Add link to avatar dropdown to link to email change view

[MichaelBuessemeyer]

URL of deployed dev instance (used for testing):

• https://___.webknossos.xyz

Steps to test:

• Open the avatar dropdown in the navbar. Should link to the change email view

Issues:

• fixes https://scm.slack.com/archives/C5AKLAV0B/p1753718354858849?thread_ts=1752504188.608299&cid=C5AKLAV0B

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(Please delete unneeded items, merge only when none are left open)

• Added changelog entry (create a $PR_NUMBER.md file in unreleased_changes or use ./tools/create-changelog-entry.py)

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

A new "Change Email" menu item linking to "/auth/changeEmail" was added to the user avatar dropdown menu in the frontend navigation bar. An unreleased change log entry documents this update, ensuring users can now access the email change view directly from the navigation menu.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Change Summary
Navbar Menu Update frontend/javascripts/navbar.tsx	Added a "Change Email" menu item to the user avatar dropdown, linking to the email change view.
Changelog Entry unreleased_changes/8806.md	Documented the addition of the "Change Email" option in the navigation bar dropdown menu.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~6 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• Allow users to change their email #8781: Implements backend and frontend logic for changing user email addresses, including password verification and route setup; directly related to the addition of the "Change Email" menu item.

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Suggested reviewers

• daniel-wer
• fm3
• knollengewaechs

Poem

In the navbar’s gentle glow,
A bunny hops where menus grow.
“Change Email” now appears with pride,
Just a click, and you can glide—
To settings new, without a fuss,
Easy as a rabbit’s hop for us!
🐇✨

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Actionable comments posted: 0

🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

unreleased_changes/8806.md (1)

1-2: Consider recategorizing as a feature enhancement.

While the changelog entry accurately describes the change, consider whether this belongs under "### Fixed" or should be categorized as "### Added" since it introduces new functionality rather than fixing an existing bug.

If this is indeed a fix for missing functionality, the current categorization is appropriate. However, if it's a new feature enhancement, consider:

-### Fixed
+### Added
 - The view to change ones email address is now available in the top right dropdown menu of the navbar.

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🔇 Additional comments (1)

frontend/javascripts/navbar.tsx (1)

619-622: LGTM! Clean implementation following existing patterns.

The new "Change Email" menu item is properly implemented with:

• Correct positioning after the divider and before "Account Settings"
• Consistent structure using Link component and "/auth/changeEmail" route
• Follows the same pattern as other menu items in the dropdown