diff --git a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/core/element/Key.java b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/core/element/Key.java
index a23ae4e54..59f6dfceb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/core/element/Key.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/core/element/Key.java
@@ -160,4 +160,18 @@ public class Key<VALUE> {
             return names;
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * A special string key to flag long multi line strings.
+     */
+    public static final class LongString extends Key<String> {
+        /**
+         * Creates a new Key
+         *
+         * @param key the key
+         */
+        public LongString(String key) {
+            super(key, "");
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/core/element/Keys.java b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/core/element/Keys.java
index 30edb9307..61b58f9f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/core/element/Keys.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/core/element/Keys.java
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public final class Keys {
             = new Key<>("showList", false);
 
     /**
-     * flag to set a ROM as programm memory
+     * flag to set a ROM as program memory
      */
     public static final Key<Boolean> IS_PROGRAM_MEMORY
             = new Key<>("isProgramMemory", false);
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ public final class Keys {
     /**
      * the description of an element
      */
-    public static final Key<String> DESCRIPTION
-            = new Key<>("Description", "");
+    public static final Key.LongString DESCRIPTION
+            = new Key.LongString("Description");
 
     /**
      * A net name
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/gui/components/EditorFactory.java b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/gui/components/EditorFactory.java
index ddfcd898c..1b6b0e1c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/gui/components/EditorFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/gui/components/EditorFactory.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import de.neemann.gui.language.Language;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 import javax.swing.filechooser.FileNameExtensionFilter;
+import javax.swing.text.JTextComponent;
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -110,16 +111,23 @@ public final class EditorFactory {
 
     private final static class StringEditor extends LabelEditor<String> {
 
-        private final JTextField text;
+        private final JTextComponent text;
+        private final JComponent compToAdd;
 
         public StringEditor(String value, Key<String> key) {
-            text = new JTextField(10);
+            if (key instanceof Key.LongString) {
+                text = new JTextArea(6, 30);
+                compToAdd = new JScrollPane(text);
+            } else {
+                text = new JTextField(10);
+                compToAdd = text;
+            }
             text.setText(value);
         }
 
         @Override
         public JComponent getComponent(ElementAttributes attr) {
-            return text;
+            return compToAdd;
         }
 
         @Override