Release notes for 16.3.0

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+======================
+Browser library 16.3.0
+======================
+
+
+.. default-role:: code
+
+
+Browser_ is a web testing library for `Robot Framework`_ that utilizes
+the Playwright_ tool internally. Browser library 16.3.0 is a new release with
+enhancements to Take Screenshot keyword and bug fixes Click keyword. This release
+drops support for NodeJS 14 and deprecates support for Python 3.7.
+All issues targeted for Browser library v16.3.0 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 16.3.0 was released on Sunday July 2, 2023.
+Browser supports Python 3.7+, Node 16/18 LTS and Robot Framework 5.0+.
+Support for Python 3.7 has been deprecated and release 16.4 will drop the
+support for Python 3.7. Users are strong advised to upgrade their
+Python version to one which supported by Python community.
+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/v16.3.0
+
+
+.. contents::
+   :depth: 2
+   :local:
+
+Most important enhancements
+===========================
+
+Drop NodeJS 14 support.  (`#2859`_)
+-----------------------------------
+NodeJs 14 is not anymore supported, Playwright dropped support for NodeJS 14 few
+releases ago and therefore we are also dropping support for it.
+
+Deprecate support for Python 3.7 (`#2906`_)
+-------------------------------------------
+Support for Python 3.7 is deprecated and next release will remove Python 3.7
+support. Python 3.7 end of life was 2023-06-27
+
+Can not close context if web browser tab was auto-closed (`#2089`_)
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sometimes, when Click keyword closes the page, it can cause an error: Target closed error
+This error from Playwright side is suppressed, but logged in the keyword.
+
+Full list of fixes and enhancements
+===================================
+
+.. list-table::
+    :header-rows: 1
+
+    * - ID
+      - Type
+      - Priority
+      - Summary
+    * - `#2859`_
+      - enhancement
+      - critical
+      - Drop NodeJS 14 support. 
+    * - `#2906`_
+      - enhancement
+      - critical
+      - Deprecate support for Python 3.7
+    * - `#2089`_
+      - bug
+      - high
+      - Can not close context if web browser tab was auto-closed
+    * - `#2335`_
+      - bug
+      - medium
+      - Augment the documentation of Highlight Elements for the case that it apparently did nothing
+    * - `#2868`_
+      - bug
+      - medium
+      - Plugin tag should be a capital
+    * - `#2854`_
+      - enhancement
+      - medium
+      - Improve Take Screenshot keyword to support latest additions from PW
+
+Altogether 6 issues. View on the `issue tracker <https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues?q=milestone%3Av16.3.0>`__.
+
+.. _#2859: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2859
+.. _#2906: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2906
+.. _#2089: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2089
+.. _#2335: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2335
+.. _#2868: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2868
+.. _#2854: https://github.com/MarketSquare/robotframework-browser/issues/2854