set styling defaults

As another example, I prefer to accentuate data rather than the labels which precede them. The default 'Label / String of Text' BMML is bolded which means I need to use the default once, duplicate it, modify it, then use my version rather than the Balsamiq control selector from that point forward. That's sort of a waste... I also add Search buttons next to many fields. Balsamiq has Help buttons but no search buttons. The list can go on, and of course every designer/developer has different preferences.

I think it's very important that the software allows users to add and remove controls from the control selector. The only way I can think of to easily use custom controls now is to create a BMML file of frequently used controls (oh dear, what an awful acronym) and then copy/paste them as required.

An alternative to modifying the top selector bar would be to add another selector at the top where you allow a shortcut filter for Common, Containers, Layout, etc. Add "Custom". Then when that item is clicked, import the BMML from all files in a defined directory-1. When we click on that item in the control selector, paste in the BMML from a file with the same name in directory-2. The reason for this is that there is only so much space in the control selector, so we can use dir-1 for "thumbnail" BMML and have the real BMML, maybe downloaded from Mockupstogo.net, in dir-2.