Android app: length of name

[Christoph Loesch]

Am 06.11.2021 um 17:54 schrieb Aaron Jones:
> On 06/11/2021 13:22, Christoph Loesch wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> in the android app the name is limited to 15 characters.
>>
>> Does that have a specific reason?
>> Is it possible to allow a longer name like e.g. 32 characters?
>>
>> On importing a file the error "Invalid name" could be more specific
>> to that. Because I had to struggle with the file name until I found
>> out it is just a limitation of the length.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Christoph
> The network name determines the interface name, and on Linux, the
> length of an interface name (e.g. "eth0") is limited to 15 characters.
>
> Regards,
> Aaron Jones
>
Oh, I didn't know that, thanks, that explains the limitation.

Then I would suggest to note the limitation of 15 characters in the error message on config import, if possible.

Kind regards,
Christoph