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[Bug] Chaos with authorship #4128

@Oremountainflorian

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@Oremountainflorian

System

We have integrated the latest version of Etherpad (1.8.4) into our platform. Occurs independently from used browser.

The following plugins are also installed:

  • ep_font_color "version": "0.0.11"
  • ep_comments_page "version": "0.1.3"
  • ep_embedded_hyperlinks_2 "version": "1.2.2"
  • ep_heading2 "version": "0.1.3"
  • ep_align "version": "0.2.0"
  • ep_author_hover "version": "0.2.0"
  • ep_table_of_contents "version": "0.2.0"
  • ep_adminpads2 "version": "0.0.4"

Server Setup Information:

Problem description

Since we installed Etherpad Lite we face serious problems regarding the authorship (names and colours). The problem is pretty hard to describe but I'll try my best to explain it with the help of screenshots. We use pads in our organization with up to 15 persons and the problem occurs with 4 or more persons. Unfortunately, with this bug Etherpad is barely useable for us...

Below we see a screenshot of the reported online meeting. All persons were asked to write their name in the pad to identificate them at the beginning to run further test in the chat. In the chat I'm Flo. I guess Carsten appears twice as he entered the pad with two browsers because he had connection problems. Here we directly see what the problem is: Even if I already set my name, I can also set another name of the person below my name.

Authorship_Problem4

As we see on the next image, "unbenannt"/"unnamed" is someone real who writes something to the chat (probably Valentina/Anja because they don't appear on the upper right where all users are listed, even if they entered their name to the pad).

Authorship_Problem5

Now I name "unbekannt"/"unknown" with Icanwritemyname.

Authorship_Problem6

Now some strange things happen. Some people disappear from the upper right. Before, I could write something to the chat in turquiose (under the name Flo), but once I entered the name "Icanwritemyname" I turn to out to be "unbekannt"/"unnamed" myself (I wrote "Who is "Icanwritemyname"" to the chat). Before that, the person who really is Icanwritemyname wrote "+".

Authorship_Problem7

Also people (we lost track who) wrote to the chat as "unbekannt"/"unknown" (there are now more than one) even if they don't appear on the upper right.

Authorship_Problem9_first_unknown_is_Cornell_other_2nd_unknown_Nikster

When I reload the pad, I am Flo again

Authorship_Problem10_Flo_again

What a mess! We are really clueless what to do... We appreciate any hints.

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