Fix long name clamping and adjust related structures for compatibility

2026-06-11 12:18:26 -05:00
parent 8bb5364d8c
commit c2bcec93d0
12 changed files with 146 additions and 12 deletions
@@ -774,7 +774,10 @@ typedef struct _meshtastic_User {
 Note: app developers are encouraged to also use the following standard
 node IDs "^all" (for broadcast), "^local" (for the locally connected node) */
    char id[16];
-    /* A full name for this user, i.e. "Kevin Hester" */
+    /* A full name for this user, i.e. "Kevin Hester"
+ Limited to 24 bytes of UTF-8: longer names are accepted from senders
+ built against the older 39-byte limit, but devices truncate them before
+ storing or rebroadcasting. Clients should enforce 24 bytes in their UI. */
    char long_name[40];
    /* A VERY short name, ideally two characters.
 Suitable for a tiny OLED screen */