Fullname + Last Name instead of Usernames in online users list

I like the idea, but can you trust all your users to write a full name? if a user didn't fill out those fields on their user profile it would create a bug of blank online users. :O

You can do this with real name module, then use theme('username', $user, array('plain' => TRUE)) to replace $user->name and any other calls to some user object in the module.

Some lines use $result->name insted of $user->name.

PS: If you find the line that change the name of the other user in the chat box let me know please.

Referring back to this, maybe i'm blind but I don't see a First name or last name field on the user account settings for the default drupal 6 install. Only Username.

Are you using another module to allow the input of full names?

Yes, the core profile module.

Or the Content Profile

The problem is how to hard-code it. I mean there are no default fields in D6 for this, so every site will have different fieldnames.

You dont hard-code the fields, but look if the realname module is installed and if it is you theme the user name with a call to theme('username', $user, array('plain' => TRUE)), if its not installed just show the user name. The fields used as first and last name are set in the realname module.

I've created a quick little patch that adds realnames to the buddylist if the RealName module is enabled. I'll see if I can improve it to add it to the subpanel and in the chat panel also.

I'm trying to attach the patch again. I hope it doesn't show up twice.

Thanks, I will commit it :-)

I have committed this change to the demonstration/test site. Can someone confirm if its working as intended?

I updated the patch to make sure the option in RealName to override the theme function is set.

Sorry. Having a little trouble today. The previous patch removes the fix. This patch adds the fix.

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Patch works good, but only for a main window of chat. Chat window (subpanel) still shows usernames instead of realnames.