Initial work on a GDB monitor widget.

src/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ set(HEADER_FILES
     SeerStructVisualizerWidget.h
     SeerVarVisualizerWidget.h
     SeerImageVisualizerWidget.h
+    SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget.h
     SeerRegisterValuesBrowserWidget.h
     SeerRegisterEditValueDialog.h
     SeerRegisterProfileDialog.h
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@ set(SOURCE_FILES
     SeerStructVisualizerWidget.cpp
     SeerVarVisualizerWidget.cpp
     SeerImageVisualizerWidget.cpp
+    SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget.cpp
     SeerRegisterValuesBrowserWidget.cpp
     SeerRegisterEditValueDialog.cpp
     SeerRegisterProfileDialog.cpp

src/QHistoryLineEdit.h

@@ -34,50 +34,50 @@ class QHistoryLineEdit : public QLineEdit {
         QHistoryLineEdit(const QString& contents, QWidget* parent = 0);
         QHistoryLineEdit(QWidget* parent = 0);
 
-        void        enableReturnPressedOnClear          ();
+        void            enableReturnPressedOnClear          ();
 
-        int         lineCount                           () const;
+        int             lineCount                           () const;
 
-        void        setHistory                          (const QStringList& history);
-        QStringList history() const;
+        void            setHistory                          (const QStringList& history);
+        QStringList     history                             () const;
 
-        void        setWordCompleter                    (QCompleter* completer);
-        void        setWordCompleterPrefix              (const QString& prefix);
-        void        setWordCompleterMinChars            (int minChars);
-        void        setWordCompleterMaxSuggestions      (int max);
+        void            setWordCompleter                    (QCompleter* completer);
+        void            setWordCompleterPrefix              (const QString& prefix);
+        void            setWordCompleterMinChars            (int minChars);
+        void            setWordCompleterMaxSuggestions      (int max);
 
     public slots:
-        void        execute                             ();
+        void            execute                             ();
 
     signals:
-        void        lineExecuted                        (QString text);
-        void        lostFocus                           ();
-        void        gainedFocus                         ();
-        void        escapePressed                       ();
+        void            lineExecuted                        (QString text);
+        void            lostFocus                           ();
+        void            gainedFocus                         ();
+        void            escapePressed                       ();
 
     protected:
-        void        keyPressEvent                       (QKeyEvent*   event) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-        void        wheelEvent                          (QWheelEvent* event) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-        void        focusOutEvent                       (QFocusEvent* event) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-        void        focusInEvent                        (QFocusEvent* event) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+        void            keyPressEvent                       (QKeyEvent*   event) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+        void            wheelEvent                          (QWheelEvent* event) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+        void            focusOutEvent                       (QFocusEvent* event) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+        void            focusInEvent                        (QFocusEvent* event) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
-        void        previousLine                        ();
-        void        nextLine                            ();
+        void            previousLine                        ();
+        void            nextLine                            ();
 
-        QString     current_word                        () const;
+        QString         current_word                        () const;
 
     private slots:
-        void        autoComplete                        (const QString& completion);
+        void            autoComplete                        (const QString& completion);
 
     private:
-        int         _wordStart                          () const;
+        int             _wordStart                          () const;
 
-        int         _currentLine;
-        QStringList _lines;
-        QString     _unfinished;
-        QCompleter* _completer;
-        QString     _completionPrefix;
-        int         _completionMinchars;
-        int         _completionMax;
+        int             _currentLine;
+        QStringList     _lines;
+        QString         _unfinished;
+        QCompleter*     _completer;
+        QString         _completionPrefix;
+        int             _completionMinchars;
+        int             _completionMax;
 };
 

src/SeerGdbWidget.cpp

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "SeerStructVisualizerWidget.h"
 #include "SeerVarVisualizerWidget.h"
 #include "SeerImageVisualizerWidget.h"
+#include "SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget.h"
 #include "SeerHelpPageDialog.h"
 #include "SeerUtl.h"
 #include "QHContainerWidget.h"
@@ -864,6 +865,10 @@ void SeerGdbWidget::handleGdbCommands (const QStringList& commands) {
     }
 }
 
+void SeerGdbWidget::handleGdbMonitorCommand (int id, const QString& command) {
+    handleGdbCommand(QString::number(id)+"-monitor-exec " + command);
+}
+
 void SeerGdbWidget::handleGdbExit () {
 
     handleGdbCommand("-gdb-exit");
@@ -3051,6 +3056,21 @@ void SeerGdbWidget::handleGdbImageVisualizer () {
     handleGdbImageAddExpression("");
 }
 
+void SeerGdbWidget::handleGdbMonitorVisualizer () {
+
+    if (executableLaunchMode() == "") {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget* w = new SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget(0);
+    w->show();
+
+    // Connect things.
+    QObject::connect(_gdbMonitor,  &GdbMonitor::astrixTextOutput,                               w,      &SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget::handleText);
+    QObject::connect(_gdbMonitor,  &GdbMonitor::caretTextOutput,                                w,      &SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget::handleText);
+    QObject::connect(w,            &SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget::executeGdbMonitorCommand,      this,   &SeerGdbWidget::handleGdbMonitorCommand);
+}
+
 void SeerGdbWidget::handleSplitterMoved (int pos, int index) {
 
     Q_UNUSED(pos);

src/SeerGdbWidget.h

@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ class SeerGdbWidget : public QWidget, protected Ui::SeerGdbWidgetForm {
         void                                handleManualCommandExecute                  (QString command);
         void                                handleGdbCommand                            (const QString& command, bool ignoreErrors=false);
         void                                handleGdbCommands                           (const QStringList& commands);
+        void                                handleGdbMonitorCommand                     (int id, const QString& command);
         void                                handleGdbExit                               ();
         void                                handleGdbRunExecutable                      (const QString& breakMode, bool loadSessionBreakpoints);
         void                                handleGdbAttachExecutable                   (bool loadSessionBreakpoints);
@@ -356,6 +357,7 @@ class SeerGdbWidget : public QWidget, protected Ui::SeerGdbWidgetForm {
         void                                handleGdbStructVisualizer                   ();
         void                                handleGdbVarVisualizer                      ();
         void                                handleGdbImageVisualizer                    ();
+        void                                handleGdbMonitorVisualizer                  ();
         void                                handleSplitterMoved                         (int pos, int index);
         void                                handleGdbAssemblyDisassemblyFlavor          ();
         void                                handleGdbAssemblySymbolDemangling           ();

src/SeerMacroEditorDialog.ui

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QPlainTextEdit" name="textEditor">
      <property name="placeholderText">
-      <string>Insert gdb commands on multiple lines</string>
+      <string>Insert commands on multiple lines</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>

src/SeerMacroToolButton.cpp

@@ -28,27 +28,31 @@ SeerMacroToolButton::SeerMacroToolButton(QWidget* parent) : QToolButton(parent)
     connect(_holdTimer, &QTimer::timeout,            this, &SeerMacroToolButton::handleHoldTriggered);
 }
 
-void SeerMacroToolButton::setMacroName (const QString& name) {
+void SeerMacroToolButton::setMacroName (const QString& name, const QString& context) {
 
     // Set the macro name. If it's "", nullify our state.
-    _macroName = name;
+    _macroName    = name;
+    _macroContext = context;
 
     if (_macroName == "") {
+        _macroContext  = "";
         _macroFileName = "";
         return;
     }
 
     // Add combination shortcut for re-open closed file (Ctrl + Shift + T)
-    QShortcut* shortcut = new QShortcut(QKeySequence(QString("Ctrl+Shift+")+_macroName[1]), this);
+    if (macroContext() == "") {
+        QShortcut* shortcut = new QShortcut(QKeySequence(QString("Ctrl+Shift+")+_macroName[1]), this);
 
-    QObject::connect(shortcut, &QShortcut::activated,       this, &QToolButton::click);
+        QObject::connect(shortcut, &QShortcut::activated,       this, &QToolButton::click);
+    }
 
     // Create the macro filename where the macro is to be written.
     QSettings settings;
 
     QFileInfo fileInfo(settings.fileName());
 
-    _macroFileName = fileInfo.absolutePath() + "/macros/" + _macroName + ".macro";
+    _macroFileName = fileInfo.absolutePath() + "/macros/" + macroContext() + "/" + _macroName + ".macro";
 
     // Read settings now we have a proper macro name.
     readMacro();
@@ -59,6 +63,11 @@ const QString& SeerMacroToolButton::macroName () const {
     return _macroName;
 }
 
+const QString& SeerMacroToolButton::macroContext () const {
+
+    return _macroContext;
+}
+
 const QString& SeerMacroToolButton::macroFileName () const {
 
     return _macroFileName;

src/SeerMacroToolButton.h

@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ class SeerMacroToolButton : public QToolButton {
     public:
         explicit SeerMacroToolButton(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
 
-        void                    setMacroName            (const QString& name);
+        void                    setMacroName            (const QString& name, const QString& context = "");
         const QString&          macroName               () const;
+        const QString&          macroContext            () const;
         const QString&          macroFileName           () const;
 
         void                    setCommands             (const QStringList& commands);
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ class SeerMacroToolButton : public QToolButton {
         QTimer*                 _holdTimer;
         QMenu*                  _menu;
         QPoint                  _pressPos;
+        QString                 _macroContext;
         QString                 _macroName;
         QString                 _macroFileName;
         QStringList             _commands;

src/SeerMainWindow.cpp

@@ -104,13 +104,14 @@ SeerMainWindow::SeerMainWindow(QWidget* parent) : QMainWindow(parent) {
 
     // Set up Visualizer menu.
     QMenu* menuVisualizer = new QMenu(this);
-    QAction* visualizerMemoryAction = menuVisualizer->addAction("Memory");
+    QAction* visualizerMemoryAction     = menuVisualizer->addAction("Memory");
     menuVisualizer->addSeparator();
-    QAction* visualizerArrayAction  = menuVisualizer->addAction("Array");
-    QAction* visualizerMatrixAction = menuVisualizer->addAction("Matrix");
-    QAction* visualizerVarAction    = menuVisualizer->addAction("Struct");
-    QAction* visualizerStructAction = menuVisualizer->addAction("Basic Struct");
-    QAction* visualizerImageAction  = menuVisualizer->addAction("Image");
+    QAction* visualizerArrayAction      = menuVisualizer->addAction("Array");
+    QAction* visualizerMatrixAction     = menuVisualizer->addAction("Matrix");
+    QAction* visualizerVarAction        = menuVisualizer->addAction("Struct");
+    QAction* visualizerStructAction     = menuVisualizer->addAction("Basic Struct");
+    QAction* visualizerImageAction      = menuVisualizer->addAction("Image");
+    QAction* visualizerGdbMonitorAction = menuVisualizer->addAction("GDB Monitor");
 
     actionVisualizers->setMenu(menuVisualizer);
 
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ SeerMainWindow::SeerMainWindow(QWidget* parent) : QMainWindow(parent) {
     QObject::connect(actionViewStructVisualizer,        &QAction::triggered,                            this,           &SeerMainWindow::handleViewVarVisualizer);
     QObject::connect(actionViewBasicStructVisualizer,   &QAction::triggered,                            this,           &SeerMainWindow::handleViewStructVisualizer);
     QObject::connect(actionViewImageVisualizer,         &QAction::triggered,                            this,           &SeerMainWindow::handleViewImageVisualizer);
+    QObject::connect(actionViewGdbMonitorVisualizer,    &QAction::triggered,                            this,           &SeerMainWindow::handleViewGdbMonitorVisualizer);
     QObject::connect(actionViewAssembly,                &QAction::triggered,                            this,           &SeerMainWindow::handleViewAssembly);
     QObject::connect(actionConsoleAttached,             &QAction::triggered,                            this,           &SeerMainWindow::handleViewConsoleAttached);
     QObject::connect(actionConsoleDetached,             &QAction::triggered,                            this,           &SeerMainWindow::handleViewConsoleDetached);
@@ -197,6 +199,7 @@ SeerMainWindow::SeerMainWindow(QWidget* parent) : QMainWindow(parent) {
     QObject::connect(visualizerVarAction,               &QAction::triggered,                            gdbWidget,      &SeerGdbWidget::handleGdbVarVisualizer);
     QObject::connect(visualizerStructAction,            &QAction::triggered,                            gdbWidget,      &SeerGdbWidget::handleGdbStructVisualizer);
     QObject::connect(visualizerImageAction,             &QAction::triggered,                            gdbWidget,      &SeerGdbWidget::handleGdbImageVisualizer);
+    QObject::connect(visualizerGdbMonitorAction,        &QAction::triggered,                            gdbWidget,      &SeerGdbWidget::handleGdbMonitorVisualizer);
 
     QObject::connect(gdbWidget->gdbMonitor(),           &GdbMonitor::astrixTextOutput,                  runStatus,      &SeerRunStatusIndicator::handleText);
     QObject::connect(gdbWidget->gdbMonitor(),           &GdbMonitor::equalTextOutput,                   runStatus,      &SeerRunStatusIndicator::handleText);
@@ -707,6 +710,11 @@ void SeerMainWindow::handleViewImageVisualizer () {
     gdbWidget->handleGdbImageVisualizer();
 }
 
