[Fix] Avatar shows full name instead of initials when image is unavailable - #36
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What changed
When a profile image is missing, blank, or fails to load, the avatar circle shows initials only (for example
LA) instead of painting the full display name.The image uses an empty
altso browsers cannot use the name as broken-image replacement text. Failure is tracked per URL via bothonErrorand a bind-time check for already-complete broken images (completewithnaturalWidth === 0), so cached 404s / some SSR hydration paths still fall back to initials even if the error event never fires.Why this change was made
Users were seeing full names inside the avatar control when no image was available, and a pure
onErrorfallback could miss already-broken cached images.Impact
Across web surfaces that use the shared Avatar primitive (user menu, task cards, settings, task info), missing or broken avatar images show initials only. The accessible name stays on the wrapper via
aria-label.Screenshots