This month in Servo: tabbed browsing, Windows buffs, devtools, and more
In August 2024, Servo introduced new features like WebXR support, a redesigned browser interface, performance enhancements for Windows, improved development tools, and increased monthly donations for ongoing development.
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In August 2024, Servo introduced several new features and improvements to its web rendering engine. Key updates include the default enabling of WebXR and flexbox, along with support for various HTML and CSS properties such as the 'gap' property in flexbox, 'border-image', and the structuredClone() API. The engine has been upgraded to SpiderMonkey 128, WebRender 0.65, and Rust 1.80.1. Notably, the browser version of Servo has received a redesign featuring a new toolbar and tabbed browsing functionality. Performance enhancements were made for Windows users, addressing keyboard navigation and font-related issues. The development tools have also seen significant improvements, including support for the HTML tree and styles panels. Additionally, the team has focused on enhancing engine reliability by fixing numerous crash bugs affecting real-world websites. The Servo project continues to receive financial support, with monthly donations increasing to $3,077. The community is encouraged to contribute through various platforms, and the next issue triage meeting is scheduled for September 2, 2024.
- Servo has added support for new HTML and CSS features, including flexbox and WebXR.
- The browser version now includes a redesigned toolbar and tabbed browsing.
- Significant performance improvements have been made for Windows users.
- The development tools have been enhanced with new features for better usability.
- Monthly donations to the Servo project have increased, supporting ongoing development efforts.
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6 commentsGiven how vocal a lot of people are about the web browsers being owned by Google through chrom(ium)e would think more people/companies would be interested in seeing a contender happen faster.
The HN community could easily pass the 100k mark in a day.
There’s a genuinely new browser to be excited about.
Let’s get it done
I see there PR merged: https://github.com/servo/servo/pull/33148
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