Missing "Select All" capability for Serial Monitor

[KurtE]

Describe the problem

Let's say I have 1000 lines of debug output in the serial monitor window, how do I do a select all, such that I can copy it to the
clipboard?

With 1.8.19, I click the mouse into the monitor window and hit Ctrl+A and it selects all of the text. I can then hit Ctrl+C
to copy to clipboard.

To reproduce

Run a sketch and try to select all of the text from Serial Monitor.

🐛 The contents of the sketch editor are selected when you press Ctrl+A:

Expected behavior

I expected hitting Ctrl+A would select everything in that window not the source window.

Arduino IDE version

Original report

Nightly build

Last verified with

9a6a457

Operating system

Windows

Operating system version

Not provided

Additional context

And/Or alternative solution - context menu like for example TyCommander

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Additional reports

• Select all fails in Serial Monitor #899
• Copy from Serial monitor on mac #1817
• Export to File/Select All function for Serial Monitor #1654
• IDE 2.0.3 unable to copy content of serial monitor with ctrl-a / ctrl-c #1918
• Need way to copy all Serial Monitor text #2328
• The output of the Port Monitor is not copied #2431
• I can't copy full text from Seril Monitor window #2520
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/copy-of-the-serie-monitor-output/1056049/1
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/copy-of-the-serie-monitor-output/1056049/5
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/serial-monitor-copy-only-copied-the-visible-logs/1051846/1
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/serial-monitor-copy-only-copied-the-visible-logs/1051846/4
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/using-v-2-0-serial-monitor-print/1034093
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/serial-monitor-issues-hopefully-fixed-before-release/1026548
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/serial-output-window-select-all-copy/1024251
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/coping-multiple-lines-on-monitor-screen/1019346
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/text-selection-serial-monitor/1005262
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/upgrade-the-serial-monitor-for-better-function/980128
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/ide-2-0-copy-from-serial-monitor-limited/1078391
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/random-seed-does-not-deliver-random-numbers/1006762/10
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/copying-from-serial-monitor/1071503/3
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/copy-paste-data-from-the-serial-monitor/1041585/5
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/copy-paste-data-from-the-serial-monitor/1041585/19
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/copy-paste-data-from-the-serial-monitor/1041585/21
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/copy-paste-data-from-the-serial-monitor/1041585/23
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/copy-paste-data-from-the-serial-monitor/1041585/32
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/copy-paste-data-from-the-serial-monitor/1041585/38
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/copy-paste-data-from-the-serial-monitor/1041585/39
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/copy-paste-data-from-the-serial-monitor/1041585/45
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/copy-paste-data-from-the-serial-monitor/1041585/46
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/copy-paste-data-from-the-serial-monitor/1041585/48
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/copy-paste-data-from-the-serial-monitor/1041585/60
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/copy-paste-data-from-the-serial-monitor/1041585/61
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/arduino-ide-2-0-3-serial-monitor-cant-use-cntrl-a-to-capture-everything/1095266
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/arduino-ide-serial-monitor-bug/1112653/7
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/why-does-click-into-serial-monitor-ctrl-a-mark-the-source-code/1128016
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/cannot-select-all-of-serial-data/1158236
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/how-can-i-copy-the-whole-content-of-the-serial-monitor/1168904/1
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/your-reason-for-not-switching-to-the-2-x-ide/1176322/47
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/code-in-the-arduino-is-fine-but-the-display-show-nothing/1204977/33
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/ide-2-addition-suggestions-open-source-participation/1204792
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/save-serial-data/1253788
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/bug-report-serial-monitor/1297087
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/ide-2-3-2-serial-monitor-ctrl-a-still-marking-only-the-source-code/1310325

Related

• Only the visible data can be copied from the serial Monitor #1081

Issue checklist

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• I verified the problem still occurs when using the latest nightly build
• My report contains all necessary details

[KurtE]

Probably related to: #105

[Defragster]

Confirmed this failed behavior still showing in RC9, Win 10.
No right click 'context' option to select, and click or double click a word in SerMon Ouput and 'Ctrl+A' does select ALL ... but in CODE window.

The 'text entry to send "Message"' does offer context menu and 'Ctrl+A' desired behavior.

[Defragster]

This 'draw clip error redraw' was destined for #972
Moved there

[Eric-FR]

Issue still present in IDE 2.0.0/Win 10. No workaround. I also tried the left-click and scroll down but faced the #1295 issue. Would also be nice to have a search option in serial monitor. Will open an issue.

[lenniea]

I agree Ctrl+A selects all text in the IDE source window not the Serial Monitor. And when I select text with the mouse only the "visible lines" get copied to the clipboard. Seems like the "Right Click" Popup menu solution (with Select All and Copy (to clipboard) would be best. Additionally fixing the selection of text with the keyboard would also be helpful.

[sellensr]

An alternate approach might be an option to log Serial data to a file. Copy and paste is awkward with large amounts of data.

A menu item for Tools/Serial Logging could be switched on/off at will, generating a new file at
[sketch folder]/Logs/SerYYYYMMDDhhmmss.log whenever it is toggled on or a new compile/load takes place while toggled on.

[Eric-FR]

Good idea. Open a separate issue and ask for it.