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Dillo 3.3.0 adds UNIX socket control and FLTK 1.4 support

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The Dillo project shipped version 3.3.0 on April 26, adding remote‑control via a UNIX socket and the first experimental build against FLTK 1.4. A new helper binary, dilloc, lets scripts query or command a running instance, while page menus can invoke custom actions. Developers are encouraged to test the rendering path and report any font glitches.

Among the dilloc commands, “ping” checks responsiveness, “reload” refreshes the current tab, and “load” streams raw HTML from stdin, enabling on‑the‑fly page replacements. The release also introduces a “page_action” option, letting users map shortcuts like “Mimic Chrome” to external curl‑impersonate calls. OAuth login now works by permitting cookies in 30X redirects, and support for Brotli compression and default IPv6 has been added.

Packaging scripts now pull the tarball from the project’s own server, with mirrors on Codeberg and SourceHut, and the website URL has been updated to dillo-browser.org. Contributors also added about:keys, IPv6 defaults, and mouse‑button navigation tweaks. It also disables FLTK 1.4 by default. With these refinements Dillo remains a viable ultra‑light browser for niche Linux users who value scriptability and minimal dependencies.