diff --git a/doit.sh b/doit.sh
index a3502e3..61f5ce5 100755
--- a/doit.sh
+++ b/doit.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,90 @@ do_code()
     
 }
 
+edit_properties()
+{
+    local property_file=$1
+    if [[ -f $property_file ]]
+    then
+	modified=0
+	s=()
+	properties=()
+	values=()
+	{
+	    while read codeline
+	    do
+		if [[ $codeline =~ (^[a-zA-Z_]*)=(.*) ]]
+		then
+		    property=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
+		    value=${BASH_REMATCH[2]}
+		    s+=("$property" "$value")
+		    properties+=("$property")
+		    values+=("$value")
+		fi
+	    done
+	    s+=(exit "Exit")
+	} < $property_file
+	
+	while true 
+	do
+	    property=$($DIALOG --menu "Edit '$property_file'" 20 100 10 ${s[@]} 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
+	    if [[ $? = 0 ]]
+	    then
+		if [[ -n $property ]]
+		then
+		    if [[ $property == exit ]]
+		    then
+			return 1
+		    elif [[ $property == save ]]
+		    then
+			for  (( i=0; i<${prop_len}; i++ ));
+			do
+			    echo "${properties[$i]}=${values[$i]}"
+			done >$property_file
+			return 0
+		    fi
+		    prop_len="${#properties[@]}"
+		    for  (( i=0; i<${prop_len}; i++ ));
+		    do
+			if [[ ${properties[$i]} == $property ]]
+			then
+			    init_value=${values[$i]}
+			fi
+		    done
+		    value=$($DIALOG --inputbox "Enter $property value" 10 80 "$init_value" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
+		    if [[ $? = 0 ]]
+		    then
+			prop_len="${#properties[@]}"
+			s=()
+			if [[ "$value" != "$init_value" ]]
+			then
+			    modified=$(( modified + 1 ))
+			fi
+			for  (( i=0; i<${prop_len}; i++ ));
+			do
+			    if [[ ${properties[$i]} == $property ]]
+			    then
+				values[$i]=$value
+			    fi
+			    s+=("${properties[$i]}" "${values[$i]}")
+			    echo "${properties[$i]}=${values[$i]}"
+			done
+			s+=(exit "Exit")
+			if [[ $modified != 0 ]]
+			then
+			    s+=(save "Save")
+			fi
+		    fi
+		fi
+	    else
+		return 2
+	    fi
+	done
+    else
+	echo "[ERROR] property_file '$propertyfile' not found" >&2
+    fi
+
+}
 
 possible_console_gui="whiptail dialog"
 
@@ -51,7 +135,7 @@ action=initial
 
 while [[ $action != quit ]]
 do
-    action=$($DIALOG --menu "Ultra Light IDE" 20 80 8 run "Run it" clean "Clean All" ant "Ant build" test "Test it" readme "Read me" code "Code" codebg "Code in background" deb "Debian package" quit "Quit" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
+    action=$($DIALOG --menu "Ultra Light IDE" 20 80 12 run "Run it" clean "Clean All" ant "Ant build" test "Test it" readme "Read me" code "Code" codebg "Code in background" deb "Debian package" properties "Edit Properties" quit "Quit" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
 
     if [[ $action == run ]]
     then
@@ -83,5 +167,8 @@ do
     elif [[ $action == readme ]]
     then
 	$DIALOG --textbox README 20 80
+    elif [[ $action == properties ]]
+    then
+	edit_properties project_params
     fi
 done