secondlife / secondlife/viewer

Name tags are not always displayed, some avatars are missing name tags.

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Description

For some weeks now, at various regions and times of day. There will be some avatars without any name tag (occasionally my own avatar as well). Toggling name tag display in preferences to Off, then On again immediately shows the previously missing tags.

https://secondlife.canny.io/admin/board/bug-reports/p/name-tags-are-not-always-displayed-some-avatars-are-missing-name-tags

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reproducing the missing name tags in the Second Life viewer and review the linked Canny bug report; done means avatar name tags remain visible without toggling the preference off and on.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
game-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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