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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-40356

Add an additional setting for a configurable private fullname display

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    • Improvement
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Minor
    • 2.8
    • 2.5
    • Libraries
    • MOODLE_25_STABLE
    • MOODLE_28_STABLE
    • wip-MDL-40356-master
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      Upgrade

      1. Upgrade the system.
      2. Edit some users to make sure that they have details in the additional name fields (firstname phonetic, middle name etc.).
      3. Go to [Site administration ► Users ► Accounts ► Browse list of users] and check that all of the names of the users are shown.
      4. Go to [Site administration ► Users ► Permissions ► User policies] and change the order of the 'Alternative full name format' placeholders.
      5. Go back to [Site administration ► Users ► Accounts ► Browse list of users] and check that the order has actually changed.

      Fresh install

      1. Create a fresh install and repeat the above steps from two onwards. Check for errors relating to the display of user names.
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      Upgrade Upgrade the system. Edit some users to make sure that they have details in the additional name fields (firstname phonetic, middle name etc.). Go to [Site administration ► Users ► Accounts ► Browse list of users] and check that all of the names of the users are shown. Go to [Site administration ► Users ► Permissions ► User policies] and change the order of the 'Alternative full name format' placeholders. Go back to [Site administration ► Users ► Accounts ► Browse list of users] and check that the order has actually changed. Fresh install Create a fresh install and repeat the above steps from two onwards. Check for errors relating to the display of user names.

    Description

      A second option that allowed for teachers and admin to configure the students display name as it does for fullnamedisplay could be very useful.

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          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-46921 Allow sorting on additional name fields.

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed
          has been marked as being related by

          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-44724 Allow fallback formats for 'Full name format' (fullnamedisplay)

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Reopened

          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-31776 Additional name fields, to allow Asian languages to flexibly display user names in Chinese characters, local phonetic system or Romanization

          • Critical - Crashes server, loss of data, severe memory leak
          • Closed

          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-46653 Get rid of fullname override parameter

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed
          will help resolve

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-45905 fullnamedisplay (Full name format) not working properly

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed

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              abgreeve Adrian Greeve
              abgreeve Adrian Greeve
              Damyon Wiese Damyon Wiese
              Dan Poltawski Dan Poltawski
              Sam Hemelryk Sam Hemelryk
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                Created:
                Updated:
                Resolved:
                10/Nov/14