For any given preset, most of the settings areas are not used. In the brush editor, this can be hard to discover since all the areas appear active when clicked (even if the checkbox is disabled).

This ticket is to improve the experience of these disabled and enabled areas.

Potential solution 1: One idea was to disable all the sliders and checkboxes for a setting that is not enabled. Making the setting active will enable the area on the right again. Pro: easier for new people to learn about the enable/disable aspect of the brush settings areas. Con: an extra click to add a setting compared to the second option.

(screenshot for solution 1)

Potential Solution 2: Always leave the sliders enabled. If someone starts changing the sliders, curves, or checkboxes, Krita will automatically enable the setting on the left to start using it. Pro: faster for adding a setting to your brush. Con: automatically checking a box does not teach people how this area works with checking/unchecking

Maybe there are other options than these two. With all of my brush editor changes I have made in the past months my main goal is to make it easier to understand and approachable for people. It seems to be an area that people frequently shy away from.