# Name display

On comments, lists and assignments Lalabase always shows a person's avatar
chip: their profile picture, or their initials when none is uploaded. Under
**Settings > Name display** you additionally choose how names next to it are
spelled for you. The spelling only affects your own view; every user picks
their own.

## The three spellings

- **Full name** (default): "Erika Musterfrau"
- **First name and abbreviated last name**: "Erika M."
- **Abbreviated first name and last name**: "E. Musterfrau"

A preview next to each option shows your own name in that spelling.
Abbreviated spellings always show the full name in a hover tooltip.

## Assignments: the name for one person, chips for several

In the ticket list and the ticket head the name shows only while one person
is assigned. With several, Lalabase shows the avatar chips alone; the name
appears when you hover a chip. If you are assigned yourself, your chip always
comes first, the others follow alphabetically.

On the ticket detail view, "Customize detail view > Assignment" additionally
controls density: "With name" (as described above), "Avatar only" (chips
even for one person), "Icon only" or "Hidden".

If a user has no first or last name on file, Lalabase shows the part of their
email address before the @ sign.

## Profile picture

Right next to the name display (**Settings > Name display**) you can upload a
profile picture (PNG, JPEG or WebP, up to 2 MB) without entering your
password. After picking a file a preview appears: drag the picture to move
it and zoom with the slider, the visible framing is what gets saved. The
picture then appears in your avatar chip everywhere; without a picture the
chip shows your initials. The "Remove profile picture" checkbox removes it
again. To change the framing later, simply
upload the picture again. The picture stays on your Lalabase server and is
never sent to external services.