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@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ New features:
 
 - SDL port. See INSTALL, docs/sdl.txt and sdl1/* for details.
 
-- Minimize screen writes by checking, in wnoutrefresh() and doupdate(),
-  whether the changes to curscr would be real changes. In most cases,
-  this makes no difference (writes were already limited to areas marked
-  as changed), but it can greatly reduce the overhead from touchwin().
+- Double-buffering -- minimize screen writes by checking, in doupdate()
+  and wnoutrefresh(), whether the changes to curscr are really changes.
+  In most cases, this makes no difference (writes were already limited
+  to areas marked as changed), but it can greatly reduce the overhead
+  from touchwin(). It also helps if you have small, separated updates on
+  the same line, or if you're repeatedly writing the same text to the
+  same area (which you shouldn't).
 
 - The PDC_RGB colors can now be used, or not, with any platform (as long
   as the same options are used when compiling both the library and
@@ -25,6 +28,9 @@ New features:
 - Added setlocale() to tuidemo, to make it easier to browse files with
   non-ASCII characters.
 
+- Sped up firework demo by replacing unneeded clear() and init_pair()
+  calls.
+
 - Allow exit from ptest demo by typing 'q'.
 
 - New functions for implementors: PDC_pair_content() and PDC_init_pair()