Visual Studio Code update emphasizes audio cues, Activity Bar
The latest release of Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code editor features more audio cues, customizable Activity Bar positioning, and coding improvements to the Python extension.
VS Code 1.84, also known as the October 2023 release, was published November 1. It can be downloaded for Windows, Linux, or Mac at the Visual Studio Code website. Highlighted in this release are more audio cues for accessibility. When audioCues.clear is enabled, a sound indicates that the terminal, a notification, or the chat responses have been cleared. For files and notebooks, audioCues.save and audioCues.format can be set to play on user gesture or always for each event. When disabled, an ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Application) alert is used instead and can be customized with accessibility.alert.format and accessibility.alert.save.