From: Ben Harris <bjh21@bjh21.me.uk>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:14:49 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Draft release notes for 3.261
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Draft release notes for 3.261
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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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+3.261 (2026-??-??)
+==================
+
+User-visible changes in this release:
+
+ * Changes to the 'name' strings in the font:
+   - Added manufacturer name, vendor URL, licensing URL, and sample text.
+   - Removed copyright notice.
+ * Hint generation has changed to try to make letters like 'v' look
+   better on Microsoft Windows.
+ * Old-style numerals ('onum' feature)
+ * Glyphs for 13 characters were re-designed:
+   - U+00EE LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX (small capital form)
+   - U+015B LATIN SMALL LETTER S WITH ACUTE
+   - U+0161 LATIN SMALL LETTER S WITH CARON
+   - U+0174 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER W WITH CIRCUMFLEX
+   - U+0175 LATIN SMALL LETTER W WITH CIRCUMFLEX
+   - U+028B LATIN SMALL LETTER V WITH HOOK
+   - U+1D21 LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL W
+   - U+1E88 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER W WITH DOT BELOW (small capital form)
+   - U+1E89 LATIN SMALL LETTER W WITH DOT BELOW (small capital form)
+   - U+256D BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT ARC DOWN AND RIGHT
+   - U+256E BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT ARC DOWN AND LEFT
+   - U+256F BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT ARC UP AND LEFT
+   - U+2570 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT ARC UP AND RIGHT
+ * 231 new characters are supported, with small capitals where
+   appropriate:
+   - U+015A LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S WITH ACUTE
+   - U+0160 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S WITH CARON
+   - U+0186 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER OPEN O
+   - U+0189 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER AFRICAN D
+   - U+0190 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER OPEN E
+   - U+0194 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER GAMMA
+   - U+0196 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER IOTA
+   - U+0197 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH STROKE
+   - U+019D LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N WITH LEFT HOOK
+   - U+01B1 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER UPSILON
+   - U+01B2 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER V WITH HOOK
+   - U+01B7 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER EZH
+   - U+02BB MODIFIER LETTER TURNED COMMA
+   - U+02BC MODIFIER LETTER APOSTROPHE
+   - U+02BD MODIFIER LETTER REVERSED COMMA
+   - U+1D0C LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL L WITH STROKE
+   - U+1D23 LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL EZH
+   - U+1D7B LATIN SMALL CAPITAL LETTER I WITH STROKE
+   - U+1E80 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER W WITH GRAVE
+   - U+1E81 LATIN SMALL LETTER W WITH GRAVE
+   - U+1E82 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER W WITH ACUTE
+   - U+1E83 LATIN SMALL LETTER W WITH ACUTE
+   - U+1EF2 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y WITH GRAVE
+   - U+1EF3 LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH GRAVE
+   - U+23B4 TOP SQUARE BRACKET
+   - U+23B5 BOTTOM SQUARE BRACKET
+   - U+23B6 BOTTOM SQUARE BRACKET OVER TOP SQUARE BRACKET
+   - U+2582 LOWER ONE QUARTER BLOCK
+   - U+2586 LOWER THREE QUARTERS BLOCK
+   - U+2C6D LATIN CAPITAL LETTER ALPHA
+   - U+1CD00..U+1CDE5 BLOCK OCTANT-3 .. BLOCK OCTANT-2345678
+     (230 characters)
+   - U+1CE1A..U+1CE50 LARGE TYPE PIECE UPPER LEFT ARC .. LARGE TYPE
+     PIECE STEM-12 (55 characters)
+   - U+1CEA0 RIGHT HALF LOWER ONE QUARTER BLOCK
+   - U+1CEA3 LEFT HALF LOWER ONE QUARTER BLOCK
+   - U+1CEA8 LEFT HALF UPPER ONE QUARTER BLOCK
+   - U+1CEAB RIGHT HALF UPPER ONE QUARTER BLOCK
+   - U+1DF04 LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL L WITH BELT
+   - U+1DF10 LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL TURNED K
+ * Added support for the 'zero' feature and also <U+0030, U+FE00>
+
 3.252 (2025-05-27)
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