Posting alternative panels as modules?

Why can alternative panels be uploaded to the lib without being a module?
It's a bit annoying, kinda cluttering the library.

Why can alternative panels be uploaded to the lib without being a module?
It's a bit annoying, kinda cluttering the library.
-- geusensdriesmusic

Agreed - makes using the module finder super annoying. Alternate panels should either be loaded as alternate panels, or at the very least only marked as blank panels so they don't show up when filtering on a real module type.

It needs a tick box to remove Mork modules, thats it.
Unpopular opinion: If they don't make actual modules they shouldn't be listed as a manufacturer.

Uploading as a panel would be better, I think. There's many more brands that have several versions with an alternate panel uploaded as a new module. Not ideal...

It needs a tick box to remove Mork modules, thats it.
Unpopular opinion: If they don't make actual modules they shouldn't be listed as a manufacturer.
-- wishbonebrewery

I agree that some alternative thing like panels listings would help reduce the noise from dozens of new panels pushing new actual modules down the most-recent list.

Mork makes great panels, and i get why you would want to list them in what is basically a storefront venue, but it is starting to become annoying.

I note that this seems like a site-admin created problem: Ilez tried to ask for a way to do this (considerately!) months ago: https://modulargrid.net/e/forum/posts/index/13133

EDITED Sunday November 17, 17:15

Is there a way to make it so it greys out all the other options if a manufacturer chooses "Blank panel" so you can't choose anything else when it is selected? I don't know the process for submitting modules.

The thing is, these panels are uploaded as modules.

I like to filter my lib view on newest additions to check out what's going on. I do not support modulargrid to see alternate panels listed as new modules, (which has nothing to do with wether it's a nice panel or not).

It's unrespectful towards the og manufacturers.

EDITED Sunday November 17, 17:48

I hear you, and I also use the "newest first" view to watch for new releases... so an avalanche of panels does clutter things up.

Looking at other manufacturers of panels, this seems like a long-lived problem that MG doesn't care to solve. For instance: check out Grayscale's manufacturer listing, containing dozens of "modules" that are panels (also great panels, but still: same problem). https://modulargrid.net/e/vendors/view/191

Not sure but maybe there's a way to set an og panel as default? So when someone uploads an alternate panel, one can choose to show that in your own rack (as you allready can if there'd alt panels available.

Not sure but maybe there's a way to set an og panel as default? So when someone uploads an alternate panel, one can choose to show that in your own rack (as you allready can if there'd alt panels available.
-- geusensdriesmusic

Yeah, that's a good idea! There are two problems:

• We need a way to add panels to existing modules, even if those modules are "manufacturer locked", as some sort of add-on that users can pick.
• There needs to be a way for these alternative panels to NOT replace the default/OG panel art, so the pic-upload thing needs to have a setting for "primary" vs "alternative" panels, with different links for the alternative panels so that you can know where to get them / who makes them.

And of course the hidden third problem of fixing the existing mess, which is probably bigger than these two obvious problems.

EDITED Sunday November 17, 18:56

Hey Everybody -

It looks like MG added a toggle on search to hide blank panels. Works perfectly now!
Thanks Modular Grid!!

I agree that some alternative thing like panels listings would help reduce the noise from dozens of new panels pushing new actual modules down the most-recent list.

Mork makes great panels, and i get why you would want to list them in what is basically a storefront venue, but it is starting to become annoying.

I note that this seems like a site-admin created problem: Ilez tried to ask for a way to do this (considerately!) months ago: https://modulargrid.net/e/forum/posts/index/13133
-- gimbalgambit

Not trying to be a dick but are they even great panels? At least grayscale created a new cohesive design direction

Some of these adaptations are actually depressing me, I'll have to look away now..

EDITED Tuesday November 19, 22:41

Hey Everybody -

It looks like MG added a toggle on search to hide blank panels. Works perfectly now!
Thanks Modular Grid!!
-- TheRealDocMo

Great!

-- gimbalgambit

Not trying to be a dick but are they even great panels? At least grayscale created a new cohesive design direction

Some of these adaptations are actually depressing me, I'll have to look away now..

-- intowhite

My question wasn't about personal aesthetic or functional preferences regarding modules or panels. Some people might like them, and that's ok.