[MC-12161] Make player name tag independent from player's name Created: 16/Mar/13  Updated: 10/May/17  Resolved: 18/Mar/13

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Minecraft 1.5
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug
Reporter: Ben Woodworth Assignee: Unassigned
Resolution: Invalid Votes: 0
Labels: None

Confirmation Status: Unconfirmed

 Description   

Note: I searched for this bug, but they are all old with a lack of attension from the community, and don't completely explain the bug and why it's bad, so I'm posting this with more information on it.

At the moment, the name tag of a player cannot be changed without changing the name of the player. There are a few problems with this dependency. Firstly, I cannot change the player's name without their skin changing. Another thing is changing the color of a name. If I cant change the color of a player's name tag if his name is 15/16 letters long. If a player's name is "OP", and I try to color his name the end of his actual name will be cut off and his name will become "§cABCDEFGHIJKLMN", and since his name is different now, his skin will change.

If a name tag needs to stay the same as a player's name, then I think the name should at least be able to be longer to allow for name tag coloration without players' names being changed.



 Comments   
Comment by Ferdinand B. [ 18/Mar/13 ]

As this is about changing name tags or name tag colors, this should be added as a MCAPI Feature Request under the respective JIRA.

Just make a new Issue there with "Change Player tag without modifying skin or player name" or something like that. Be sure to check the post MCAPI-4 first.

Comment by Ben Woodworth [ 18/Mar/13 ]

It's a bug (or unexpected behavior) in the sense that players with 15/16 letter usernames have their name cut off when their name is colored, resulting their skin and username changing.

Comment by [Mod] CubeTheThird [ 18/Mar/13 ]

This is not a bug, but a feature request, and should be posted on the MC forums here.

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