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first it was @property, then @container, and now interpolate-size (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 days ago by Xylight@lemdro.id to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I strongly think Lemmy clients should have a toggle to show usernames instead of display names. Some of the Unicode is super obnoxious.

[–] DarkSirrush@piefed.ca 6 points 1 day ago

Some Lemmy clients like summit do (which I keep on, because display names are often cancer)

[–] csolisr@hub.azkware.net 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

And now you're about to nerd-snipe me into checking if control characters are valid for user names in ActivityPub

[–] Xylight@lemdro.id 5 points 1 day ago

There's probably some restrictions because I tried making an instance that had a user with a completely empty username and it didn't federate.

[–] HypnoticSheep@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Connect lets you filter out the Unicode into a-z, which is nice