Please, create an addional Outliner specialized icon, for the "Duplicate Linked" [ Alt+D ] Objects case
I believe Duplicate Linked [ Alt+D ] Objects would require a special icon for their state and purpose. An icon similar to the currently existing true Linked and Linked with Library Override, yet dinstinctive from them because it's a different category of "Link".
Please, see the icons in the screenshot. The white Dummy assets are real Linked & Linked Library Overriden assets from a different Scene in the current Scene (these have Outliner icons of their own which is great), while the blue Dummy is the 'sad' [ Alt+D ] Duplicate Link Object which hold absolutely no UI differentiation from its 'collegue' reddish checkers pattern Dummy, which is just a [ Shift+D ] Duplicated Object in the Scene but could as well be a completely original Object.
Currently, in the Outliner's UI, there is no way to visually differentiate a [ Alt+D ] Duplicate Link from a common Object (e.g., a [ Shift+D ] Duplicated Object), and this can make Scene creation VERY confusing in cases we are handling multiple objects without relying necessarily on Asset Library and more structured Linking techniques.
I would suggest a dinstinctive icon, that is different from the already existing Link and Link Override (shown in the screenshot), but I think could be some sort of a variation of the 'Chain' icon for Link? I'm not sure, but I firmly believe signaling is of the essence and it would be a mistake not to do so.
Thanks!
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It has been requested many, many, many times:
blender.community/c/rightclickselect/Btcbbc/
blender.community/c/rightclickselect/Z8Pv/
blender.community/c/rightclickselect/6Rcbbc/
blender.community/c/rightclickselect/wEYz/
Still no luck with this very needed QoL feature.
How do you want this to be implemented? Even duplicated object still real object , and has link only to mesh data, which is already displayed in obj properties. You can only display number of users in viewport, which will notify linked data, what this addon actually do: extensions.blender.org/add-ons/show-object-data-users-in-viewport/