From 26b8e99a90d2ebe7bddf4b72c3ecda32045fb6c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Henry-Hiles <henry@henryhiles.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2026 13:17:26 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] improve displayname handling

---
 lib/controllers/message_controller.dart | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/controllers/message_controller.dart b/lib/controllers/message_controller.dart
index 47e603c..b6e326b 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/message_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/message_controller.dart
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ class MessageController extends AsyncNotifier<Message?> {
       "body": newContent?["body"] ?? content["body"],
       "eventType": type,
       "avatarUrl": author?.content["avatar_url"],
-      "displayName": author?.content["displayname"] ?? event.authorId,
+      "displayName": author?.content["displayname"]?.isNotEmpty == true
+          ? author?.content["displayname"]
+          : event.authorId.substring(1).split(":")[0],
       "txnId": config.event.transactionId,
     };