I found the icons in the view to be getting in the way as well when using the keyboard I think this is something to be considered as an option in user preferences.

I for one love the way these icons work just as they are.

Sure, it takes a second to re-adjust things sometimes when you happen to drag over the spots occupied by the icons but you get so used to it when you model alot in MOI that it simply becomes something you either accept (as I do) or set up your scene beforehand to avoid. For me it's no big deal at all and I punch out tons of models mothly in MOI, well, at least 40 a month for sure.

I use the "reset" icon constantly in my workflow as either a "frame all" (when nothing is selected beforehand) or as a handy "frame selected" function. These actually feel very intuitive to me in my workflow and I love them as they are.

If this existing method does change much I'm not so sure I'd welcome the change unless it were just a matter of users being able to "switch off" these features which I enjoy and apparently you do not.

- 3dvisuals dude