<![CDATA[What does m5base.app_start() do?]]>I learnt a lot very quickly using uiflow, and am looking to move into their alternate custom-app mode (super cool feature btw!).

Analyzing stock boot.py:

  1. m5base.app_start(0) is called in app mode, and app_start(2) in flow mode. What does this do exactly, and should I care?
  2. In app mode, what is the purpose behind copying the selected app into main.py? This feels unnecessary as I need to manually select the app again with the physical buttons every time I upload my code.
]]>https://community.m5stack.com/topic/2030/what-does-m5base-app_start-doRSS for NodeWed, 29 Apr 2026 01:01:01 GMTFri, 12 Jun 2020 10:38:12 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to What does m5base.app_start() do? on Sat, 13 Jun 2020 04:00:05 GMT]]>@robalstona Yes I get that. But WHY? As I mentioned earlier, this makes testing code uploads a pain.

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/8978https://community.m5stack.com/post/8978Sat, 13 Jun 2020 04:00:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What does m5base.app_start() do? on Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:00:59 GMT]]>if you select and run app in app selector its file was saved as main.py. And when you reset device or shutdown and power up next time or run in app mode your prewiously selected app was running (main.py).

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