The IDE 2.X has a big disadvantage:
mark, and copy of the content of the serial monitor does not really work with IDE 2.X.
So does somebody know of a serial terminalsoftware even easier to use than putty.
Yes I'm serious: even easier than putty.
Start software just a few buttons for adjusting baudrate, stopbit, parity carriage return line feed
and that's it.
And what would be most important auto-connect / disconnect on winning / loosing focus.
best regards Stefan
I use this;
" HTerm - der-hammer
Tera Term
Tom.. 
plain simple serial - nothing else.
The complications start at the page that you linked to
download links to another page instead of start the download
I also have this one, it's very simple, but I couldn't find the download site anymore.
It worked on win10.
RComSerial.zip (364.4 KB)
Very good has auto connect / disconnect.
Termite is another one for Windows.
PuTTY, CoolTerm
sigh
@StefanL38 if you have Python on a machine you can create a simple "serial monitor" , I use one very often that works flawlessly up to 115200 baud rate in fact recently I ran tests on a USB to serial host at a baud of 400000 without issues. It's a fun project that you can configure to your liking and in the end you have a cross platform app.
Just because it supports protocols besides serial, doesn't mean you have to use them. Nor does it mean having them makes it more complicated. Just select "Serial" in the "New Connection" window:
Then configure baud, etc under "Setup" --> "Serial port":
Couldn't be simpler.
Download it from CNET.
You could use a copy of the 1.8.x IDE...
Note that using any external Serial Monitor probably means that it won't automatically "pause" during uploads (and uploads will fail with "Serial port in use" if you don't quite/pause the other monitor when you upload.)
I have tested uploading with HTerm running and configured to auto disconnect / connect on losing / winning focus and it works. So I'm satisfied with HTerm.
Thank you all very much for your suggestions.
best regards Stefan
That's why i want an ANSI terminal in the IDE... because it's extra steps that beginners don't bother with and I want them to see what happens when the terminal uses cursor keys like a VT-100, you put up labels and changing or not data stays with the labels.. debug prints look more like watch windows sans frames.
Those extra steps are a pain and If I want to use PuTTY or hyperterm or leaf again I will have to read up and work all that out again, an hour easy.
Couldnt be simpler?
Termite runs under windows, without installation
and can create a log file. Settings are easy
The auto connect/disconnect might become an annoyance as it reboots some arduino.
You need to have that in mind
Bringing up Serial Monitor used to reset the board.. does it still?
The first time you open it, yes it resets the board but if you keep it there it won’t as you change app focus and it will auto disconnect on upload.
I like YAT (YAT download | SourceForge.net) a lot of different configurations and also possibility to send something
Okay. My usual practice is close it but when i haven't, the new text appears... I used to put a few '\n' at the start of the hello world in setup.
