diff --git a/qad/widgets/qvariantedit_custom.cpp b/qad/widgets/qvariantedit_custom.cpp
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+++ b/qad/widgets/qvariantedit_custom.cpp
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+#include "qvariantedit_custom.h"
+
+
+QVariantEditorFactories::QVariantEditorFactories() {
+
+}
+
+
+QVariantEditorFactories * QVariantEditorFactories::instance() {
+	static QVariantEditorFactories * ret = new QVariantEditorFactories();
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
+void QVariantEditorFactories::registerEditorFactory(int meta_id, QVariantEditorFactoryBase * f) {
+	QVariantEditorFactories * s = QVariantEditorFactories::instance();
+	if (!f) {
+		unregisterEditorFactory(meta_id);
+		return;
+	}
+	if (s->factories.contains(meta_id))
+		;//qDebug() << "[QVariantEditorFactories] Warning: factory for metaTypeID" << meta_id << "already registered, override";
+	s->factories[meta_id] = f;
+}
+
+
+void QVariantEditorFactories::unregisterEditorFactory(int meta_id) {
+	QVariantEditorFactories * s = QVariantEditorFactories::instance();
+	s->factories.remove(meta_id);
+}
+
+
+bool QVariantEditorFactories::isRegisteredEditorFactory(int meta_id) {
+	QVariantEditorFactories * s = QVariantEditorFactories::instance();
+	return s->factories.contains(meta_id);
+}
+
+
+QVariantEditorFactoryBase * QVariantEditorFactories::editorFactory(int meta_id) {
+	QVariantEditorFactories * s = QVariantEditorFactories::instance();
+	return s->factories.value(meta_id, 0);
+}
+
diff --git a/qad/widgets/qvariantedit_custom.h b/qad/widgets/qvariantedit_custom.h
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+++ b/qad/widgets/qvariantedit_custom.h
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+#ifndef QVARIANTEDIT_CUSTOM_H
+#define QVARIANTEDIT_CUSTOM_H
+
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QWidget>
+#include <QMap>
+
+class QVariantEdit;
+
+
+class QVariantEditorFactoryBase {
+	friend class QVariantEdit;
+public:
+	QVariantEditorFactoryBase() {}
+	virtual QWidget * createEditor() = 0;
+private:
+
+};
+
+
+class QVariantEditorFactories {
+public:
+	static void registerEditorFactory(int meta_id, QVariantEditorFactoryBase * f);
+	static void unregisterEditorFactory(int meta_id);
+	static bool isRegisteredEditorFactory(int meta_id);
+	static QVariantEditorFactoryBase * editorFactory(int meta_id);
+
+private:
+	QVariantEditorFactories();
+	static QVariantEditorFactories * instance();
+
+	QMap<int, QVariantEditorFactoryBase * > factories;
+};
+
+
+#endif // QVARIANTEDIT_CUSTOM_H