# Request for comment. Bundle Manager selection UX changes

**URL:** <https://krita-artists.org/t/request-for-comment-bundle-manager-selection-ux-changes/58790>\
**Category:** Artists Feedback & Testing\
**Created:** [February 27, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/request-for-comment-bundle-manager-selection-ux-changes/58790 "2023-02-27T16:55:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![amyspark](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/amyspark/32/23521_2.png) [@amyspark](https://krita-artists.org/u/amyspark)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/request-for-comment-bundle-manager-selection-ux-changes/58790/1 "2023-02-27T16:55:37Z")

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Hey all,

Here to ask some feedback about [Resource Manager: add a placeholder panel for no/multiple selection (!1752) · Merge requests · Graphics / Krita · GitLab](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/merge_requests/1752) to try and improve the UX when selecting resources. I’ve added a placeholder panel for none and multiple selection, trying to aim for a cleaner and more accessible view.

| Before | After |
| --- | --- |
| ![1-2 400x302](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/1/7/1764aeec95f7ddeb5635a568bc82cf66bfa4776f.png) | ![1-1 400x302](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/8/f/8fc695ec36f6726c21801dc38a5002574d136b67.png) |
| ![2-2 400x302](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/d/f/dfd8a838168b4d21cf84b92897f0501fdf9404b6.png) | ![2-1 400x302](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/0/a/0a8d8d76833c89c10d0c0d6fa404fb0868f4ac39.png) |

However, I’m not sure about the multiple selection panel:

| Before | After | With placeholder |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | | |
| ![3-2 400x302](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/8/4/84a909a67668876cccff4ec0c3e80e8fe48cc1e0.png) | ![imagen 400x302](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/4/e/4eee0b2349ffdb91424585e3c20469de5b4ee943.png) | ![imagen 400x302](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/5/b/5badd48a523292222d5ff110802b9309db18bd25.jpeg) |

What do y’all think?

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**Author:** ![TheScroll](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/thescroll/32/69639_2.png) [@TheScroll](https://krita-artists.org/u/TheScroll)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/request-for-comment-bundle-manager-selection-ux-changes/58790/2 "2023-02-27T17:20:01Z")

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Things are looking neat and clean. For the placeholder, you can use a thumbnail with selected resources stacked together. Example, two brushes are selected. Take both of these thumbnails and stack them together, one on top. OR you can be generic and use a predefined 3 or 4 icons stacked together regardless of what brushes or resources are selected.

Also, while you’re at it, the selected resources should have a better highlighting. As you can see, purple/violet makes it hard to see what’s being selected.

 ![hardtoseeselection](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/e/2/e2439f4b4ad0cc198a56eb7941b7c0a8bf8a2d66.jpeg)

also, it would be useful if it also let us know how many items are selected for the multiple selection panel.

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**Author:** ![Rakurri](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/rakurri/32/78071_2.png) [@Rakurri](https://krita-artists.org/u/Rakurri)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/request-for-comment-bundle-manager-selection-ux-changes/58790/3 "2023-03-02T00:59:11Z")

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Wonderful! I like the changes!  
Also, I agree with TheScroll on the highlight issue. I use a theme that has a light grey selection highlight which works nicely elsewhere, but it’s near impossible for me to see which resources I have selected, but I do not want to use another theme as I like it so much (Wojtryb Darker Redesign)

The selection colour in the Layers panel  
 ![image](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/7/f/7ff64f633370d83b33749b79fd131b9a1a61a163.png)

The (I assume) same selection colour in the Manage Resources panel

 ![image](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/3/8/3833b574d62f8697ad78b86078d91f42e862f843.png)

Keep up the fantastic work! These small but meaningful tweaks are some of my favourite features to see in Krita ❤ Thank you!