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+describe("change username value", function(){
+  //create a new pad before each test run
+  beforeEach(function(cb){
+    helper.newPad(cb);
+    this.timeout(5000);
+  });
+
+  it("makes sure changing username works", function(done) {
+    var inner$ = helper.padInner$; 
+    var chrome$ = helper.padChrome$; 
+
+    //click on the settings button to make settings visible
+    var $userButton = chrome$(".buttonicon-showusers");
+    $userButton.click();
+    
+    var $usernameInput = chrome$("#myusernameedit");
+    $usernameInput.click();
+
+    $usernameInput.sendkeys('{selectall}');
+    $usernameInput.sendkeys('{del}');
+    $usernameInput.sendkeys('John McLear');
+    $usernameInput.sendkeys('{enter}');
+
+    var correctUsernameValue = $usernameInput.val() === "John McLear";
+
+    //check if the username has been changed to John McLear
+    expect(correctUsernameValue).to.be(true);
+
+    done();
+  });
+});