[Bug]: Avatar hover description in Files shows "&" instead of "&"
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⚠️ This issue respects the following points: ⚠️
- This is a bug, not a question or a configuration/webserver/proxy issue.
- This issue is not already reported on Github OR Nextcloud Community Forum (I've searched it).
- Nextcloud Server is up to date. See Maintenance and Release Schedule for supported versions.
- I agree to follow Nextcloud's Code of Conduct.
Bug description
when hovered the avatar picture of the owner of a shared folder shows & if the Displayname (not username) contains an "&".
Steps to reproduce
- create user "bits & trees"
- share a folder
- hover the avatar of the shared folder with the mouse
Expected behavior
show "bits & trees" not "bits & trees"
Nextcloud Server version
29
Operating system
Debian/Ubuntu
PHP engine version
PHP 8.2
Web server
Apache (supported)
Database engine version
None
Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?
None
Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?
None
What user-backends are you using?
- Default user-backend (database)
- LDAP/ Active Directory
- SSO - SAML
- Other
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List of activated Apps
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Additional info
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Research direction
No source file, test, or entry point is named. Reproduce the issue in Files by creating a user named "bits & trees", sharing a folder, and hovering the owner's avatar; trace the display-name rendering and verify that the hover description shows "bits & trees" rather than "bits & trees".
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100