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AkosLukacs
Hi! As I've been working on Bangle.js it's become apparent that the 8 character limit on Storage filenames is making everything needlessly confusing, with us using special characters like
*/-/=/+at the beginning of filenames to denote file type. I keep forgetting all the time, and I imagine it's a nightmare for everyone else.So... I decided to increase the size of filenames allowed on Espruino, and to switch to using normal file extensions like
.jsand.json. This required a few changes in the Bangle.js firmware as well as in the App Loader and apps.I've taken the opportunity to really tidy things up, which should make the app development process a lot easier - **however this means that from now, you'll need to install a new Bangle.js firmware to keep using the app loader.
However for those that don't want to update, I've provided a Legacy App Loader