diff --git a/pmd-jdeveloper/etc/build.xml b/pmd-jdeveloper/etc/build.xml
index de2f742d55..9c04cb735b 100644
--- a/pmd-jdeveloper/etc/build.xml
+++ b/pmd-jdeveloper/etc/build.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<property name="etc" value="etc/"/>
 	<property name="pmdjar" value="pmd-3.5.jar"/>
 	<property name="pluginversion" value="1.8"/>
-	<property name="jdeveloper9052.install.dir" value="/home/tom/jdev9052/jdev/lib/ext/${ant.project.name}-${pluginversion}"/>
+	<property name="jdeveloper9052.install.dir" value="/home/tom/pmd/ides/jdev9052/jdev/lib/ext/${ant.project.name}-${pluginversion}"/>
 	<property name="jdeveloper1012.install.dir" value="c:/data/jdev1012/jdev/lib/ext/${ant.project.name}-${pluginversion}"/>
 
 
diff --git a/pmd-jdeveloper/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/jdeveloper/SettingsPanel.java b/pmd-jdeveloper/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/jdeveloper/SettingsPanel.java
index 5ef6d821c1..8f21062a2f 100644
--- a/pmd-jdeveloper/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/jdeveloper/SettingsPanel.java
+++ b/pmd-jdeveloper/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/jdeveloper/SettingsPanel.java
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ public class SettingsPanel extends DefaultTraversablePanel {
                 if (index != -1) {
                     JCheckBox box = (JCheckBox)getModel().getElementAt(index);
                     String example = rules.getRule(box).getExample();
+                    while (example.charAt(0) == '\r' || example.charAt(0) == '\n' || example.charAt(0) == '\t' || example.charAt(0) == ' ') {
+                        example = example.substring(1);
+                    }
                     exampleTextArea.setText(example);
                     exampleTextArea.setCaretPosition(0);
                 }