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Microsoft’s newest browser gets a significant boost with EdgeHTML 16
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Published onSeptember 13, 2017
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Microsoft’s Edge browser has seemingly been playing a perpetual game of catch up to industry titans such as Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, and that’s mainly due to its relative age but also it’s lack of features for both developers and users.
With theupcoming set of EdgeHTML 16 updates, it seems the developer team is ready to shorten the competition gap as well as bringing new experiences to Windows 10 users.
New Edge features include:
CSS Grid Layout
Microsoft Edge now supports the unprefixed implementation ofCSS Grid Layout.Grid Layoutdefines a two-dimensional grid-based layout system which enables more layout fluidity than possible with positioning using floats or scripts. The example below uses CSS Grid Layout to create the structure for a basic web page.+
CSSobject-fitandobject-position
EdgeHTML 16 introduces support for CSS properties object-fit and object-position. These properties control the position and size of replaced content within the content box.
In addition to a new CSS grid layout, developers can also look forward toa handful of new toolssuch as refactored efforts to improve extensibility, ancestor event listeners, DOM mutation breakpoints, CSS at rule support and more.
As for the more consumer facing additions, EdgeHTML 16 enables developers to implement payment request with a new Payment Request API now open to all. Developers can also create more native functioning services without having to dedicate time to solely to the Windows Store by implementing Service Workers.
Service Workers
Service Workersare event-driven scripts that run in the background of a web page. Service workers enable functionality previously only available with native apps like intercepting and handling requests from the network, managing and handling background sync, local storage, and push notifications. Support for service worker is still in development, but you can test out your PWA in Microsoft Edge with our experimental service worker support by enabling the service worker feature inabout:flags.
Lastly, Microsoft’s push into VR via its Windows 10 OS can now be seen in the browser development with WebVR.
WebVR has also been optimized to support two different types of experiences.+
Windows Mixed Reality PCs– Desktops and laptops with integrated graphics. When plugged into these devices, our immersive headsets will run at 60 frames per second.Windows Mixed Reality Ultra PCs– Desktops and laptops with discrete graphics. When plugged into these devices, our immersive headsets will run at 90 frames per second.
To get a full list of APIs being offered in EdgeHTML16, head over to theMicrosoft Edge blogfor details. On a side note, Windows 10 Insider Previews for the last couple of releases have had bits and pieces o new EdgeHTML 16 elements sprinkled throughout its code as the engineers prepare for a fuller release of these features during the Creators Fall Update release later this year.
Kareem Anderson
Networking & Security Specialist
Kareem is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. His passion for technology and content creation drives are unmatched, driving him to create well-researched articles and incredible YouTube videos.
He is always on the lookout for everything new about Microsoft, focusing on making easy-to-understand content and breaking down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security.
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Kareem Anderson
Networking & Security Specialist
He is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. He breaks down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security
