Index: lams_build/conf/etherpad/etherpad-lite/src/static/js/pad.js
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diff -u -r0026d019197a18828b21aa1511845a489ca23904 -rf1c2cb02e48e97bf4dd14c7141ace94bca451398
--- lams_build/conf/etherpad/etherpad-lite/src/static/js/pad.js	(.../pad.js)	(revision 0026d019197a18828b21aa1511845a489ca23904)
+++ lams_build/conf/etherpad/etherpad-lite/src/static/js/pad.js	(.../pad.js)	(revision f1c2cb02e48e97bf4dd14c7141ace94bca451398)
@@ -350,7 +350,9 @@
       if (settings.globalUserName !== false) {
         pad.notifyChangeName(settings.globalUserName); // Notifies the server
         pad.myUserInfo.name = settings.globalUserName;
-        $('#myusernameedit').val(settings.globalUserName); // Updates the current users UI
+		// LAMS modification: unescape user name before putting it into Authors pop up
+		let unescapedUserName = settings.globalUserName.replaceAll('%20', ' ').replaceAll(' ', ' ').replaceAll('%0A', ' ');
+        $('#myusernameedit').val(unescapedUserName); // Updates the current users UI
       }
       if (settings.globalUserColor !== false && colorutils.isCssHex(settings.globalUserColor)) {
         // Add a 'globalUserColor' property to myUserInfo,