* Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely (Top): document new feature.

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@@ -34,7 +34,21 @@ See user manual, \NAME\
 @itemize @bullet
 
 @item
-Grid lines 
+Staves may be stopped and started halfway a line, e.g.
+
+@lilypond[relative=2,fragment,verbatim]
+b4 b \stopStaff b \startStaff b
+@end lilypond
+
+@noindent
+This feature has been sponsored by Hans Forbrich.
+
+@item
+Grid lines, vertical lines synchronized with notes, can be drawn across
+staves, by adding suitable engravers.
+An example is in @inputfileref{input/regression,grid-lines.ly},
+
+@lilypondfile[]{grid-lines.ly}
 
 @item
 Lines, such as glissandi or Text-spanner lines, can have arrows at the
@@ -211,9 +225,9 @@ using the @code{-f texstr} output backend. This provides exact metrics
 for texts, including kerning and accents.
 
 @item
-LilyPond now uses FreeType read the Feta font as an OpenType
-font. This is cleaner design and more robust.  Recent versions of
-FontForge (20041211 or newer) and Freetype are required.  As a result,
+LilyPond now uses FreeType read the Feta font as an OpenType font. This
+is a cleaner design and more robust.  Recent versions of FontForge (2004
+1211 or newer) and Freetype are required.  As a result,
 
 @item
 the SVG backend is now a fully functional backend.