diff --git a/libqnono/ccrosspackage.cpp b/libqnono/ccrosspackage.cpp
index 3f37f06..24e5819 100644
--- a/libqnono/ccrosspackage.cpp
+++ b/libqnono/ccrosspackage.cpp
@@ -24,68 +24,33 @@
 
 namespace libqnono {
 //public:
-	CCrossPackage::CCrossPackage() : m_File(NULL), m_headersOnly(false) {}
+	CCrossPackage::CCrossPackage() : m_headersOnly(false) {}
+	CCrossPackage::~CCrossPackage() {} /* destructor needs more includes than the header has */
 	
-	CCrossPackage::~CCrossPackage() {
-		close();
-	}
-	
-	bool CCrossPackage::open() {
-		close();
-		
-		if (m_FileName.isEmpty())
-			return false;
-		
-		qDebug("opening file: %s", m_FileName.toAscii().data());
-		m_File = new QFile(m_FileName);
-		if (!m_File->open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
-			delete m_File;
-			m_File = NULL;
-			return false;
-		}
-		
-		return true;
-	}
-	
-	void CCrossPackage::close() {
-		if (m_File) {
-			m_File->close();
-			delete m_File;
-			m_File = NULL;
-		}
-	}
-	
-	bool CCrossPackage::doReadHeader() {
-		QDataStream in(m_File);
-		in.setVersion(QDataStream::Qt_4_0);
-		
+	bool CCrossPackage::doReadHeader(QDataStream & in) {
 		QString stringBuffer;
 		QSize sizeBuffer;
 		
 		qDebug("reading header");
 		if (in.atEnd()) {
 			qCritical("invalid package file - no header");
-			close();
 			return false;
 		}
 		in >> stringBuffer;
 		
 		if ((stringBuffer != "QCROSSPACKAGE")) {
-			qCritical("invalid package file - invalid header: %s", stringBuffer.toAscii().data());
-			close();
+			qCritical("invalid package file - invalid header: %s", stringBuffer.toUtf8().data());
 			return false;
 		}
 		
 		if (in.atEnd()) {
 			qCritical("invalid package file - no package name");
-			close();
 			return false;
 		}
 		in >> stringBuffer;
 		
 		if (stringBuffer.isEmpty()) {
 			qCritical("invalid package file - invalid package name");
-			close();
 			return false;
 		}
 		m_Name = stringBuffer;
@@ -95,20 +60,13 @@ namespace libqnono {
 		return true;
 	}
 	
-	bool CCrossPackage::doReadData() {
-		if (!m_File)
-			return false;
-		
+	bool CCrossPackage::doReadData(QDataStream & in) {
 		m_PictureList.clear();
 		
-		QDataStream in(m_File);
-		in.setVersion(QDataStream::Qt_4_0);
-		
 		qint32 pictureCount = 0;
 		
 		if (in.atEnd()) {
 			qCritical("invalid package file - no picture count");
-			close();
 			return false;
 		}
 		in >> pictureCount;
@@ -119,7 +77,6 @@ namespace libqnono {
 			if (!m_PictureList.last().readFromStream(in)) {
 				m_PictureList.pop_back();
 				qCritical("invalid package file - invalid picture");
-				close();
 				return false;
 			}
 		}
@@ -139,12 +96,17 @@ namespace libqnono {
 	
 	bool CCrossPackage::loadPictures() {
 		if (!m_headersOnly) return true;
-		if (!open() || !doReadHeader() || !doReadData()) {
-			close();
+		
+		QFile file(m_FileName);
+		qDebug("opening file: %s", m_FileName.toUtf8().data());
+		if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
 			return false;
 		}
-		close();
-		return true;
+		
+		QDataStream in(&file);
+		in.setVersion(QDataStream::Qt_4_0);
+		
+		return !doReadHeader(in) || !doReadData(in);
 	}
 	
 	void CCrossPackage::unloadPictures() {
@@ -157,6 +119,7 @@ namespace libqnono {
 	bool CCrossPackage::save() {
 		Q_ASSERT(!m_headersOnly);
 		QFile file(m_FileName);
+		qDebug("opening file for writing: %s", m_FileName.toUtf8().data());
 		if (!file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly))
 			return false;
 		
@@ -175,24 +138,40 @@ namespace libqnono {
 	}
 	
 	CCrossPackage * CCrossPackage::read(QString fileName) {
+		QFile file(fileName);
+		qDebug("opening file: %s", fileName.toUtf8().data());
+		if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		
 		CCrossPackage *p = new CCrossPackage();
 		p->setFileName(fileName);
-		if (!p->open() || !p->doReadHeader() || !p->doReadData()) {
+		
+		QDataStream in(&file);
+		in.setVersion(QDataStream::Qt_4_0);
+		if (!p->doReadHeader(in) || !p->doReadData(in)) {
 			delete p;
-			return NULL;
+			return 0;
 		}
-		p->close();
 		return p;
 	}
 	
 	CCrossPackage * CCrossPackage::readHeader(QString fileName) {
+		QFile file(fileName);
+		qDebug("opening file: %s", fileName.toUtf8().data());
+		if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		
 		CCrossPackage *p = new CCrossPackage();
 		p->setFileName(fileName);
-		if (!p->open() || !p->doReadHeader()) {
+		
+		QDataStream in(&file);
+		in.setVersion(QDataStream::Qt_4_0);
+		if (!p->doReadHeader(in)) {
 			delete p;
-			return NULL;
+			return 0;
 		}
-		p->close();
 		return p;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/libqnono/ccrosspackage.h b/libqnono/ccrosspackage.h
index b3f6c07..51cc4c5 100644
--- a/libqnono/ccrosspackage.h
+++ b/libqnono/ccrosspackage.h
@@ -53,17 +53,13 @@ namespace libqnono {
 		static CCrossPackage * readHeader(QString fileName);
 		
 	protected:
-		bool open();
-		void close();
-		
-		bool doReadHeader();
-		bool doReadData();
+		bool doReadHeader(QDataStream & in);
+		bool doReadData(QDataStream & in);
 		
 	private:
 		QMonoPictureList m_PictureList;
 		QString m_FileName;
 		QString m_Name;
-		QFile * m_File;
 		bool m_headersOnly; /** valid headers but no pictures */
 	};
 }