+void SeerMainWindow::handleViewGdbMonitorVisualizer () {
+
+    gdbWidget->handleGdbMonitorVisualizer();
+}
+
 void SeerMainWindow::handleViewAssembly () {
 
     gdbWidget->editorManager()->showAssembly();

src/SeerMainWindow.h

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ class SeerMainWindow : public QMainWindow, protected Ui::SeerMainWindowForm {
         void                        handleViewStructVisualizer              ();
         void                        handleViewVarVisualizer                 ();
         void                        handleViewImageVisualizer               ();
+        void                        handleViewGdbMonitorVisualizer          ();
         void                        handleViewAssembly                      ();
         void                        handleViewAssemblyShown                 (bool shown);
         void                        handleViewConsoleAttached               ();

src/SeerMainWindow.ui

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
     <addaction name="actionViewStructVisualizer"/>
     <addaction name="actionViewBasicStructVisualizer"/>
     <addaction name="actionViewImageVisualizer"/>
+    <addaction name="actionViewGdbMonitorVisualizer"/>
     <addaction name="actionViewAssembly"/>
     <addaction name="menuConsole"/>
     <addaction name="menuStyles"/>
@@ -813,6 +814,15 @@
     <enum>QAction::NoRole</enum>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionViewGdbMonitorVisualizer">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset resource="resource.qrc">
+     <normaloff>:/seer/resources/thenounproject/memory.svg</normaloff>:/seer/resources/thenounproject/memory.svg</iconset>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>GDB Monitor Visualizer</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>

src/SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Ernie Pasveer <epasveer@att.net>
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+#include "SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget.h"
+#include "SeerHelpPageDialog.h"
+#include "SeerUtl.h"
+#include <QtPrintSupport/QPrinter>
+#include <QtPrintSupport/QPrintDialog>
+#include <QtGui/QFont>
+#include <QtCore/QSettings>
+#include <QtCore/QDebug>
+
+SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget::SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget (QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent) {
+
+    // Init variables.
+    _monitorId = Seer::createID(); // Create id for gdb monitor messages.
+
+    // Set up UI.
+    setupUi(this);
+
+    // Setup the widgets
+    setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/seer/resources/icons/hicolor/64x64/seergdb.png"));
+    setWindowTitle("Seer - GDB Monitor Visualizer");
+    setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
+
+    m1ToolButton->setMacroName("M1", "gdbmonitor");
+    m2ToolButton->setMacroName("M2", "gdbmonitor");
+    m3ToolButton->setMacroName("M3", "gdbmonitor");
+    m4ToolButton->setMacroName("M4", "gdbmonitor");
+    m5ToolButton->setMacroName("M5", "gdbmonitor");
+    m6ToolButton->setMacroName("M6", "gdbmonitor");
+    m7ToolButton->setMacroName("M7", "gdbmonitor");
+    m8ToolButton->setMacroName("M8", "gdbmonitor");
+    m9ToolButton->setMacroName("M9", "gdbmonitor");
+    m0ToolButton->setMacroName("M0", "gdbmonitor");
+
+    // Default font.
+    QFont font;
+    font.setFamily("monospace");
+    font.setStyleHint(QFont::Monospace);
+    font.setFixedPitch(true);
+
+    // Set the widget's font.
+    QTextCharFormat format = textEdit->currentCharFormat();
+    format.setFont(font);
+    textEdit->setCurrentCharFormat(format);
+    textEdit->setFont(font);
+
+    // Connect things.
+    QObject::connect(monitorCommandLineEdit,        &QLineEdit::returnPressed,                                 this,            &SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget::handleCommandLineEdit);
+    QObject::connect(clearToolButton,               &QToolButton::clicked,                                     this,            &SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget::handleClearButton);
+    QObject::connect(printToolButton,               &QToolButton::clicked,                                     this,            &SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget::handlePrintButton);
+    QObject::connect(helpToolButton,                &QToolButton::clicked,                                     this,            &SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget::handleHelpButton);
+    QObject::connect(macroButtonGroup,              &QButtonGroup::buttonClicked,                              this,            &SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget::handleMacroToolButtonClicked);
+
+    // Restore window settings.
+    readSettings();
+}
+
+SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget::~SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget () {
+}
+
+void SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget::handleText (const QString& text) {
+    qDebug() << text;
+}
+
+void SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget::handleCommandLineEdit () {
+
+    QString command = monitorCommandLineEdit->text();
+
+    monitorCommandLineEdit->clear();
+
+    emit executeGdbMonitorCommand(_monitorId, command);
+}
+
+void SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget::handleClearButton () {
+}
+
+void SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget::handlePrintButton () {
+}
+
+void SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget::handleHelpButton () {
+
+    SeerHelpPageDialog* help = new SeerHelpPageDialog;
+    help->loadFile(":/seer/resources/help/ArrayVisualizer.md");
+    help->show();
+    help->raise();
+}
+
+void SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget::handleMacroToolButtonClicked (QAbstractButton* button) {
+
+    if (button == nullptr) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    SeerMacroToolButton* tb = qobject_cast<SeerMacroToolButton*>(button);
+
+    for (auto& command : tb->commands()) {
+        if (command == "") {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        emit executeGdbMonitorCommand(_monitorId, command);
+    }
+}
+
+void SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget::writeSettings() {
+
+    QSettings settings;
+
+    settings.beginGroup("gdbmonitorvisualizerwindow"); {
+        settings.setValue("size", size());
+    } settings.endGroup();
+}
+
+void SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget::readSettings() {
+
+    QSettings settings;
+
+    settings.beginGroup("gdbmonitorvisualizerwindow"); {
+        resize(settings.value("size", QSize(800, 400)).toSize());
+    } settings.endGroup();
+}
+
+void SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget::resizeEvent (QResizeEvent* event) {
+
+    writeSettings();
+
+    QWidget::resizeEvent(event);
+}
+

