diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/CheckedListDialogField.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/CheckedListDialogField.java
index f625f33aa20..daae5f18c37 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/CheckedListDialogField.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/CheckedListDialogField.java
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public class CheckedListDialogField extends ListDialogField {
 	}
 	
 			
-	private void doCheckStateChanged(CheckStateChangedEvent e) {
+	protected void doCheckStateChanged(CheckStateChangedEvent e) {
 		if (e.getChecked()) {
 			fCheckElements.add(e.getElement());
 		} else {
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/ComboDialogField.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/ComboDialogField.java
index a835231b834..f7f3f18cfd4 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/ComboDialogField.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/ComboDialogField.java
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public class ComboDialogField extends DialogField {
 		return fComboControl;
 	}	
 	
-	private void doModifyText(ModifyEvent e) {
+	protected void doModifyText(ModifyEvent e) {
 		if (isOkToUse(fComboControl)) {
 			fText= fComboControl.getText();
 			fSelectionIndex= fComboControl.getSelectionIndex();
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class ComboDialogField extends DialogField {
 		dialogFieldChanged();
 	}
 	
-	private void doSelectionChanged(SelectionEvent e) {
+	protected void doSelectionChanged(SelectionEvent e) {
 		if (isOkToUse(fComboControl)) {
 			fItems= fComboControl.getItems();
 			fText= fComboControl.getText();
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/ListDialogField.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/ListDialogField.java
index d403aa76551..60e9ea723fe 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/ListDialogField.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/ListDialogField.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class ListDialogField extends DialogField {
 	
 	private Label fLastSeparator;
 	
-	private Table fTableControl;
+	protected Table fTableControl;
 	private Composite fButtonsControl;
 	private ISelection fSelectionWhenEnabled;
 	
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ public class ListDialogField extends DialogField {
 		return fButtonsControl;
 	}
 	
-	private void doButtonSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
+	protected void doButtonSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
 		if (fButtonControls != null) {
 			for (int i= 0; i < fButtonControls.length; i++) {
 				if (e.widget == fButtonControls[i]) {
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ public class ListDialogField extends DialogField {
 	}
 	
 	
-	private void doListSelected(SelectionChangedEvent event) {
+	protected void doListSelected(SelectionChangedEvent event) {
 		updateButtonState();
 		if (fListAdapter != null) {
 			fListAdapter.selectionChanged(this);
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/SelectionButtonDialogField.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/SelectionButtonDialogField.java
index 81d73f06849..ad77bd52922 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/SelectionButtonDialogField.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/SelectionButtonDialogField.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class SelectionButtonDialogField extends DialogField {
 		return fButton;
 	}
 	
-	private void doWidgetSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
+	protected void doWidgetSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
 		if (isOkToUse(fButton)) {
 			changeValue(fButton.getSelection());
 		}
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/SelectionButtonDialogFieldGroup.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/SelectionButtonDialogFieldGroup.java
index ca57e3af024..a3bd6104a8e 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/SelectionButtonDialogFieldGroup.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/SelectionButtonDialogFieldGroup.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public class SelectionButtonDialogFieldGroup extends DialogField {
 		return null;
 	}
 	
-	private void doWidgetSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
+	protected void doWidgetSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
 		Button button= (Button)e.widget;
 		for (int i= 0; i < fButtons.length; i++) {
 			if (fButtons[i] == button) {
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/StringDialogField.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/StringDialogField.java
index cffafddc3a9..220edc187d0 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/StringDialogField.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/dialogfields/StringDialogField.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class StringDialogField extends DialogField {
 		return fTextControl;
 	}
 	
-	private void doModifyText(ModifyEvent e) {
+	protected void doModifyText(ModifyEvent e) {
 		if (isOkToUse(fTextControl)) {
 			fText= fTextControl.getText();
 		}