diff --git a/src/callback.c b/src/callback.c
index c4788b68..092284aa 100644
--- a/src/callback.c
+++ b/src/callback.c
@@ -1331,20 +1331,20 @@ static int waves_callback(int event, int mx, int my, KeySym key, int button, int
   return 0;
 }
 
-/* del == 0 : delete and draw
- * del == 1 : delete
- * del == 2 : draw */
-void draw_crosshair(int del)
+/* what == 0 : delete and draw
+ * what == 1 : delete
+ * what == 2 : draw */
+void draw_crosshair(int what)
 {
   int sdw, sdp;
-  dbg(1, "draw_crosshair(): del=%d\n", del);
+  dbg(1, "draw_crosshair(): what=%d\n", what);
   sdw = xctx->draw_window;
   sdp = xctx->draw_pixmap;
 
   if(!xctx->mouse_inside) return;
   xctx->draw_pixmap = 0;
   xctx->draw_window = 1;
-  if(del != 2) {
+  if(what != 2) {
     if(fix_broken_tiled_fill || !_unix) {
       MyXCopyArea(display, xctx->save_pixmap, xctx->window, xctx->gc[0],
            0, (int)Y_TO_SCREEN(xctx->prev_crossy) - 2 * INT_WIDTH(xctx->lw),
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ void draw_crosshair(int del)
            xctx->prev_crossx, Y_TO_XSCHEM(xctx->areay2));
     }
   }
-  if(del != 1) {
+  if(what != 1) {
     drawline(xctx->crosshair_layer, NOW,X_TO_XSCHEM( xctx->areax1), xctx->mousey_snap,
        X_TO_XSCHEM(xctx->areax2), xctx->mousey_snap, 3, NULL);
     drawline(xctx->crosshair_layer, NOW, xctx->mousex_snap, Y_TO_XSCHEM(xctx->areay1),
diff --git a/src/token.c b/src/token.c
index 145c8e63..8255bb67 100644
--- a/src/token.c
+++ b/src/token.c
@@ -4295,13 +4295,14 @@ const char *translate(int inst, const char* s)
          if(!error) {
            char *iprefix = modelparam == 0 ? "i(" : modelparam == 1 ? "" : "v(";
            char *ipostfix = modelparam == 1 ? "" : ")";
+           int prefix;
            my_strdup2(_ALLOC_ID_, &dev, instname);
            strtolower(dev);
+           prefix=dev[0];
            len = strlen(path) + strlen(dev) + 40; /* some extra chars for i(..) wrapper */
            dbg(1, "token=%s, dev=%s param=%s\n", token, dev, param ? param : "<NULL>");
            fqdev = my_malloc(_ALLOC_ID_, len);
            if(!sim_is_xyce) {
-             int prefix=dev[0];
              int vsource = (prefix == 'v') || (prefix == 'e');
              if(path[0]) {
                if(vsource) {
@@ -4340,6 +4341,21 @@ const char *translate(int inst, const char* s)
            if(idx >= 0) {
              val = xctx->raw->cursor_b_val[idx];
            }
+           /* special handling for resistors that are converted to b sources: 
+            * i(@r.x4.r1[i]) --> i(@b.x4.br1[i])
+            */
+           if(idx < 0 && !strncmp(fqdev, "i(@r", 4)) {
+             if(path[0]) {
+               my_snprintf(fqdev, len, "i(@b.%sb%s[i])", path, dev);
+             } else {
+               my_snprintf(fqdev, len, "i(@b%s[i])", dev);
+             }
+             dbg(1, "fqdev=%s\n", fqdev);
+             idx = get_raw_index(fqdev, NULL);
+             if(idx >= 0) {
+               val = xctx->raw->cursor_b_val[idx];
+             }
+           }
            if(idx < 0) {
              valstr = "-";
              xctx->tok_size = 1;
diff --git a/src/xschem.h b/src/xschem.h
index a51b4ee9..b79a8215 100644
--- a/src/xschem.h
+++ b/src/xschem.h
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ extern int select_dangling_nets(void);
 extern void tclmainloop(void);
 extern int Tcl_AppInit(Tcl_Interp *interp);
 extern void abort_operation(void);
-extern void draw_crosshair(int del);
+extern void draw_crosshair(int what);
 extern void backannotate_at_cursor_b_pos(xRect *r, Graph_ctx *gr);
 extern int callback(const char *winpath, int event, int mx, int my, KeySym key,
                         int button, int aux, int state);