src/SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget.h

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Ernie Pasveer <epasveer@att.net>
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QtWidgets/QWidget>
+#include "ui_SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget.h"
+
+class SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget : public QWidget, protected Ui::SeerMonitorVisualizerWidgetForm {
+
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+    public:
+        explicit SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget (QWidget* parent = 0);
+       ~SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget ();
+
+    signals:
+        void                executeGdbMonitorCommand            (int monitorid, QString command);
+
+    public slots:
+        void                handleText                          (const QString& text);
+
+    protected slots:
+        void                handleCommandLineEdit               ();
+        void                handleClearButton                   ();
+        void                handlePrintButton                   ();
+        void                handleHelpButton                    ();
+        void                handleMacroToolButtonClicked        (QAbstractButton* button);
+
+    protected:
+        void                writeSettings                       ();
+        void                readSettings                        ();
+        void                resizeEvent                         (QResizeEvent* event);
+
+    private:
+        int                 _monitorId;
+};
+

src/SeerMonitorVisualizerWidget.ui

@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>SeerMonitorVisualizerWidgetForm</class>
+ <widget class="QWidget" name="SeerMonitorVisualizerWidgetForm">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>823</width>
+    <height>634</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>Seer - Gdb Monitor</string>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QPlainTextEdit" name="textEdit">
+     <property name="readOnly">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="placeholderText">
+      <string>[output from gdb monitor]</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="SeerMacroToolButton" name="m1ToolButton">
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>M1 macro. Click to execute. Hold down to edit.</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>M1</string>
+       </property>
+       <attribute name="buttonGroup">
+        <string notr="true">macroButtonGroup</string>
+       </attribute>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="SeerMacroToolButton" name="m2ToolButton">
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>M2 macro. Click to execute. Hold down to edit.</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>M2</string>
+       </property>
+       <attribute name="buttonGroup">
+        <string notr="true">macroButtonGroup</string>
+       </attribute>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="SeerMacroToolButton" name="m3ToolButton">
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>M3 macro. Click to execute. Hold down to edit.</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>M3</string>
+       </property>
+       <attribute name="buttonGroup">
+        <string notr="true">macroButtonGroup</string>
+       </attribute>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="SeerMacroToolButton" name="m4ToolButton">
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>M4 macro. Click to execute. Hold down to edit.</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>M4</string>
+       </property>
+       <attribute name="buttonGroup">
+        <string notr="true">macroButtonGroup</string>
+       </attribute>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="SeerMacroToolButton" name="m5ToolButton">
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>M5 macro. Click to execute. Hold down to edit.</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>M5</string>
+       </property>
+       <attribute name="buttonGroup">
+        <string notr="true">macroButtonGroup</string>
+       </attribute>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="SeerMacroToolButton" name="m6ToolButton">
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>M6 macro. Click to execute. Hold down to edit.</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>M6</string>
+       </property>
+       <attribute name="buttonGroup">
+        <string notr="true">macroButtonGroup</string>
+       </attribute>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="SeerMacroToolButton" name="m7ToolButton">
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>M7 macro. Click to execute. Hold down to edit.</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>M7</string>
+       </property>
+       <attribute name="buttonGroup">
+        <string notr="true">macroButtonGroup</string>
+       </attribute>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="SeerMacroToolButton" name="m8ToolButton">
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>M8 macro. Click to execute. Hold down to edit.</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>M8</string>
+       </property>
+       <attribute name="buttonGroup">
+        <string notr="true">macroButtonGroup</string>
+       </attribute>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="SeerMacroToolButton" name="m9ToolButton">
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>M9 macro. Click to execute. Hold down to edit.</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>M9</string>
