diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/a.m32 b/polymer/eduke32/a.m32
index 8e8b09c7b..8460e5400 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/a.m32
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/a.m32
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ definequote 2 BU:%d ABS:%d
 definequote TQUOTE write on me!
 
 definequote 4 ASPECT: VR=%d, YX=%d
-definequote 5 KEY:%d
+definequote 5 ALPHA KEY: %d (SCANCODE: %d)
 
 definequote 6 time: %d ms
 
@@ -44,9 +44,12 @@ definequote 15 x/yoffset: %d %d
 definequote 16 (r/g/b)color: %d %d %d
 definequote 17 PICNUM: 
 
+definequote 18 NUMBER KEY: %d (SCANCODE: %d)
+
 gamearray ar 128
 gamearray parm 8
 
+// various tests of m32-script features
 defstate tests
 // array test
     getarraysize ar tmp
@@ -103,6 +106,7 @@ defstate printlights
     print 11
 ends
 
+// convenient polymer SE light manipulation with keypad keys
 defstate fiddlewithlights
     ife searchstat 3 ife sprite[searchwall].picnum SECTOREFFECTOR
     ifge sprite[searchwall].lotag 49 ifle sprite[searchwall].lotag 50
@@ -199,7 +203,32 @@ defstate fiddlewithlights
     }
 ends
 
+defstate testkeyavail
+    for i range 27
+    {
+        ifholdkey alphakeys[i]
+        {
+            qsprintf TQUOTE 5 i alphakeys[i]
+            quote TQUOTE
+        }
+    }
+
+    for i range 10
+    {
+        ifholdkey numberkeys[i]
+        {
+            qsprintf TQUOTE 18 i numberkeys[i]
+            quote TQUOTE
+        }
+    }
+ends
+
+//onevent EVENT_PREKEYS2D
+//    state testkeyavail
+//endevent
+
 onevent EVENT_PREKEYS3D
+//    state testkeyavail
     state fiddlewithlights
 endevent
 
@@ -281,26 +310,6 @@ onevent EVENT_INSERTSPRITE2D
     }
 endevent
 
-onevent EVENT_PREKEYS2D  // formerly EVENT_OVERHEADEDITOR
-    for i range 27
-    {
-        ifholdkey alphakeys[i]
-        {
-            qsprintf TQUOTE 5 i
-            quote TQUOTE
-        }
-    }
-
-    for i range 10
-    {
-        ifholdkey numberkeys[i]
-        {
-            qsprintf TQUOTE 5 i
-            quote TQUOTE
-        }
-    }
-endevent
-
 onevent EVENT_KEYS3D
     // swinging doors tester -- hit space on a door wall
     ife searchstat 0
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/include/m32script.h b/polymer/eduke32/build/include/m32script.h
index 1d91e72cf..36cf28662 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/include/m32script.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/include/m32script.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ enum GameEvent_t {
     EVENT_DRAW2DSCREEN,
     EVENT_KEYS2D,
     EVENT_KEYS3D,
-    EVENT_OVERHEADEDITOR,
+    EVENT_PREKEYS2D,
     EVENT_PREKEYS3D,
     MAXEVENTS
 };
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/build.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/build.c
index 6af9c4483..ce48bfc17 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/build.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/build.c
@@ -1615,6 +1615,7 @@ void overheadeditor(void)
 
         OSD_Draw();
 
+        X_OnEvent(EVENT_PREKEYS2D, -1);
         ExtCheckKeys(); // TX 20050101, it makes more sense to have this here so keys can be overwritten with new functions in bstub.c
 
         // Flip/mirror sector Ed Coolidge
@@ -4717,7 +4718,7 @@ CANCEL:
             clearkeys();
         }
 
-        X_OnEvent(EVENT_OVERHEADEDITOR, -1);
+        X_OnEvent(EVENT_KEYS2D, -1);
 
         //nextpage();
     }
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/astub.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/astub.c
index 6f3a4d048..058e01e80 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/astub.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/astub.c
@@ -8230,9 +8230,6 @@ static void Keys2d(void)
         printmessage16(tempbuf);
         keystatus[KEYSC_J]=0;
     }
-
-    X_OnEvent(EVENT_KEYS2D, -1);
-
 }// end key2d
 
 static void InitCustomColors(void)
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/m32def.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/m32def.c
index d2af44c18..b7aaecc41 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/m32def.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/m32def.c
@@ -3114,7 +3114,7 @@ static void C_AddDefaultDefinitions(void)
     C_AddDefinition("EVENT_DRAW2DSCREEN", EVENT_DRAW2DSCREEN, LABEL_EVENT);
     C_AddDefinition("EVENT_KEYS2D", EVENT_KEYS2D, LABEL_EVENT);
     C_AddDefinition("EVENT_KEYS3D", EVENT_KEYS3D, LABEL_EVENT);
-    C_AddDefinition("EVENT_PREKEYS2D", EVENT_OVERHEADEDITOR, LABEL_EVENT);
+    C_AddDefinition("EVENT_PREKEYS2D", EVENT_PREKEYS2D, LABEL_EVENT);
     C_AddDefinition("EVENT_PREKEYS3D", EVENT_PREKEYS3D, LABEL_EVENT);
 
     C_AddDefinition("CLIPMASK0", CLIPMASK0, LABEL_DEFINE);