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 ### Improvements
 
+#### Component IDs in dropdowns and lists
+The component selector dropdown (e.g. in the inventory entry dialog) only shows the
+display name, which is ambiguous when multiple components share a name. Should also
+show the component ID. Ties in with the question of whether components should have
+user-assignable short IDs (like a part number or internal ref) rather than the
+current auto-generated timestamp+random strings. A short sequential or user-defined
+ID would be far more readable in dropdowns, exports, and URLs.
+
 #### Component list sorted by display name
 The component left pane list is currently sorted by base name. It should sort by
 display name (i.e. the formatter output) so the list order matches what the user