 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/ui/preferences/FieldEditorOverlayPage.java
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/ui/preferences/FieldEditorOverlayPage.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.CodanCorePlugin;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.PreferenceConstants;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.internal.ui.CodanUIActivator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.codan.internal.ui.CodanUIMessages;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.ProjectScope;
@@ -338,9 +339,9 @@ public abstract class FieldEditorOverlayPage extends FieldEditorPreferencePage i
 			// and show it
 			showPreferencePage(pageId, page);
 		} catch (InstantiationException e) {
-			e.printStackTrace();
+			CodanUIActivator.log(e);
 		} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
-			e.printStackTrace();
+			CodanUIActivator.log(e);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/ui/AbstractCodanCMarkerResolution.java b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/ui/AbstractCodanCMarkerResolution.java
index 7ad3282673c..5be23e36be1 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/ui/AbstractCodanCMarkerResolution.java
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/ui/AbstractCodanCMarkerResolution.java
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractCodanCMarkerResolution implements IMarkerResolutio
 		try {
 			editorPart = CodanEditorUtility.openInEditor(marker);
 		} catch (PartInitException e) {
-			e.printStackTrace();
 			CodanUIActivator.log(e);
 			return null;
 		}