diff --git a/scripts/gui/gm-editor.lua b/scripts/gui/gm-editor.lua
index 269d09c31..4d0b09c6a 100644
--- a/scripts/gui/gm-editor.lua
+++ b/scripts/gui/gm-editor.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 local gui = require 'gui'
 local dialog = require 'gui.dialogs'
 local widgets =require 'gui.widgets'
+local guiScript = require 'gui.script'
 local args={...}
 
 local keybindings={
@@ -10,7 +11,9 @@ local keybindings={
     lua_set={key="CUSTOM_ALT_S",desc="Set by using a lua function"},
     insert={key="CUSTOM_ALT_I",desc="Insert a new value to the vector"},
     delete={key="CUSTOM_ALT_D",desc="Delete selected entry"},
+    reinterpret={key="CUSTOM_ALT_R",desc="Open selected entry as something else"},
     help={key="HELP",desc="Show this help"},
+    NOT_USED={key="SEC_SELECT",desc="Choose an enum value from a list"}, --not a binding...
 }
 function getTargetFromScreens()
     local my_trg
@@ -75,6 +78,7 @@ function GmEditorUi:init(args)
     local helpPage=widgets.Panel{
         subviews={widgets.Label{text=helptext,frame = {l=1,t=1,yalign=0}}}}
     local mainList=widgets.List{view_id="list_main",choices={},frame = {l=1,t=3,yalign=0},on_submit=self:callback("editSelected"),
+        on_submit2=self:callback("editSelectedEnum"),
         text_pen=dfhack.pen.parse{fg=COLOR_DARKGRAY,bg=0},cursor_pen=dfhack.pen.parse{fg=COLOR_YELLOW,bg=0}}
     local mainPage=widgets.Panel{
         subviews={
@@ -155,6 +159,37 @@ end
 function GmEditorUi:currentTarget()
     return self.stack[#self.stack]
 end
+function GmEditorUi:editSelectedEnum(index,choice)
+    local trg=self:currentTarget()
+    local trg_key=trg.keys[index]
+    if trg.target._field==nil then qerror("not an enum") end
+    local enum=trg.target:_field(trg_key)._type
+
+    if enum._kind=="enum-type" then
+        local list={}
+        for i=enum._first_item, enum._last_item do
+            table.insert(list,{text=tostring(enum[i]),value=i})
+        end
+        guiScript.start(function()
+            local ret,idx,choice=guiScript.showListPrompt("Choose item:",nil,3,list)
+            if ret then
+                trg.target[trg_key]=choice.value
+                self:updateTarget(true)
+            end
+        end)
+        
+    else
+        qerror("not an enum")
+    end
+end
+function GmEditorUi:openReinterpret(key)
+    local trg=self:currentTarget()
+    dialog.showInputPrompt(tostring(trg_key),"Enter new type:",COLOR_WHITE,
+                "",function(choice)
+                    local ntype=df[tp]
+                    self:pushTarget(df.reinterpret_cast(ntype,trg.target[key]))
+                end)
+end
 function GmEditorUi:editSelected(index,choice)
     local trg=self:currentTarget()
     local trg_key=trg.keys[index]
@@ -206,7 +241,6 @@ function GmEditorUi:set(key,input)
     self:updateTarget(true)
 end
 function GmEditorUi:onInput(keys)
-    
     if keys.LEAVESCREEN  then
         if self.subviews.pages:getSelected()==2 then
             self.subviews.pages:setSelected(1)
@@ -218,21 +252,35 @@ function GmEditorUi:onInput(keys)
         local _,stoff=df.sizeof(trg.target)
         local size,off=df.sizeof(trg.target:_field(self:getSelectedKey()))
         dialog.showMessage("Offset",string.format("Size hex=%x,%x dec=%d,%d\nRelative hex=%x dec=%d",size,off,size,off,off-stoff,off-stoff),COLOR_WHITE)
-    --elseif keys.CUSTOM_ALT_F then --filter?
+
     elseif keys[keybindings.find.key] then
         self:find()
     elseif keys[keybindings.lua_set.key] then
         self:set(self:getSelectedKey())
-    --elseif keys.CUSTOM_I then
-    --    self:insertSimple()
     elseif keys[keybindings.insert.key] then --insert
         self:insertNew()
     elseif keys[keybindings.delete.key] then --delete
         self:deleteSelected(self:getSelectedKey())
+    elseif keys[keybindings.reinterpret.key] then 
+        self:openReinterpret(self:getSelectedKey())
     end
 
     self.super.onInput(self,keys)
 end
+function getStringValue(trg,field)
+    local obj=trg.target
+    
+    local text=tostring(obj[field])
+    pcall(function()
+    if obj._field ~= nil then
+        local enum=obj:_field(field)._type
+        if enum._kind=="enum-type" then
+            text=text.."("..tostring(enum[obj[field]])..")"
+        end
+    end
+    end)
+    return text
+end
 function GmEditorUi:updateTarget(preserve_pos,reindex)
     local trg=self:currentTarget()
     if reindex then
@@ -244,7 +292,7 @@ function GmEditorUi:updateTarget(preserve_pos,reindex)
     self.subviews.lbl_current_item:itemById('name').text=tostring(trg.target)
     local t={}
     for k,v in pairs(trg.keys) do
-        table.insert(t,{text={{text=string.format("%-25s",tostring(v))},{gap=1,text=tostring(trg.target[v]),}}})
+			table.insert(t,{text={{text=string.format("%-25s",tostring(v))},{gap=1,text=getStringValue(trg,v)}}})
     end
     local last_pos
     if preserve_pos then
@@ -292,6 +340,8 @@ if #args~=0 then
             show_editor(t)
         end
         dialog.showInputPrompt("Gm Editor", "Object to edit:", COLOR_GRAY, "",thunk)
+    elseif args[1]=="free" then
+        show_editor(df.reinterpret_cast(df[args[2]],args[3]))
     else
         local t=load("return "..args[1])()
         show_editor(t)