working selection in the admin panel for the admin perfectly well

client/src/components/admin/admin_panel_admin.rs

@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ pub fn render_admin_panel_admin(
             .tables
             .iter()
             .enumerate()
-            .map(|(i, table)| {
-                let is_selected = admin_state.table_list_state.selected() == Some(i);
-                let prefix = if is_selected { "[*] " } else { "[ ] " }; // Use [*] for selected
+            .map(|(idx, table)| {
+                let is_navigated = admin_state.table_list_state.selected() == Some(idx);
+                let prefix = if admin_state.is_table_selected(idx) { "[*] " } else { "[ ] " };
                 // Don't show dependencies inline anymore
-                let style = if is_selected {
+                let style = if is_navigated {
                     Style::default().fg(theme.highlight).add_modifier(ratatui::style::Modifier::BOLD)
                 } else {
                     Style::default().fg(theme.fg)

client/src/functions/modes/navigation/admin_nav.rs

@@ -99,10 +99,9 @@ pub fn handle_admin_navigation(
                     }
                 }
                 AdminFocus::Tables => {
-                    // Currently, selecting a table just confirms the highlight.
-                    // Future: Could be used for multi-select toggle or other actions.
-                    if let Some(idx) = admin_state.table_list_state.selected() {
-                         *command_message = format!("Table {} highlighted", idx);
+                    if let Some(idx) = admin_state.get_selected_table_index() {
+                         admin_state.toggle_table_selection(idx);
+                         *command_message = format!("Toggled selection for table index {}", idx);
                     } else {
                          *command_message = "No table highlighted".to_string();
                     }

client/src/state/pages/admin.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // src/state/pages/admin.rs
 
 use ratatui::widgets::ListState;
+use std::collections::HashSet;
 
 // Define the focus states for the admin panel panes
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Default)]
@@ -14,7 +15,8 @@ pub enum AdminFocus {
 pub struct AdminState {
     pub profiles: Vec<String>,
     pub profile_list_state: ListState, // State for the profiles list
-    pub table_list_state: ListState,   // State for the tables list
+    pub table_list_state: ListState,   // State for the tables list navigation/highlight
+    pub selected_table_indices: HashSet<usize>, // Indices of tables marked with [*]
     pub current_focus: AdminFocus,     // Tracks which pane is focused
 }
 
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ impl AdminState {
     pub fn select_profile(&mut self, index: Option<usize>) {
         self.profile_list_state.select(index);
         self.table_list_state.select(None); // Reset table selection
+        self.selected_table_indices.clear();
     }
 
     /// Selects a table by index.
@@ -175,5 +178,17 @@ impl AdminState {
             AdminFocus::Tables => AdminFocus::Profiles,
         };
     }
+
+    /// Toggles the selection state of the table at the given index.
+    pub fn toggle_table_selection(&mut self, index: usize) {
+        if !self.selected_table_indices.remove(&index) {
+            // If remove returned false, it wasn't present, so insert it.
+            self.selected_table_indices.insert(index);
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_table_selected(&self, index: usize) -> bool {
+        self.selected_table_indices.contains(&index)
+    }
 }