After talking with Matt about this, added notifier NC_ID to handle ID changes, specifically ND_ID_RENAME for ID renaming. Done for outliner, 3d view and properties editor.

4 files changed, 17 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_buttons/space_buttons.c b/source/blender/editors/space_buttons/space_buttons.c
index 2c918bd9b30..de8a1616496 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_buttons/space_buttons.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_buttons/space_buttons.c
@@ -308,6 +308,10 @@ static void buttons_area_listener(ScrArea *sa, wmNotifier *wmn)
 			if(wmn->data == ND_SPACE_PROPERTIES)
 				ED_area_tag_redraw(sa);
 			break;
+		case NC_ID:
+			if(wmn->data == ND_ID_RENAME)
+				ED_area_tag_redraw(sa);
+			break;
 	}
 
 	if(wmn->data == ND_KEYS)
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner.c b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner.c
index 39eecd7d2de..bfb1724af35 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner.c
@@ -4747,7 +4747,7 @@ static void namebutton_cb(bContext *C, void *tsep, char *oldname)
 				case ID_SCE:
 					WM_event_add_notifier(C, NC_SCENE, NULL); break;
 				default:
-					WM_event_add_notifier(C, NC_MATERIAL, NULL); break;
+					WM_event_add_notifier(C, NC_ID|ND_ID_RENAME, NULL); break;
 			}					
 			/* Check the library target exists */
 			if (te->idcode == ID_LI) {
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/space_outliner.c b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/space_outliner.c
index 5c6a8701f18..e3fbb13ed7d 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/space_outliner.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/space_outliner.c
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ static void outliner_main_area_listener(ARegion *ar, wmNotifier *wmn)
 			if(wmn->data == ND_SPACE_OUTLINER)
 				ED_region_tag_redraw(ar);
 				break;
+		case NC_ID:
+			if(wmn->data == ND_ID_RENAME)
+				ED_region_tag_redraw(ar);
+				break;
 	}
 	
 }
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/space_view3d.c b/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/space_view3d.c
index d11eee466ed..787df5150f4 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/space_view3d.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/space_view3d.c
@@ -517,6 +517,10 @@ static void view3d_main_area_listener(ARegion *ar, wmNotifier *wmn)
 			if(wmn->data == ND_SPACE_VIEW3D)
 				ED_region_tag_redraw(ar);
 			break;
+		case NC_ID:
+			if(wmn->data == ND_ID_RENAME)
+				ED_region_tag_redraw(ar);
+			break;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -639,6 +643,10 @@ static void view3d_buttons_area_listener(ARegion *ar, wmNotifier *wmn)
 			if(wmn->data == ND_SPACE_VIEW3D)
 				ED_region_tag_redraw(ar);
 			break;
+		case NC_ID:
+			if(wmn->data == ND_ID_RENAME)
+				ED_region_tag_redraw(ar);
+			break;
 	}
 }