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+SimplePropertiesEditor
+======================
+
+Eclipse plug-in for editing Java properties files, automatically converts non-ASCII characters to unicode escape sequences.
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+Click "Help -> Install new software" and paste update site URL:
+http://gildur.github.io/SimplePropertiesEditor/updates/