docs: manual, news updates

MANUAL.markdown

@@ -1012,17 +1012,14 @@ managing memory growth.
 ### File format compatibility
 
 hledger's file format is mostly identical with that of c++ ledger, with
-some features being accepted but ignored. (Eg modifier entries, periodic
+some features being accepted but ignored (eg, modifier entries and
-entries, metadata, per-posting cleared flags). There are also some subtle
+periodic entries). There are subtle differences in parser behaviour, eg
-differences in parser behaviour (eg comments may be permissible in
+comments may be permissible in different places. hledger does not allow
-different places.)
+separate dates for individual postings, or AMT1=AMT2 or { } syntax.
 
 Generally, it's easy to keep a journal file that works with both hledger
-and c++ledger if you avoid the more esoteric syntax.  Occasionally you'll
+and c++ledger if you avoid these.  Occasionally you'll need to make small
-need to make small edits to restore compatibility for one or the other.
+adjustments to restore compatibility for one or the other.
-
-hledger does not allow separate dates for individual postings, unlike c++
-ledger.
 
 (See also [usage issues](#usage-issues))
 
@@ -1244,14 +1241,9 @@ Here are some issues you might encounter when you run hledger:
         $ echo "export LANG=en_US.UTF-8" >>~/.bash_profile
         $ bash --login
 
-- **hledger fails to parse some ledger syntax**
+- **hledger fails to parse some valid ledger files**
 
-    There are still some valid c++ ledger journals we don't parse. Here's
+    See [file format compatibility](#file-format-compatibility).
-    the current list of things we know we don't parse (see also
-    [file format compatibility](#file-format-compatibility):
-
-    - AMOUNT1 = AMOUNT2 (balance assertion/price specification ?)
-    - ... AMOUNT {...}
 
 ## Examples and recipes
 

NEWS.markdown

@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@ title: hledger news
 
 # hledger news
 
+
+  * installing: don't specify process version after all, too many problems
+  * parsing: better international number format support, allowing comma as decimal point and flexible digit groups (#32)
+  * parsing: support @@ syntax specifying total price
+  * parsing: infer a conversion price in unpriced two-commodity transactions
+  * parsing: support per-posting cleared status
+  * parsing: more reporting interval syntax: biweekly, bimonthly, every N days/weeks/months/quarters/years, every Nst/nd/rd/th day of month/week
+  * convert: support custom date formats
+  * histogram: honour the specified start or end dates
+  * print: don't show a trailing space when description is blank
+  * web: allow filter patterns with spaces if quoted, like command line
+
 ## 2010/12/6 hledger 0.13
 
   * move web, vty, chart commands into separate hledger-web, hledger-vty,