arduino / arduino/Arduino

IDE serial monitor minimum width too large

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Component: IDE Serial monitor Type: Bug
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Description

The size of the IDE serial monitor window is adjustable by grabbing the edge of the window, but only down to a minimum.

The minimum width of the IDE serial monitor window is too large and it fills a large portion of the screen.
This behavior is new with 1.8.10 (or possibly earlier). I use mac os. The limits to the size of the window should be similar to the limits for the main IDE window.

The screen shot shows both windows at their minimum size.

![Screen Shot 2020-01-17 at 12 02 42](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/34353832/72607939-dea0b700-3921-11ea-8742-8dce7f5c5158.png)

### Additional context

#### Additional reports

- https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/issues/9633#issuecomment-2637098681

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Research direction

Reproduce the serial monitor window sizing issue on macOS, comparing its minimum size with the main IDE window as shown in the attached screenshot. Trace the IDE serial monitor window entry point and verify that its minimum width can be reduced to a comparable limit without affecting resizing.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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