:: Serial.print() extension with Xterm codes ::
Arduino Serial.print() lacks capability to output information in structured way. By using Xterm control sequences it's possible to easy follow changes in debug variables.
Download library, install it as required for your OS. There is example file.
Example usage (Please see example in zip file and don't forget to call xterm.init() )
xterm.print(1,1,"This is normal text",NORMAL);
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+- column
On Mac OSX use iTerm (http://iterm.sourceforge.net/) and initiate session with
screen /dev/name_of_your_arduino_port
On Windows use free PuTTY (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/)