IDF Monitor shortcuts do not work (VSC-1558)

[fronders]

OS

Windows

Operating System version

WSL2 Ubuntu 24 under Windows 11

Visual Studio Code version

1.96.2

ESP-IDF version

5.4

Python version

3.10.12

Doctor command output

doctor_output.txt

Extension

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Description

Keyboard shortcuts for quick build & flash do not work inside ESP-IDF Monitor launched from bottom toolbar

If I open separate ESP-IDF Terminal and launch idf.py monitor -p /dev/ttyUSB0 manually then shortcuts work and I get build done and reflashed

Debug Message

--- Running make app-flash...
make: *** No rule to make target 'app-flash'.  Stop.

Other Steps to Reproduce

1. Build some ESP32 project and flash it
2. Open ESP-IDF Monitor from bottom toolbar
3. Focus on Monitor and click Ctrl+T followed by a Ctrl+A to trigger "Build and flash the app only" which should pause the monitor, run build and re-flash the app.
4. Observe the error:

--- Running make app-flash...
make: *** No rule to make target 'app-flash'.  Stop.

5. Close ESP-IDF Monitor
6. Open ESP-IDF Terminal from bottom toolbar
7. Run command idf.py monitor -p /dev/ttyUSB0 to run monitor manually
8. Click Ctrl+T followed by a Ctrl+A and observe feature working correctly:

