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'''Mariner''' was a cancelled project to add performance and stability enhancements to the [[layout engine]] used in the [[Netscape Communicator]] [[web browser]]. Mariner became [[open source]] in March [[1998]] when [[Netscape Communications Corporation|Netscape]] released its client code and started the [[Mozilla]] project.
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Mariner added support for page reflow, a feature lacking in previous Netscape releases, making the layout of text and tables much faster. In addition, development work was done on a [[Document Object Model]] (level 1) and stability was improved. Enhancements to [[HTML]] and [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]] were also made but these were not technically part of the Mariner project.
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Mariner was originally intended to ship in [[Netscape 5|Netscape Communicator 5.0]], with subsequent releases using the newer NGLayout engine (now called [[Gecko (layout engine)|Gecko]]). However, in October [[1998]], Netscape decided to abandon the old layout engine in favour of NGLayout and work on Mariner ceased. Netscape Communicator 5.0 and Mariner never shipped. The next major Netscape revision (Netscape 6, released in November [[2000]]) was built around Gecko.

==See also==
*[[List of layout engines]]
*[[Comparison of layout engines]]

==External links==
*[http://www.mozilla.org/classic/layout-classic/mariner.html Mariner Project Page (no longer updated)]

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