Release notes for 17.0.0

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+======================
+Browser library 17.0.0
+======================
+
+
+.. default-role:: code
+
+
+Browser_ is a web testing library for `Robot Framework`_ that utilizes
+the Playwright_ tool internally. Browser library 17.0.0 is a new release with
+**UPDATE** enhancements and bug fixes.
+All issues targeted for Browser library v17.0.0 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 17.0.0 was released on Tuesday July 11, 2023.
+Browser supports Python 3.8+, Node 16/18 LTS and Robot Framework 5.0+.
+Library was tested with Playwright 1.35.1
+
+.. _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/v17.0.0
+
+
+.. contents::
+   :depth: 2
+   :local:
+
+Most important enhancements
+===========================
+
+- Remove support for Python 3.7 (`#2907`_)
+- Frame-Selector >>> does not work with `element=xxx` selector (`#2662`_)
+- added Click With Options to deprecated ugly modifiers (`#2617`_)
+- Support for PW getBy locators (`#2877`_)
+- Add support for multiple JS-Plugins (`#2930`_)
+- SessionStorage and LocaStorage keywords shall support frames from different orgigin. (`#2937`_)
+
+Backwards incompatible changes
+==============================
+
+- Wait For Response, no way to specify modifiers when using regex for the matcher? (`#2822`_)
+- Topic/switched selector strategies for frames to internal: (`#2917`_)
+- Removed deprecated Positional Arguments of New Browser, New Context, New Persistent Context, Take Screenshot (`#2931`_)
+
+Deprecated features
+===================
+
+- added Click With Options to deprecated ugly modifiers (`#2617`_)
+
+Full list of fixes and enhancements
+===================================
+
+.. list-table::
+    :header-rows: 1
+
+    * - ID
+      - Type
+      - Priority
+      - Summary
+    * - `#2907`_
+      - enhancement
+      - critical
+      - Remove support for Python 3.7
+    * - `#2662`_
+      - bug
+      - high
+      - Frame-Selector >>> does not work with `element=xxx` selector
+    * - `#2617`_
+      - enhancement
+      - high
+      - added Click With Options to deprecated ugly modifiers
+    * - `#2877`_
+      - enhancement
+      - high
+      - Support for PW getBy locators
+    * - `#2930`_
+      - enhancement
+      - high
+      - Add support for multiple JS-Plugins
+    * - `#2937`_
+      - enhancement
+      - high
+      - SessionStorage and LocaStorage keywords shall support frames from different orgigin.
+    * - `#2795`_
+      - bug
+      - medium
+      - For "Get Element Count" keyword, combination "iframe selector >>> element selector inside a frame" throws an error, where it shouldn't
+    * - `#2875`_
+      - bug
+      - medium
+      - WebKit is not supported when using Persistent Context
+    * - `#2822`_
+      - bug
+      - ---
+      - Wait For Response, no way to specify modifiers when using regex for the matcher?
+    * - `#2935`_
+      - bug
+      - ---
+      - `Local Storage Set Item` & `Session Storage Set Item` can not have " (quotes) unescaped in value.
+    * - `#2917`_
+      - enhancement
+      - ---
+      - Topic/switched selector strategies for frames to internal:
+    * - `#2931`_
+      - enhancement
+      - ---
+      - Removed deprecated Positional Arguments of New Browser, New Context, New Persistent Context, Take Screenshot
+    * - `#2934`_
+      - enhancement
+      - ---
+      - set loglevel to info if screenshot could not be done because page was not open on failure
+
+Altogether 13 issues. View on the `issue tracker <https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues?q=milestone%3Av17.0.0>`__.
+
+.. _#2907: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2907
+.. _#2662: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2662
+.. _#2617: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2617
+.. _#2877: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2877
+.. _#2930: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2930
+.. _#2937: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2937
+.. _#2795: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2795
+.. _#2875: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2875
+.. _#2822: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2822
+.. _#2935: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2935
+.. _#2917: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2917
+.. _#2931: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2931
+.. _#2934: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2934