nextcloud / nextcloud/server

Make it easier to distinguish user with the same name in the share drop down

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1. to develop design enhancement feature: sharing
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Description

If you have many users called "John Doe" and you type "John" in the share dialog you see a lot of users with the same user name. On hover we show the username but this is also often not really useful. Especially if the UID is a cryptic LDAP UUID for example. I think it would make more sense to show more user friendly information, for example the email address would be a useful information to distinguish the users in many situations.

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No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Start by locating the share dialog implementation and reviewing the design discussion requested from @nextcloud/designers; confirm which user detail should appear and where. Done means users with identical display names can be distinguished by a user-friendly detail such as an email address.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, php
Domain
design, 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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