[accessibility] LaTeX and Visual Studio Code
Jason White
jason at jasonjgw.net
Fri Dec 30 23:36:00 CET 2022
On 31/12/22 05:39, Jonathan Fine wrote:
> Questions about LaTeX and Visual Studio Code are common on both the
> Blind Math list and the Visually Impaired Programmers list. Here's the
> latest such question:
> http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/blindmath_nfbnet.org/2022-December/010465.html
>
> Are you interested in this topic? I hope I'm not the only one.
I'm more of an Emacs and Vim user (mostly Emacs for LaTeX work), but I
have also investigated VSCode and documented the findings in my paper on
markup languages and accessibility.
Note that the accessibility bug in VSCode whereby soft word wrap could
not be used with a screen reader has recently been fixed. This should
improve the experience for screen reader users who are writing in
various markup languages, including TeX/LaTeX.
For Linux users and free/open-source enthusiasts, note also that there
are versions of the software available which omit Microsoft's telemetry
and other proprietary components (e.g., VSCodium).
I haven't devoted time to the accessibility of LaTeX-specific
extensions, besides installing one in the course of testing. I take the
view that Emacs with AUCTeX mode still offers a superior keyboard
interface, and that screen readers can't compete with Emacspeak.
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