diff --git a/src/apps/resedit/InternalEditors.h b/src/apps/resedit/InternalEditors.h
index 8c28069059..e244bca2b3 100644
--- a/src/apps/resedit/InternalEditors.h
+++ b/src/apps/resedit/InternalEditors.h
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
 #ifndef INTERNALEDITORS_H
 #define INTERNALEDITORS_H
 
-#include <View.h>
-#include <TextControl.h>
 #include <Button.h>
+#include <TextControl.h>
+#include <StringView.h>
+#include <View.h>
+
 #include "Editor.h"
 
 class StringEditView : public BView
@@ -27,8 +29,8 @@ public:
 	const char *	GetName(void) const { return fNameBox->Text(); }
 	void			SetName(const char *name) { fNameBox->SetText(name); }
 	
-	const char *	GetValue(void) const { return fValueBox->Text(); }
-	void			SetValue(const char *value) { fValueBox->SetText(value); }
+	const char *	GetValue(void) const { return fValueView->Text(); }
+	void			SetValue(const char *value) { fValueView->SetText(value); }
 	
 	void			EnableID(const bool &value) { fIDBox->SetEnabled(value); }
 	bool			IsIDEnabled(void) const { return fIDBox->IsEnabled(); }
@@ -38,8 +40,8 @@ public:
 	
 private:
 	BTextControl	*fIDBox,
-					*fNameBox,
-					*fValueBox;
+					*fNameBox;
+	BTextView		*fValueView;
 	
 	BButton			*fCancel,
 					*fOK;
diff --git a/src/apps/resedit/MiscEditors.cpp b/src/apps/resedit/MiscEditors.cpp
index 21482576a3..406169a510 100644
--- a/src/apps/resedit/MiscEditors.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/resedit/MiscEditors.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <Message.h>
 #include <Messenger.h>
+#include <ScrollView.h>
 #include <String.h>
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -30,8 +31,6 @@ StringEditor::StringEditor(const BRect &frame, ResourceData *data,
 		fView->SetID(data->GetIDString());
 	fView->SetName(data->GetName());
 	fView->SetValue(data->GetData());
-	
-	SetFlags(Flags() | B_NOT_V_RESIZABLE);
 }
 
 
@@ -103,23 +102,26 @@ StringEditView::StringEditView(const BRect &frame)
 	
 	r.OffsetBy(0, r.Height() + 10);
 	r.left = 10;
-	fValueBox = new BTextControl(r, "value", "Value: ", "", NULL,
-								B_FOLLOW_LEFT_RIGHT | B_FOLLOW_TOP);
-	fValueBox->SetDivider(be_plain_font->StringWidth("Value: ") + 5);
-	AddChild(fValueBox);
+	r.right -= B_V_SCROLL_BAR_WIDTH;
+	BRect textRect(r.OffsetToCopy(0.0, 0.0));
+	textRect.InsetBy(5.0, 5.0);
+	fValueView = new BTextView(r, "value", textRect, B_FOLLOW_ALL);
+	
+	BScrollView *scrollView = new BScrollView("scrollView", fValueView,
+												B_FOLLOW_ALL, 0, false, true);
+	AddChild(scrollView);
 	
 	fOK = new BButton(BRect(10, 10, 11, 11), "ok", "Cancel", new BMessage(M_UPDATE_RESOURCE),
-					  B_FOLLOW_RIGHT);
+					  B_FOLLOW_RIGHT | B_FOLLOW_BOTTOM);
 	fOK->ResizeToPreferred();
 	fOK->SetLabel("OK");
-	fOK->MakeDefault(true);
 	AddChild(fOK);
 	
 	fOK->MoveTo(r.right - fOK->Bounds().Width(), r.bottom + 10);
 	r = fOK->Frame();
 	r.OffsetBy(-r.Width() - 10, 0);
 	fCancel = new BButton(r, "cancel", "Cancel", new BMessage(B_QUIT_REQUESTED),
-					  B_FOLLOW_RIGHT);
+					  B_FOLLOW_RIGHT | B_FOLLOW_BOTTOM);
 	AddChild(fCancel);
 }
 
