[wpe-webkit] Cog 0.14.0 released

[Adrian Perez de Castro]

Cog 0.14.0 is available for download at:

https://wpewebkit.org/releases/cog-0.14.0.tar.xz (119.8 KiB)
   md5sum: 2352aaba1a4ff31b1d1fb559c4941a01
   sha1sum: 2da37ea6c25e45425aa80de4a129484ee226dd96
   sha256sum: e23936f1ce350ea5ea6fa0709b63d34776b05709388aed9c6cf3fdc41299de9f

This is the first stable release in the 0.14 series.

## Highlights of the 0.14.0 release

Launcher (cog):

- Support setting memory limits using command line options.
- Support passing initialization parameters to platform plug-ins using
  the --platform-params/-O command line option.

Core library (libcogcore):

- The CogLauncher class is no longer available, as it was an
  implementation detail of the launcher.
- Built-in error pages now have a "Try again" button.

DRM/KMS platform (drm):

- New OpenGL ES renderer, which supports output rotation and improved
  compatibility with some graphics drivers.
- Added refresh rate reporting to let WebKit pace rendering to match
  the output device.

GTK4 platform (gtk4):

- Improved compatibility with more graphics drivers.

Wayland platform (wl):

- Improved compatibility with different compositors.
- Added keybindings to refresh the current page (Ctrl-R, F5).
- Added refresh rate reporting to let WebKit pace rendering to match
  the output device.

X11 platform (x11):

- Fixed rendering with traditional, non-composited window managers.
- Added refresh rate reporting to let WebKit pace rendering to match
  the output device.

## What is Cog?

Cog is a suite of utilities for the WPE WebKit port, including a reusable
library (libcogcore), a launcher (named "cog" as well) suitable to be
used as a Web application container and a reusable library, and a tool
to control the launcher remotely (cogctl) using D-Bus.

## More Information

If you want to know more about the project or get in touch with use
you may:

- Visit our website at https://wpewebkit.org or the upstream
  site at https://webkit.org - people interested in contributing
  should read https://webkit.org/coding/contributing.html

- Browse the bug list at https://github.com/Igalia/cog/issues
  A bug report with a minimal, reproducible test cases is often just
  as valuable as a patch.

- Join the chat at #wpe channel at irc.oftc.net, or the #wpe:matrix.org room

- Subscribe to the webkit-wpe at lists.webkit.org mailing list,
  https://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo/webkit-wpe
  or the WebKit general development mailing list
  https://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo/webkit-dev

## Thanks

Thanks to all the contributors who made this release possible.


The WPE WebKit Team,
August 24th, 2022
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