X-Git-Url: https://git.notmuchmail.org/git?p=notmuch;a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=5590bb813da9848b999e4f65edf8942c79a20b43;hp=8ed8d835daeb7b92b46f91aa083168999bbd6c11;hb=35fc6d3c183f7d688db56000c2a703dbe978f218;hpb=853ee0b909f59c61bfc5773d0f64d357f4a59c94

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8ed8d835..5590bb81 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ Support for named queries
 Library
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+Message property API
+
+  libnotmuch now supports the attachment of arbitrary key-value pairs
+  to messages. These can be used by various tools to manage their
+  private data without polluting the user tag space. They also support
+  iteration of values with the same key or same key prefix.
+
 Bug fix for `notmuch_directory_set_mtime`
 
   Update cached mtime to match on-disk mtime.
@@ -37,12 +44,13 @@ Support for compile time options
   config. Initial keys in this group are `compact`, `field_processor`,
   and `retry_lock`.
 
-Dump/Restore support for configuration information
+Dump/Restore support for configuration information and properties
 
   Any configuration information stored in the database (initially just
-  named queries) is dumped and restored. Any new information in the
-  dump format is prefixed by '#' to allow existing scripts to ignore
-  it.
+  named queries) is dumped and restored. Similarly any properties
+  attached to messages are also dumped and restored. Any new
+  information in the dump format is prefixed by '#' to allow existing
+  scripts to ignore it.
 
 Emacs
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@@ -68,7 +76,7 @@ Go bindings moved to contrib
 
 Add support for `notmuch_threads_t` and `notmuch_thread_t`
 
-Fixed constant values so they are not all zero anymore.
+Fixed constant values so they are not all zero anymore
 
   Previously, it was impossible to open writable database handles,
   because `DATABASE_MODE_READ_ONLY` and `DATABASE_MODE_READ_WRITE` were