+       </property>
+       <attribute name="buttonGroup">
+        <string notr="true">macroButtonGroup</string>
+       </attribute>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="SeerMacroToolButton" name="m0ToolButton">
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>M0 macro. Click to execute. Hold down to edit.</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>M0</string>
+       </property>
+       <attribute name="buttonGroup">
+        <string notr="true">macroButtonGroup</string>
+       </attribute>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+        <size>
+         <width>40</width>
+         <height>20</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+      </spacer>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="monitorCommandLabel">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Monitor Command:</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QHistoryLineEdit" name="monitorCommandLineEdit">
+       <property name="sizePolicy">
+        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
+         <horstretch>100</horstretch>
+         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+        </sizepolicy>
+       </property>
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>Enter a GDB monitor command.</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="clearButtonEnabled">
+        <bool>true</bool>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QToolButton" name="clearToolButton">
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>Clear monitor output.</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>...</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="icon">
+        <iconset resource="resource.qrc">
+         <normaloff>:/seer/resources/RelaxLightIcons/edit-delete.svg</normaloff>:/seer/resources/RelaxLightIcons/edit-delete.svg</iconset>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QToolButton" name="printToolButton">
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>Print the monitor contents.</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>...</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="icon">
+        <iconset resource="resource.qrc">
+         <normaloff>:/seer/resources/RelaxLightIcons/document-print.svg</normaloff>:/seer/resources/RelaxLightIcons/document-print.svg</iconset>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QToolButton" name="helpToolButton">
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>Help for the GDB monitor.</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>...</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="icon">
+        <iconset resource="resource.qrc">
+         <normaloff>:/seer/resources/RelaxLightIcons/help-about.svg</normaloff>:/seer/resources/RelaxLightIcons/help-about.svg</iconset>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>SeerMacroToolButton</class>
+   <extends>QToolButton</extends>
+   <header>SeerMacroToolButton.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>QHistoryLineEdit</class>
+   <extends>QLineEdit</extends>
+   <header>QHistoryLineEdit.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
+ <tabstops>
+  <tabstop>monitorCommandLineEdit</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>m1ToolButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>m2ToolButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>m3ToolButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>m4ToolButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>m5ToolButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>m6ToolButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>m7ToolButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>m8ToolButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>m9ToolButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>m0ToolButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>clearToolButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>printToolButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>helpToolButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>textEdit</tabstop>
+ </tabstops>
+ <resources>
+  <include location="resource.qrc"/>
+ </resources>
+ <connections/>
+ <buttongroups>
+  <buttongroup name="macroButtonGroup"/>
+ </buttongroups>
+</ui>

src/resource.qrc

@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
     <file>resources/mi-python/MIObjectiveC.py</file>
     <file>resources/mi-python/MISignals.py</file>
     <file>resources/mi-python/MIStart.py</file>
+    <file>resources/mi-python/MIMonitor.py</file>
   </qresource>
 </RCC>
 

src/resources/mi-python/MIMonitor.py

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Ernie Pasveer <epasveer@att.net>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+import re
+
+#
+# Python MI command to support gdb's "start" commands.
+#
+
+class MIMonitor(gdb.MICommand):
+    """
+    Send a command to gdb's monitor.
+
+    -monitor-exec            Rin a command in gdb's monitor.
+
+    See:
+        https://sourceware.org/gdb/current/onlinedocs/gdb.html/Server.html
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, name, mode):
+        self._mode = mode
+        super(MIMonitor, self).__init__(name)
+
+    def invoke(self, argv):
+        if self._mode == "exec":
+            gdb.execute ("monitor " + " ".join(argv), to_string=True)
+            return None
+        else:
+            raise gdb.GdbError("monitor: Invalid parameter: %s" % self._mode)
+
+MIMonitor("-monitor-exec", "exec")
+