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+# npp-explorer-plugin
+This is a modified version of the [Explorer] plugin for [Notepad++].
+
+The goal was:
+- to fix an annoying bug that caused the toolbar's tooltip of the plugin to display garbage text.
+- make the fg/bg colors of the listview and the treeview in the plugin to always match the current Notepad++ theme.
+
+## Screenshot
+![screenshot]
+
+<sub>This project is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL v2.0 license<br/>
+See [here][original] for the original license as published by the author of this plugin</sub>
+
+[Explorer]: http://sourceforge.net/projects/npp-plugins/files/Explorer/
+[Notepad++]: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
+[screenshot]: https://github.com/kobilutil/npp-explorer-plugin/raw/master/images/screenshot.png "Screenshot"
+[original]: https://github.com/kobilutil/npp-explorer-plugin/tree/master/Explorer