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diff --git a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
index b79a19a998..eb62869f13 100644
--- a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
+++ b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ See user manual, \NAME\
 
 @ifhtml
 This document is also available in @uref{NEWS.pdf,PDF}. It's part of
-the @uref{../,LilyPond Documentation} 
+the @uref{../,LilyPond Documentation} .
 @end ifhtml
 
 
@@ -65,17 +65,101 @@ which scares away people.
 
 @end ignore
 
-All line spanners are more flexible now in the configuration of their
-end points.  This includes glissando, voice followers, text crescendos
-and other text spanners.
+@item
+Arpeggios may now use ``parenthesis'' style brackets:
 
-@lilypond
+@lilypond[relative,ragged-right]
+  \override Arpeggio #'stencil = #ly:arpeggio::brew-chord-slur
+
+  % Note: does not work for cross staff arpeggios.
+  \override Arpeggio #'X-extent = #ly:grob::stencil-width
+  <c g' c>2\arpeggio ~ c
+@end lilypond
+
+@item
+Enclosing text within boxes with rounded corners is now possible,
+using the @code{rounded-box} command.
+
+@item
+@command{lilypond-book} can run any program instead of @command{latex}
+to guess the line width, thanks to @code{--latex-program} command line
+option.
+
+@item
+@code{\setEasyHeads} has been renamed to @code{\easyHeadsOn}, and a new
+command @code{\easyHeadsOff} reverts note heads to normal heads.
+
+@item
+@code{\fatText}, @code{\emptyText} and @code{\compressMusic} have been
+renamed to @code{\textLengthOn}, @code{\textLengthOff} and
+@code{\scaleDurations}, respectively.
+
+@item
+Underlining is now possible with the @code{\underline} markup command.
+
+@item
+It is now possible to specify, using the @code{page-count} variable in
+the paper block, the number of pages that will be used.
+
+@item
+A new page breaking function, @code{ly:minimal-breaking}, is dedicated
+to books with many pages or a lot of texts.
+
+@item
+A table of contents is included using @code{\markuplines \table-of-contents}.
+Elements are added to it using the @code{\tocItem} command.
+
+@item
+Text spreading over several pages is entered using the
+@code{\markuplines} keyword. Builtin markup list commands, such as
+@code{\justified-lines} or @code{\wordwrap-lines} may be used, and new
+ones created using the @code{define-markup-list-command} Scheme macro.
+
+@item
+Particular points of a book may be marked with the @code{\label}
+command. Then, the page where these points are placed can be refered to
+using the @code{\page-ref} markup command.
+
+@item
+Page breaking and page turning commands (@code{\pageBreak},
+@code{\noPageBreak}, etc) can be used at top-level, between scores and
+top-level markups.
+
+@item
+The following options are now changed as a @code{-d} sub-option:
+@code{--backend}, @code{--safe}, @code{--preview} and
+@code{--no-pages} (which became @code{-dno-print-pages}).  The @code{-b}
+option does not exist any more.
+
+@item
+Improved testing procedure now catch changes in CPU and memory
+performance, page layout, MIDI results and warnings.  This helps to
+reduce the number of regression errors during development, resulting
+in more stable releases.
+
+See @uref{INSTALL.html#testing} for more information.
+@item
+Nested properties, such as @code{details} in @code{Slur}, can be
+reverted as well.  The syntax for this is
+
+@example
+\revert Slur #'(details closeness-factor)
+@end example
+
+@item
+All line spanners are more flexible now in the configuration of
+their end points.  This includes glissando, voice followers, text
+crescendos and other text spanners.  The old syntax for setting
+text on line spanners is no longer valid.
+
+@c  with ragged-right we can't see the gliss.
+@lilypond[]
 \relative c'' {
   \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'text = \markup { \hcenter \bold down }
   \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'Y = #-4
   \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'padding = #0.0
   \override Glissando #'bound-details #'left #'arrow = ##t
-  \override Glissando #'bound-details #'left #'padding = #5.0
+  \override Glissando #'bound-details #'left #'padding = #3.0
   \override Glissando #'style = #'trill
   
   c1 \glissando c'
@@ -85,6 +169,10 @@ and other text spanners.
 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
 
  
+@item
+The environment variable LILYPONDPREFIX has been renamed to
+LILYPOND_DATADIR.
+
 @item
 Notes or rests, such as a typical end note, that fill an entire
 measure are preceded by some more space.
@@ -168,6 +256,33 @@ uneven vertical spacing.
 }
 @end lilypond
 
+@item Metonome marks can now also contain a textual description. The duration and 
+count (if given) will be shown in parenthesis after the text.
+
+@lilypond
+{
+  \tempo "Fast"
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+  \tempo "Andante" 4=120
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+  \tempo 4=100
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+  \tempo "" 4=30
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+@item In figured bass you can now also use a backslash through a number to 
+indicate a raised 6th step.
+
+@lilypond[ragged-right]
+\new FiguredBass \figuremode { < 6\\ 5\\ > < 6/ > }
+@end lilypond
+
 @end itemize