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Allow renaming in contact list
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Description
Nicknames are hard to remember, that's why basically all instant messengers allow a local/private rename of users in the contact list. This is missing in keybase.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the Keybase client entry point for the contact list and reviewing how contact names are currently displayed. Determine where a local, private rename would be stored and surfaced, then verify that the renamed value appears only for the local user and persists as expected.
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Assessment
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100