272665 - sorting in "My Requests" should use email address when no real name is available instead of ''

Status: NEW

(Bugzilla :: Attachments & Requests, defect)

Description

[timeless]

Requester: [e-mail]
Requestee Flag Bug Attachment Created 
Doug T <[e-mail]> review 175033: nsFTPDirListingConv problems. 108408: 
revised patch 2002-12-05 13:39 PDT 
Darin Fisher (IBM) <[e-mail]> superreview 175033: nsFTPDirListingConv 
problems. 108408: revised patch 2002-12-05 13:39 PDT 

missing: neeti's realname

Comment 1

[Frédéric Buclin]

> missing: neeti's realname

neeti's realname is missing because it has not been defined. This field "Real
Name" in userprefs.cgi is not mandatory.

Maybe should it be? And if it has to be unique or not is another question...

Comment 2

[timeless]

ok, so that's the wrong problem.

people without real names are sorted as if their real name is '' (and therefor
sort to the top). their email address should be used for sorting instead.

Comment 3

[Frédéric Buclin]

(In reply to comment #2)
> ok, so that's the wrong problem.
> 
> people without real names are sorted as if their real name is '' (and therefor
> sort to the top). their email address should be used for sorting instead.

You mean using the real name for users having one and the email address for the
ones who don't? Sounds strange to me.

See also what you requested in bug 179323. There, you suggested to sort by real
name!

Comment 4

[Dave Miller [:justdave]]

(In reply to comment #3)
> You mean using the real name for users having one and the email address for the
> ones who don't? Sounds strange to me.

User.pm already provides for this.  $user->identity gives you the real name if
they have one and the email address if they don't.

Comment 5

[timeless]

bug 179323 is for completion, which is different :)