use labels instead of checkboxes for config filters
diff --git a/ui-modules/blueprint-composer/app/components/catalog-selector/catalog-selector.template.html b/ui-modules/blueprint-composer/app/components/catalog-selector/catalog-selector.template.html
index 55dc304..3cf0cc9 100644
--- a/ui-modules/blueprint-composer/app/components/catalog-selector/catalog-selector.template.html
+++ b/ui-modules/blueprint-composer/app/components/catalog-selector/catalog-selector.template.html
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
              
               <div class="spacer" ng-repeat-start="filter in filters" ng-if="filter.spacerBefore"></div>
               <div class="nav-row-item" ng-repeat-end ng-click="filter.enabled = !filter.enabled">
-                <span title="{{ filter.hoverTest }}" class="label" ng-class="{'label-primary': filter.enabled, 'label-default': !filter.enabled }">
+                <span title="{{ filter.hoverText }}" class="label" ng-class="{'label-primary': filter.enabled, 'label-default': !filter.enabled }">
                     <i class="fa fa-{{ filter.icon }}" ng-if="filter.icon"></i>
                     <span ng-if="filter.label">{{ filter.label }}</span>
                 </span>
diff --git a/ui-modules/blueprint-composer/app/components/spec-editor/spec-editor.directive.js b/ui-modules/blueprint-composer/app/components/spec-editor/spec-editor.directive.js
index 6222f9c..dae9220 100644
--- a/ui-modules/blueprint-composer/app/components/spec-editor/spec-editor.directive.js
+++ b/ui-modules/blueprint-composer/app/components/spec-editor/spec-editor.directive.js
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
     {
         id: 'suggested',
         label: 'Suggested',
+        icon: 'plus-circle',
+        hoverText: 'Show config keys that marked as pinned or priority',
         filter: (item)=> {
             return item.pinned && item.priority > -1;
         }
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@
     {
         id: 'required',
         label: 'Required',
+        icon: 'times-circle',
+        hoverText: 'Show config keys that are required or have an issue',
         filter: (item, model)=> {
             return (item.constraints && item.constraints.required) ||
                 (model && model.issues && model.issues.some((issue)=>(issue.group === 'config' && issue.ref === item.name)) );
@@ -62,6 +66,8 @@
     {
         id: 'inuse',
         label: 'In Use',
+        icon: 'check-circle',
+        hoverText: 'Show config keys that are in use',
         filter: (item, model)=> {
             return model && model.config && model.config.has(item.name);
         }
@@ -69,6 +75,8 @@
     {
         id: 'all',
         label: 'All',
+        icon: 'th-list',
+        hoverText: 'Show all config keys',
         filter: (item)=> {
             return item;
         }
diff --git a/ui-modules/blueprint-composer/app/components/spec-editor/spec-editor.less b/ui-modules/blueprint-composer/app/components/spec-editor/spec-editor.less
index 6a3ad1f..e40b12a 100644
--- a/ui-modules/blueprint-composer/app/components/spec-editor/spec-editor.less
+++ b/ui-modules/blueprint-composer/app/components/spec-editor/spec-editor.less
@@ -833,22 +833,28 @@
 
     .spec-configuration-filters-categories {
       overflow: hidden;
-      list-style: none;
       padding: 0;
-      li {
+      display: flex;
+      div.filter {
         cursor: pointer;
+        margin-top: 4px;
+        margin-bottom: 4px;
         &:not(:first-child) {
-          margin-left: 1.5em;
+          margin-left: 1em;
         }
-        .filter-checkbox {
-          width: 1em;
+        &:last-child {
+          flex-grow: 1;
+          text-align: right;
         }
-        &.disabled {
-          color: @gray-light;
-          cursor: inherit;
+        .filter-icon {
+          width: 2ex;
+          text-align: left;
+        }
+        label {
+          padding-left: 1em;
+          padding-right: 1em;
         }
       }
-      color: @gray;
     }
   }
   .spec-configuration-filters .form-group, .spec-parameter-filters .form-group {
diff --git a/ui-modules/blueprint-composer/app/components/spec-editor/spec-editor.template.html b/ui-modules/blueprint-composer/app/components/spec-editor/spec-editor.template.html
index 1b52515..d6f91f7 100644
--- a/ui-modules/blueprint-composer/app/components/spec-editor/spec-editor.template.html
+++ b/ui-modules/blueprint-composer/app/components/spec-editor/spec-editor.template.html
@@ -233,14 +233,18 @@
             <input ng-model="state.config.search" type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Search for config key by name" auto-focus="state.config.filter.open" blur-on-enter />
         </div>
         <div class="form-group">
-            <ul class="spec-configuration-filters-categories">
-                <li ng-repeat="filter in filters.config track by filter.id"
+            <div class="spec-configuration-filters-categories">
+                <div ng-repeat="filter in filters.config track by filter.id"
                     ng-class="{ 'disabled': isFilterDisabled(filter) }"
                     ng-click="onFilterClicked(filter)"
-                    class="pull-left">
-                    <i class="filter-checkbox fa" ng-class="{'fa-check-square-o': state.config.filter.values[ filter.id ], 'fa-square-o': !state.config.filter.values[ filter.id ]}"></i> {{filter.label}}
-                </li>
-            </ul>
+                    class="filter">
+                    
+                    <span title="{{ filter.hoverText }}" class="label" ng-class="{'label-primary': state.config.filter.values[ filter.id ], 'label-default': !state.config.filter.values[ filter.id ] }">
+                        <i class="filter-icon fa fa-{{ filter.icon }}" ng-if="filter.icon"></i>
+                        <span class="filter-label" ng-if="filter.label">{{ filter.label }}</span>
+                    </span>
+                </div>
+            </div>
         </div>
     </fieldset>