Marco ZeheFeb 13, 2025
A poll for all #blind #VoiceOver #Mac users out there who do coding. Which code editor are you using? Boost OK for further reach...
Visual Studio Code
44.4%
Panics Nova
8.9%
TextMate
5.6%
Other, see comment
41.1%
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Show threadMark Wyner Won’t Comply Feb 13, 2025

@marco hi, Marco.

I’m not blind. But I have been designing and writing code for over 25 years. And accessibility has been a priority for me since day one. I even write articles about accessibility in design/tech.

I’m curious about this poll. Are some editors more functional with VoiceOver? Or are you just curious with respect to community?

I’m on a Mac (always have) and I’ve used many editors. Currently I use Nova.

Show threadMarco ZeheFeb 13, 2025
@markwyner It is part curiosity and part informational with respect to whether there is something better out there than what I'm using currently. Incidentally, it is Nova as well. I also have used VS Code in the past, but the inconsistancy that comes with Electron apps is often quite off-putting, so a truly native app like Nova is much preferred.
Show threadMark Wyner Won’t Comply Feb 13, 2025

@marco thanks for sharing that. I’m gonna follow your poll because I’m curious about the results.

For many years I used Text Mate, then for many more I used Sublime Text. I really loved Atom before Microsoft destroyed it. After that I wasn’t sure what I wanted to use.

I’ve been using Panic software for as long as I can remember. It began with Transmit. Nova is great. But I’m sight-abled, so for me it may be a privilege to use it.

Show threadMarco ZeheFeb 13, 2025
@markwyner Sublime is actually completely inaccessible. For VoiceOver, there's just nothing there. Nova is actually very decent. They even incorporated feedback I had sent them on one of the early versions and the problems there were with VoiceOver back then. So nowadays it is actually pretty good for many tasks. I used to use SubethaEdit, but it hasn't been updated in ages and no longer works well with VoiceOver. And TextMate hasn't been updated in years, either, so I no longer want to let it near my current setup, either.
Show threadMark Wyner Won’t Comply 
@marco yeah, the folks at Panic really care. They’re awesome.
Feb 13, 2025 at 9:12amWeb