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TL;DR

Logistic chest filters should be visible in alt-mode and blueprints, the same way filter inserters show their filter.

What?

Add a configuration option to show logistics filters instead of chest contents and always show filters in blueprints.

I would like to be able to have better visibility into the filter in logistic chests. Currently the only way to check filters is to hover over them and look at the contextual menu on the right. There is no way to see the filter in a blueprint.

Combinators and filter inserters are visible in several modes:

Placed in the world
In paste mode
In a blueprint

Why?

The visuals are valuable and feels missing in alt-mode.

The behavior is inconsistent between the filter inserter and logistics chests.

Opposing views?

This would introduce inconsistency with with chests.

Example

I was using storage chests to hold many items while refactoring some spaghetti. I put down a whole bunch of storage chests so that items on belts could be stored and then moved to another chest for re-insertion on to another belt. I really liked the idea of having a storage grid and naturally wanted to lay out items in a more astethic manner. This proved to be a little bit difficult due to the fact that I could not see what the filter was set to without hovering or opening.

large grid
large grid blueprint

Want to bump this and point out that I also would love this. Basically, my ideal scenario would be an option to make logistics chests always show their filter first on the list of contents, even if they don't contain any of the filtered item.

Why don’t you just connect an inserter to the circuit to see the filter, instead of adding a new switch that is used in one Promille of cases?

I would like to see an option to switch Alt Mode for Storage Chests to show item filters instead of contents

Edit: I'd like to point out that I added this to an existing thread even though it wasn't the original here.

TL;DR

Add an option to view the inventory filters of storage chests in alt mode.

What ?

Chest inventories are currently displayed with a dark background. Filters could be displayed with a different color (red = "inventory missing!" perhaps?) background for differentiation. If something other than the filtered item is present, it could override the filter overlay and show that item instead.

Why ?

Being able to see filters would help with at a glance recognition of what is (or isn't!) [supposed to be] present in parts of the logistic storage system. Extending this to cargo wagons and vehicle inventories would be cool, too, but probably overkill.

If unmet filters had a red background you could quickly see what is supposed to be present but isn't.