diff --git a/.project b/.project
index 760dc843d..f7437e130 100644
--- a/.project
+++ b/.project
@@ -4,4 +4,14 @@
 	<comment></comment>
 	<projects>
 	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.python.pydev.PyDevBuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>org.python.pydev.pythonNature</nature>
+	</natures>
 </projectDescription>
diff --git a/.pydevproject b/.pydevproject
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40e9f40a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pydevproject
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<?eclipse-pydev version="1.0"?><pydev_project>
+<pydev_property name="org.python.pydev.PYTHON_PROJECT_INTERPRETER">Default</pydev_property>
+<pydev_property name="org.python.pydev.PYTHON_PROJECT_VERSION">python 2.7</pydev_property>
+</pydev_project>
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..faa08f1ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+encoding//manual/source/conf.py=utf-8
+encoding//sphinx/db2rst.py=utf-8
+encoding//utils/rst_table.py=iso-8859-1
diff --git a/utils/types2rst.py b/utils/types2rst.py
index c0d328bd0..f9bb5deac 100755
--- a/utils/types2rst.py
+++ b/utils/types2rst.py
@@ -7,14 +7,6 @@
 the NXDL chapter.
 '''
 
-########### SVN repository information ###################
-# $Date$
-# $Author$
-# $Revision$
-# $URL$
-# $Id$
-########### SVN repository information ###################
-
 
 import units2rst
 
diff --git a/utils/units2rst.py b/utils/units2rst.py
index ee8d77e94..7e9e69f9f 100755
--- a/utils/units2rst.py
+++ b/utils/units2rst.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 '''
 Read the the NeXus NXDL types specification and find
-all the valid data types.  Write a restructured
+all the valid types of units.  Write a restructured
 text (.rst) document for use in the NeXus manual in 
 the NXDL chapter.
 '''