Release notes for 19.4.0

Author: aaltat

docs/releasenotes/Browser-19.4.0.rst

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+======================
+Browser library 19.4.0
+======================
+
+
+.. default-role:: code
+
+
+Browser_ is a web testing library for `Robot Framework`_ that utilizes
+the Playwright_ tool internally. Browser library 19.4.0 is a new release
+with enhancements to keyboard modifier ControlOrMeta, rfbrowser —version
+returns the installed Playwright version and now library follows PEP597.
+All issues targeted for Browser library v19.4.0 can be found
+from the `issue tracker`_.
+For first time installation with pip_, just run
+::
+   pip install robotframework-browser
+   rfbrowser init
+to install the latest available release. If you upgrading
+from previous release with pip_, run
+::
+   pip install --upgrade robotframework-browser
+   rfbrowser clean-node
+   rfbrowser init
+Alternatively you can download the source distribution from PyPI_ and
+install it manually. Browser library 19.4.0 was released on Sunday March 16, 2025.
+Browser supports Python 3.9+, Node 18/20/22 LTS and Robot Framework 5.0+.
+Library was tested with Playwright 1.51.0
+
+.. _Robot Framework: http://robotframework.org
+.. _Browser: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser
+.. _Playwright: https://github.com/microsoft/playwright
+.. _pip: http://pip-installer.org
+.. _PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/robotframework-browser
+.. _issue tracker: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/milestones/v19.4.0
+
+
+.. contents::
+   :depth: 2
+   :local:
+
+Acknowledgements
+================
+
+Follow PEP597 (`#4115`_)
+------------------------
+Many thanks for Jani Mikkonen for making library to follow PEP597. Also Jani provided
+few lint and performance fixes to the library.
+
+Full list of fixes and enhancements
+===================================
+
+.. list-table::
+    :header-rows: 1
+
+    * - ID
+      - Type
+      - Priority
+      - Summary
+    * - `#4076`_
+      - bug
+      - medium
+      - Drop support for providing translation as dictionary
+    * - `#4115`_
+      - bug
+      - medium
+      - Follow PEP597
+    * - `#3968`_
+      - enhancement
+      - medium
+      - Add new keyboard modifier key: ControlOrMeta
+    * - `#4052`_
+      - enhancement
+      - medium
+      - Updated rfbrowser —version to return installed Playwright version
+
+Altogether 4 issues. View on the `issue tracker <https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues?q=milestone%3Av19.4.0>`__.
+
+.. _#4076: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/4076
+.. _#4115: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/4115
+.. _#3968: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/3968
+.. _#4052: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/4052