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[Messenger] Change my name window

Submitted by JTaylor69 on March 22, 2009 to Aesthetics, Usability

There should be a much longer field to input names especially if people like to go for long names (nearly everyone I know does)

Create a seperate window that can be opened when either of the following steps are taken:

Solution 1:
1. Click Name in Contact List Window
2. Click Change My Name...
3. Window Appears

Solution 2:
1. Start at Messenger Options Window
2. Click Personal
3. Click Change my Name...

Medium

Medium

Not fixed

Discussion (3 comments)

JTaylor69 wrote on March 23, 2009, 6:15pm

For the people who voted negative, why have you?
Don't worry, I'm not upset, Just curious lol :)

The current field for the name is VERY small unless it is updated along with the options (if they do it)

Ensign Joe wrote on March 24, 2009, 6:08pm

"There should be a much longer field to input names especially if people like to go for long names" I'd rather like an option to limit the maximum displayed length for nicknames because it sucks if someone types "ok" and his nick is like 3 lines or whatever.
Long names suck.
And so do (animated) smileys in them.
They are NICK NAMES and DO NOT serve as communication/message "center". Use status message for that.

patternjake wrote on September 26, 2009, 2:13pm

Very incosistent dialog also +1

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