First of all I'm happy whith the new update so far. But I still have some requests.
It would be nice if the serial monitor had a 'send' button, just as in the serial plotter. I typed in the textbox, so I didn't see how to send a message. It got me searching for a while and suddenly I noticed the "(Control + Enter ...." when the textbox is empty. The Serial plotter also has a "send" button, so why not here as well?
It would be nice that if the Serial plotter window is open, but behind the IDE, that it would go to the foreground when the button for the serial plotter is pressed again. I was pressing it a few times, until I noticed that it was still open, but behind te IDE.
Hi @sjonnyc . Thanks for giving the Arduino IDE 2.0.0 release candidate a try, and for your feedback.
This is being tracked by the Arduino IDE developers here:
opened 04:36PM - 01 May 21 UTC
topic: code
type: imperfection
topic: serial monitor
### Describe the problem
There is no send button in the Serial Monitor.
##… # Describe the problem
1. Open the "**Serial Monitor**" view.
🐛 There is no "**Send**" button associated with the message field.
### Expected behavior
A "**Send**" button that can be clicked to send the message to the board:
### Arduino IDE version
#### Original report
nightly 20210501
#### Last verified with
4deaf4f
### Operating system
All
### Operating system version
Any
### Additional context
#### Additional reports
- https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/issues/810#issuecomment-1030367754
- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/would-like-the-send-button-for-serial-monitor-on-the-new-ide/873159
- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/missing-serial-monitor-and-serial-plotter/924262
- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/rc9-2-serial-monitor-send-button/1024938
- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/serial-monitor/698844/4
- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/arduino-ide-2-0-0-rc9-input-in-serial-monitor-is-not-working/1015720/4
- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/arduino-error-message-jan21/1080560/33
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#### Workaround
Press the <kbd>**Enter**</kbd> key to send the message.
### Issue checklist
- [X] I searched for previous reports in [the issue tracker](https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/issues?q=)
- [X] I verified the problem still occurs when using the latest [nightly build](https://www.arduino.cc/en/software#nightly-builds)
- [X] My report contains all necessary details
If you have a GitHub
sjonnyc:
It would be nice that if the Serial plotter window is open, but behind the IDE, that it would go to the foreground when the button for the serial plotter is pressed again. I was pressing it a few times, until I noticed that it was still open, but behind te IDE.
I think it is an excellent suggestion. I have submitted a formal feature request to the Arduino IDE developers on your behalf:
opened 11:48PM - 23 Aug 22 UTC
closed 02:07PM - 15 Sep 22 UTC
type: enhancement
conclusion: resolved
topic: code
### Describe the request
If a **Serial Plotter** window is already open, brin… g it to the foreground when it is selected by either of the following user actions:
- Clicking the button on the Arduino IDE toolbar.
- Selecting **Tools > Serial Plotter** from the Arduino IDE menus.
🙂 The user actions will have an intuitive effect.
### Describe the current behavior
When it is opened, the Arduino IDE **Serial Plotter** appears in a dedicated window. While using the Serial plotter, the user is likely to switch back to the main Arduino IDE or other windows to adjust code, do research, etc. The Serial Plotter window will then be in the background, frequently either completely obscured by other windows or minimized, meaning it is really only visible as an item in the operating system task bar. They may forget Serial Plotter is already open and attempt to open it again via the Arduino IDE GUI, or perhaps just expect the selection to be a convenient way to bring it into visibility.
1. Select any port from the **Tools > Port** menu in the Arduino IDE.
1. Select **Tools > Serial Plotter** from the Arduino IDE menus.
🙂 The Serial Plotter window opens in the foreground.
1. Select the main Arduino IDE window.
1. Select **Tools > Serial Plotter** from the Arduino IDE menus.
😕 Nothing happens.
1. Click the Serial Plotter button on the Arduino IDE toolbar.
😕 Nothing happens.
🙁 The lack of any effect of the user's action might give them the impression that something is wrong with the IDE.
### Arduino IDE version
2.0.0-rc9.2.snapshot-ca47e8a
### Operating system
Windows, Linux
### Operating system version
Windows 10, Ubuntu 20.04
### Additional context
The Arduino IDE 1.x **Serial Plotter** and **Serial Monitor** windows are brought to the foreground on selection via the GUI if they are already open:
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Originally suggested at https://forum.arduino.cc/t/rc9-2-serial-monitor-send-button/1024938
> I was pressing it a few times, until I noticed that it was still open, but behind te IDE.
### Issue checklist
- [X] I searched for previous requests in [the issue tracker](https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/issues?q=)
- [X] I verified the feature was still missing when using the latest [nightly build](https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide#nightly-builds)
- [X] My request contains all necessary details
Thanks for the quick answer! I was not aware that Github was used for feature requests and bug reports. Next time I will also have a look there.
Nice work you did with the IDE!
In 2 weeks a new class with students will start using this version. They are new to software engineering and using an IDE. If there is any feedback from them, I will let you know.
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