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 EDI - The Enlightened IDE
 ===
 
-This is a project to create a complete IDE using EFL.
+This is a project to create a complete IDE using the EFL.
+It aims to lower the barrier to getting involved in Enlightenment development
+and in creating apps based on the EFL suite.
 
 ![EDI Logo](data/desktop/edi.png?raw=true)
 
+Please make sure you have the EFL and Elementary at least 1.8 installed before you build.
 Using autotools to install this software is the usual:
 
-# ./autogen.sh
-# make
-# sudo make install
+    ./autogen.sh
+    make
+    sudo make install
 
 After that just launch
 
-# edi
+    edi
 
 and it will prompt for a project (directory) location or you can specify like:
 
-# edi ~/Code/myproject
+    edi ~/Code/myproject
 
 to open the specified project.