@@ -132,8 +134,16 @@ StringEditView::~StringEditView(void)
 void
 StringEditView::AttachedToWindow(void)
 {
-	if (Bounds().Height() < fCancel->Frame().bottom + 10)
+	if (Bounds().Height() < fCancel->Frame().bottom + 10) {
+		BView *view = FindView("scrollView");
+		view->SetResizingMode(B_FOLLOW_LEFT_RIGHT | B_FOLLOW_TOP);
+		fOK->SetResizingMode(B_FOLLOW_RIGHT);
+		fCancel->SetResizingMode(B_FOLLOW_RIGHT);
 		Window()->ResizeTo(Window()->Bounds().Width(), fCancel->Frame().bottom + 10);
+		view->SetResizingMode(B_FOLLOW_ALL);
+		fOK->SetResizingMode(B_FOLLOW_RIGHT | B_FOLLOW_BOTTOM);
+		fCancel->SetResizingMode(B_FOLLOW_RIGHT | B_FOLLOW_BOTTOM);
+	}
 	
 	Window()->SetSizeLimits(Window()->Bounds().Width(), 30000,
 							Window()->Bounds().Height(), 30000);
@@ -144,9 +154,9 @@ float
 StringEditView::GetPreferredWidth(void) const
 {
 	float idwidth = be_plain_font->StringWidth("ID: ") + 
-					be_plain_font->StringWidth("(attr) ") + 15;
+					be_plain_font->StringWidth("(attr) ") + 15.0;
 	float namewidth = be_plain_font->StringWidth("Name: ") + 
-					be_plain_font->StringWidth(fNameBox->Text()) + 15;
+					be_plain_font->StringWidth(fNameBox->Text()) + 15.0;
 	return idwidth + namewidth + 100;
 }
 
@@ -157,6 +167,7 @@ StringEditView::GetPreferredHeight(void) const
 	font_height fh;
 	be_plain_font->GetHeight(&fh);
 	float strheight = fh.ascent + fh.descent + fh.leading + 5;
-	return fOK->Frame().Height() + (strheight * 2) + 40;
+	float lineCount = fValueView->CountLines() < 5.0 ? fValueView->CountLines() : 5.0;
+	return fOK->Frame().Height() + (strheight * lineCount) + 40.0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/apps/resedit/ResView.cpp b/src/apps/resedit/ResView.cpp
index 21ea79967c..a16ba4daec 100644
--- a/src/apps/resedit/ResView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/resedit/ResView.cpp
@@ -358,13 +358,16 @@ ResView::UpdateRow(BRow *row)
 		strField->SetString(resData->GetIDString());
 	
 	strField = (BStringField *)row->GetField(2);
-	strField->SetString(resData->GetName());
+	if (strField)
+		strField->SetString(resData->GetName());
 	
 	PreviewField *preField = (PreviewField*)row->GetField(3);
-	preField->SetData(resData->GetData(), resData->GetLength());
+	if (preField)
+		preField->SetData(resData->GetData(), resData->GetLength());
 	
 	BSizeField *sizeField = (BSizeField*)row->GetField(4);
-	sizeField->SetSize(resData->GetLength());
+	if (sizeField)
+		sizeField->SetSize(resData->GetLength());
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/apps/resedit/ResourceRoster.cpp b/src/apps/resedit/ResourceRoster.cpp
index b058ba8384..0a87ced397 100644
--- a/src/apps/resedit/ResourceRoster.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/resedit/ResourceRoster.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ ResourceRoster::SpawnEditor(ResourceData *data, BHandler *handler)
 {
 	// temporary code until editors are done
 	switch (data->GetType()) {
+		case B_STRING_TYPE:
 		case B_MIME_STRING_TYPE: {
 			StringEditor *strEd = new StringEditor(BRect(100, 100, 400, 200),
 													data, handler);