nextcloud-libraries / nextcloud-libraries/nextcloud-vue

User selection can be ambiguous on large installations

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Description

When selecting users as when creating a share, the display names are shown. Normally this is what you want.
In big installations you often have more than one person with the same first- and last name, but obviously different user names. When searching for a user in the search widget you can not tell which is which.
Suggestion:
Add an option to show user name and or email address in the results of search widgets

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Research direction

Start by locating the search widgets that render user results and read their current display-name handling. Clarify whether the option should expose usernames, email addresses, or both, then verify that duplicate display names can be distinguished in share creation and other user-selection searches.

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Assessment

Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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