September 2020 (version 1.50) (part 1)

VS Code September 2020 (v 1.50) (part 1)

Welcome to the September 2020 release of Visual Studio Code. There are a number of updates in this version that we hope you will like, some of the key highlights include:

Accessible settings editor - Interact with the settings list like any other list in VS Code.
Pinned tabs improvements - Resize pinned tabs, unpin with one click, and more.
Linux ARM builds - VS Code is now available for both Linux ARMv7 and ARM64.
Improved debugging experience - Improved hover and filtering in debug console.
New JS debugger features - Toggle auto attach flows and see performance in real-time.
Panel layout improvements - New panel maximization settings and bottom panel size.
Webview Views support - Build extensions with webview views in the sidebar and panel.
Updated "Create a Dev Container" tutorial - Get started with Development Containers.

macOS: Keychain access moved to a different process

Some changes in this release around how the macOS Keychain is accessed from VS Code will require you to acknowledge the following prompt for keychain access on macOS, even if you've previously allowed keychain access:

Details: VS Code previously accessed the macOS keychain from the window process itself, but now accesses it from the main process. As such, for macOS it prompts for approval like a new application is requesting access, because the process is a different one from before.

Accessibility

Settings editor

Back in July, we mentioned in the 1.48 release notes that we were investigating ways to improve the accessibility of the settings editor. After a few months of talking to screen reader users, experimenting, prototyping, and gathering feedback from the community, we are shipping the new experience, which we believe is an improvement for all keyboard-heavy users, whether using a screen reader or not.

In this new interaction model, interacting with the settings list works more like interacting with any other list in VS Code. With focus in the search bar, you can press the down arrow to focus a setting row. Then you can use the arrow keys to move focus around the settings list. To edit a setting, you can press enter to set focus on the control in the setting row.

If you would like to read more about the motivation and thinking behind this approach, please see GitHub issue #108006.

The Month in WordPress: September 2020

This month was characterized by some exciting announcements from the WordPress core team! Read on to catch up with all the WordPress news and updates from September. WordPress 5.5.1 Launch On September 1, the Core team released WordPress 5.5.1. This maintenance release included several bug fixes for both core and the editor, and many other enhancements. You can update to the latest version directly from your WordPress dashboard or download it directly from WordPress. The next major release will be version 5.6. Want to be involved in the next release? You can help to build WordPress Core by following the Core team blog, and joining the #core channel in the Making WordPress Slack group. Gutenberg 9.1, 9.0, and 8.9 are out The core team launched version 9.0 of the Gutenberg plugin on September 16, and version 9.1 on September 30. Version 9.0 features some useful enhancements — like a new look for the navigation screen (with drag and drop…