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diff --git a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
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--- a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
+++ b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
@@ -66,16 +66,197 @@ which scares away people.
 
 @end ignore
 
+@item
+Barlines can be dashed now,
+
+@lilypond[relative,ragged-right,fragment]
+c4 \bar "dashed" c4
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Kieren MacMillan.
+
+@item
+Grace notes maybe forced to use floating spacing, 
+
+@lilypond[relative=2,ragged-right]
+<<
+  \override Score.SpacingSpanner  #'strict-grace-spacing = ##t
+  \new Staff {
+     c'4
+     \afterGrace
+     c'4
+     { c'16[ c'8 c'16] }
+     c'4
+  }
+  \new Staff {
+     c'16[ c'16 c'16 c'16]
+     c'16[ c'16 c'16 c'16]
+     c'4
+  }
+>>
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
+
+
+@item
+Durations of grace notes are taken into account for spacing,
+
+@lilypond[relative=2,ragged-right,fragment]
+  c
+  \grace { c8[ c16 d c8]  }
+  c
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
+
+@item
+Tuplet brackets can be made to run to prefatory matter or
+the next note
+
+@lilypond[ragged-right]
+\new RhythmicStaff {
+  \set tupletFullLength = ##t
+  \time 4/4
+  \times 4/5 {
+    c4 c1
+  }
+  \set tupletFullLengthNote = ##t
+  \time 2/4
+  \times 2/3 {
+    c4 c c 
+  }
+  \time 3/4
+  c4 
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
+
+@item
+Falls and doits can be added to notes
+
+@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right,relative=2]
+\override Score.SpacingSpanner #'shortest-duration-space = #3.0
+c4-\bendAfter #+5
+c4-\bendAfter #-3
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Anthony Youngman and Paul Scott.
 
 @item
-A new command @code{\transposedCueDuring} has been added which overrides
-the cue's transposition locally.  Its intended use is to octavate cues
-up or down to avoid an excessive number of ledger lines.  The syntax form
-is
+@code{lilypond-book} now includes support for PDF@TeX{}.
 
-@example
-\transposedCueDuring #NAME #UPDOWN PITCH MUSIC
-@end example
+This feature was sponsored by David Roundy. 
+
+@item
+Nested tuplets can have different formatting for each nesting level,
+
+@lilypond[ragged-right]
+\new Staff {
+  \time 5/4
+  \tweak #'text #tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text
+  \times 5/3 {
+     \tweak #'text  #tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text
+     \times 2/3 {
+        c'8[ c'8 c'8]
+     }
+     \times 2/3 {
+        c'8[ c'8 c'8]
+     }
+     \times 2/3 {
+        c'8[ c'8 c'8]
+     }
+  }
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
+
+
+@item
+New sections with different spacing parameters can be started with
+@code{newSpacingSection}.  This is useful when there are  
+sections with a different notions of long and short notes.
+
+In the following example, the time signature change introduces a new
+section, and hence the 16ths notes are spaced wider.
+
+@lilypond[relative,fragment]
+  \time 2/4
+  c4 c8 c 
+  c8 c c4 c16[ c c8] c4
+
+  \newSpacingSection
+  \time 4/16
+  c16[ c  c8]
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača, Michael Meixner and Vivian
+Barty-Taylor.
+
+@item
+A new, automated testing technique has been added. It will detect
+changes in the formatting automatically, which will make it easier to
+spot regression errors in the future.
+
+View @uref{../../test-results.html,test results}.
+
+@item
+Figured bass can also be added to @code{Staff} contexts directly. In
+this case, their vertical position is adjusted automatically.
+
+@lilypond[ragged-right,fragment]
+<<
+  \new Staff = someUniqueName
+  \relative c'' {
+    c4 c'8 r8 c,4 c'
+  }
+
+  %% send to existing Staff.
+  \context Staff = someUniqueName 
+  \figuremode {
+    <4>4 <6 10>8 s8
+    
+    \set Staff.useBassFigureExtenders = ##t
+    <4 6>4 <4 6>
+  }
+>>
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Trent Johnston.
+
+@item
+Beams may be put on isolated stems, and beamlets may be paired by
+setting the @code{max-beam-connect} property,
+
+@lilypond[ragged-right,relative=2,fragment]
+  \override Stem #'max-beam-connect = #1
+  c16[ c16]   c32[] 
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
+
+@item
+Beaming patterns obey the @code{beatGrouping} property.
+
+@lilypond[ragged-right,relative=2,fragment]
+  \time 5/16
+  \set beatGrouping = #'(2 3)
+  c8[^"(2+3)" c16 c8]
+  \set beatGrouping = #'(3 2)
+  c8[^"(3+2)" c16 c8]
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
+
+@item
+With the command @code{\transposedCueDuring} a cue's transposition can
+be changed locally.  This can be used to prevent excessive ledger
+lines on cues.
+
+This feature was contributed by Werner Lemberg 
 
 @item
 By setting @code{hairpinToBarline}, hairpins will stop at
@@ -127,10 +308,13 @@ support for feathered beaming,
   \override Beam #'grow-direction = #LEFT
   c16[
     c c c
-    c c c c ]
-    }
+    c c c ]
+}
 @end lilypond 
 
+Known bug: the \featherDuration command only works with very short music
+snippets.
+
 This feature was sponsored by Jamie Bullock.
 
 @item