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=== Style System === | === Style System === | ||
==== Quantum CSS (Stylo) ==== | |||
Starting with Firefox 57 and later, Gecko makes use of the parallel style system written in Rust that comes from Servo. There's an [https://hacks.mozilla.org/2017/08/inside-a-super-fast-css-engine-quantum-css-aka-stylo/ overview] of this with graphics to help explain what's going on. | |||
==== Gecko ==== | |||
The rest of the style section section describes the Gecko style system used in Firefox 56 and earlier. Some bits may still apply, but it likely needs revising. | |||
In order to display the content, Gecko needs to compute the styles | In order to display the content, Gecko needs to compute the styles | ||