1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 2216cfc18ee..d518d5e277e 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -1244,10 +1244,15 @@ change FOO, respectively.  The exhaustive list of removed variables is:
 *** Many variables obsoleted in 22.1 referring to face symbols
 
 +++
-** The variable 'text-quoting-style' no longer affects the treatment
-of curved quotes in format arguments to functions like 'message' and
-'format-message'.  In particular, when this variable's value is
-'grave', all quotes in formats are output as-is.
+** The variable `text-quoting-style' is now a customizable option.  It
+controls whether to and how to translate ASCII quotes in messages and
+help output.  The value nil now means "no translation", and the value
+t, the default, means "use curved quotes if displayable" (as nil did
+in Emacs 25).  The other possible values remain unchanged.
+`text-quoting-style' no longer affects the treatment of curved quotes
+in format arguments to functions like `message' and `format-message'.
+In particular, when this variable's value is `grave', all quotes in
+formats are output as-is.
 
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 ** Functions like 'check-declare-file' and 'check-declare-directory'