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Servo Browser Now Supports Tabbed Browsing, WAV Audio Files

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The Rust-based, open-source Servo web engine had a very eventful month as the developers involved continue advancing this browser engine as well as their example/reference web browser.

The Servo project is out with their August 2024 status update. Some of the highlights for the month include:

- Servo now supports playing WAV audio files.

- Servo is now making use of the SpiderMonkey 128 JavaScript engine.

- WebGPU and Flexbox are now enabled by default.

- The WebXR API support has been improved, including support for gamepads.

- Many crash bugs have been resolved.

- The Servo browser example has a redesigned toolbar and support for tabbed browsing. Here's the Servo project's screenshot of their current browser state:

More details on the Servo engine state via [1]Servo.org .



[1] https://servo.org/blog/2024/08/31/this-month-in-servo/


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A priest asked: What is Fate, Master?
And the Master answered:
It is that which gives a beast of burden its reason for existence.
It is that which men in former times had to bear upon their backs.
It is that which has caused nations to build byways from City
to City upon which carts and coaches pass, and alongside which inns
have come to be built to stave off Hunger, Thirst and Weariness.
And that is Fate? said the priest.
Fate... I thought you said Freight, responded the Master.
That's all right, said the priest. I wanted to know
what Freight was too.
-- Kehlog Albran, "The Profit"