From 6d2f5fc4d6df0e4f95af15eb6f6964b59dc5c96e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Okechi Jones-Williams <55924431+O-Bots@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:37:05 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Fix for issue #58 (#60)

---
 web/pages/messages/[channelId].tsx | 10 +++++++---
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/web/pages/messages/[channelId].tsx b/web/pages/messages/[channelId].tsx
index 0c091af1..63eb174a 100644
--- a/web/pages/messages/[channelId].tsx
+++ b/web/pages/messages/[channelId].tsx
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ export function PrivateMessagesContent(props: {user: User; channelId: number}) {
   )
 }
 
+export const getFirstName = (name: string) => {
+  const parts = name.trim().split(/\s+/)
+  const first = parts[0].endsWith('.') && parts.length > 1 ? parts.slice(0, 2).join(' ') : parts[0]
+  return first
+}
+
 export const PrivateChat = (props: {
   user: User
   channel: PrivateMessageChannel
@@ -290,9 +296,7 @@ export const PrivateChat = (props: {
           >
             {members
               .map((user) =>
-                user.name
-                  ? user.name.split(' ')[0].trim()
-                  : t('messages.deleted_user', 'Deleted user'),
+                user.name ? getFirstName(user.name) : t('messages.deleted_user', 'Deleted user'),
               )
               .slice(0, 2)
               .join(', ')}