[NFBCS] Microsoft Visual Studio Code Editor for Linux

[sonfire11 at gmail.com]

Hi,

Vscode in linux/Ubuntu works wonders. Of course, there is work still to get
done, but it is fully functional. It looks/feels similar to a website since
it uses Electron. The exploration builds found on the github repository
issue queue run Electron 11, which gives the best accessibility out of the
box. The only thing you would need to do is go into settings and set
accessibility to on. That way the editors are accessible. Autocomplete
works, the settings treeview problem is now fixed along with a ton more
fixes. Last I remembered, exploration builds were up to 1.44. Now they are
up to 1.51 or 1.52. Take a look, and make sure you are familiar with orca
and linux first.



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From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Steve Jacobson via NFBCS
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2020 7:26 AM
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Cc: Steve Jacobson <steve.jacobson at outlook.com>
Subject: [NFBCS] Microsoft Visual Studio Code Editor for Linux

For those who use Linux, it is my understanding that Microsoft has a version
of their Visual Studio Code Editor for Linux that works with ORCA.  This has
apparently been available for a couple of months.  

The Visual Studio Code Editor is not the complete visual studio but is a
full featured text editor designed for programmers.  It would be interesting
to hear how well it works from those familiar with Linux and ORCA.  Also,
Microsoft seems very committed to improving the accessibility of these
products but needs feedback from users who are knowledgeable in this kind of
software.  My understanding is that this version came out sometime after our
NFBCS meeting.  

Usually a Google search will get one to the right page.  

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson