IDE Serial Monitor does not process "\r"

[dg3al]

When I send an CR ("\r") at the end of a line to overwrite the existing line, the serial monitor ignores the CR and continues writing. For many applications an overwrite can be usefull.

[Chris--A]

This is a duplicate of a 'wont fix' issue: #346

Check here for more info: #3654

BTW, a great no-install serial monitor is called HTerm. It is by far the best way to do complex things with serial. http://www.der-hammer.info/terminal/