[Bf-funboard] Replacing OB, SCE, IP, etc, with icons

[Luke Wenke]

I got this idea after looking at William's mockup:
http://www.shadeless.dk/ui/scenemanager_hirearchy.jpg

In the mockup, each abbreviation (OB, SCE, IP, etc) has a different icon.
Icons could be made for all of the remaining types such as SCR, then all of
those abbreviations could be removed where-ever they exist in blender and
replaced with icons.
Advantages:
1. No more obscure abbreviations like "IP" (in the IPO window the animation
doesn't even have to have interpolation)
2. Non-native English speakers don't need to rely on abbreviations which
might have nothing to do with the word used in their native language.
3. It might be easier to recognize pictures, particularly coloured pictures
than telling the different SCE and SCR.
4. It is clear which part of the text is editable. In the mockup, SCE:1
appears to be editable (it is all the same font, inside the box), yet only
the "1" is editable.
5. It looks prettier.
6. Less space is taken up, particularly in the main header (which contains
SCE and SCR)
(webpage about the main header)
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~wenke/blender/blender-mainheader.htm

Since existing icons could be used, the user would be able to figure out
what icon means what. I don't think there is an existing icon for "SCR" but
that could just be a picture of a computer monitor - perhaps with a blue
screen. Also, tooltips could be used to explain what the icon means.
There could be some confusion about the same icons being used in multiple
places - some are clickable and some aren't... but the user should be able
to handle that.

- Luke.