--- Running /home/user/.espressif/python_env/idf5.4_py3.10_env/bin/python /home/user/esp/esp-idf/tools/idf.py app-flash...
Executing action: app-flash
Running ninja in directory /home/user/esp/project/build
Executing "ninja app-flash"...
[1/2] cd /home/user/esp/project/build/esp-idf/esptool_py && /home/user/.espressif/python_env/idf5.4_py3.10_env/bin/python /home/user/esp/esp-idf/components/partition_table/check_sizes.py --offset 0x8000 partition --type app /home/user/esp/project/build/partition_table/partition-table.bin /home/user/esp/project/build/project.bin
project.bin binary size 0x186d70 bytes. Smallest app partition is 0x1e0000 bytes. 0x59290 bytes (19%) free.
[1/2] cd /home/user/esp/esp-idf/components/esptool_py && /usr/bin/cmake -D IDF_PATH=/home/user/esp/esp-idf -D "SERIAL_TOOL=/home/user/.espressif/python_env/idf5.4_py3.10_env/bin/python;;/home/user/esp/esp-idf/components/esptool_py/esptool/esptool.py;--chip;esp32" -D "SERIAL_TOOL_ARGS=--before=default_reset;--after=hard_reset;write_flash;@app-flash_args" -D WORKING_DIRECTORY=/home/user/esp/project/build -P /home/user/esp/esp-idf/components/esptool_py/run_serial_tool.cmake
esptool.py --chip esp32 -p /dev/ttyUSB0 -b 460800 --before=default_reset --after=hard_reset write_flash --flash_mode dio --flash_freq 80m --flash_size detect 0x10000 project.bin
esptool.py v4.8.1
Serial port /dev/ttyUSB0
Connecting....
Chip is ESP32-D0WDQ6 (revision v1.0)
Features: WiFi, BT, Dual Core, 240MHz, VRef calibration in efuse, Coding Scheme None
Crystal is 40MHz
MAC: 3c:71:bf:59:2e:60
Uploading stub...
Running stub...
Stub running...
Changing baud rate to 460800
Changed.
Configuring flash size...
Auto-detected Flash size: 4MB
Flash will be erased from 0x00010000 to 0x00196fff...
Compressed 1600880 bytes to 1004497...
Writing at 0x00010000... (1 %)
Writing at 0x0001e764... (3 %)
Writing at 0x0002dc04... (4 %)
Writing at 0x0003c102... (6 %)
Writing at 0x000472bc... (8 %)
Writing at 0x0004cdcb... (9 %)
Writing at 0x00051caf... (11 %)
Writing at 0x00056f3c... (12 %)
Writing at 0x0005d990... (14 %)
Writing at 0x000675af... (16 %)
Writing at 0x00073925... (17 %)
Writing at 0x00078b2d... (19 %)
Writing at 0x0007e048... (20 %)
Writing at 0x00083a12... (22 %)
Writing at 0x0008951c... (24 %)
Writing at 0x0008ec55... (25 %)
Writing at 0x000944d0... (27 %)
Writing at 0x0009a0b8... (29 %)
Writing at 0x0009fa96... (30 %)
Writing at 0x000a5f71... (32 %)
Writing at 0x000abd69... (33 %)
Writing at 0x000b2128... (35 %)
Writing at 0x000b7d4d... (37 %)
Writing at 0x000bd8fc... (38 %)
Writing at 0x000c3489... (40 %)
Writing at 0x000c90be... (41 %)
Writing at 0x000ce8e0... (43 %)
Writing at 0x000d43de... (45 %)
Writing at 0x000d93a8... (46 %)
Writing at 0x000de62f... (48 %)
Writing at 0x000e3962... (50 %)
Writing at 0x000e8ef5... (51 %)
Writing at 0x000ee8e6... (53 %)
Writing at 0x000f3ef7... (54 %)
Writing at 0x000f9251... (56 %)
Writing at 0x000feab2... (58 %)
Writing at 0x001045b2... (59 %)
Writing at 0x0010992a... (61 %)
Writing at 0x0010ecf6... (62 %)
Writing at 0x00113f58... (64 %)
Writing at 0x00119675... (66 %)
Writing at 0x0011ee09... (67 %)
Writing at 0x0012424a... (69 %)
Writing at 0x00129714... (70 %)
Writing at 0x0012f2d6... (72 %)
Writing at 0x00134430... (74 %)
Writing at 0x001394b8... (75 %)
Writing at 0x0013e80f... (77 %)
Writing at 0x001443e2... (79 %)
Writing at 0x00149e34... (80 %)
Writing at 0x00150257... (82 %)
Writing at 0x001562d6... (83 %)
Writing at 0x0015be20... (85 %)
Writing at 0x00165eb8... (87 %)
Writing at 0x0016cdc9... (88 %)
Writing at 0x00172585... (90 %)
Writing at 0x00179922... (91 %)
Writing at 0x0017f10f... (93 %)
Writing at 0x00184709... (95 %)
Writing at 0x00189f13... (96 %)
Writing at 0x0018fc00... (98 %)
Writing at 0x00194efe... (100 %)
Wrote 1600880 bytes (1004497 compressed) at 0x00010000 in 23.9 seconds (effective 536.5 kbit/s)...
Hash of data verified.

Leaving...
Hard resetting via RTS pin...
Done
I (146) esp_image: segment 1: paddr=0006c714 vaddr=3ff80000 size=0001ch (    28) load
I (146) esp_image: segment 2: paddr=0006c738 vaddr=3ffbdb60 size=038e0h ( 14560) load
I (151) esp_image: segment 3: paddr=00070020 vaddr=400d0020 size=1055a8h (1070504) map
I (424) esp_image: segment 4: paddr=001755d0 vaddr=3ffc1440 size=0235ch (  9052) load
I (427) esp_image: segment 5: paddr=00177934 vaddr=40080000 size=1f418h (128024) load
I (481) boot: Loaded app from partition at offset 0x10000
I (481) boot: Disabling RNG early entropy source...

I have checked existing issues, online documentation and the Troubleshooting Guide

• I confirm I have checked existing issues, online documentation and Troubleshooting guide.

[radurentea]

Hi @fronders,

I've made a fix for this. Could you please test it to see if it solves the reported issue?

You can test these changes by installing this VSIX by click menu View -> Command Palette..., type Install from VSIX and then select downloaded esp-idf-extension.vsix file to install the extension.

esp-idf-extension.vsix.zip

[fronders]

@radurentea Yup, that fixed it! Thanks