diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt
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@@ -2,19 +2,40 @@
 
 twander 3.x:
 
-- Fixed a problem which caused User-Defined Commands to be
-  processed with the CMDSHELL option when such commands were
-  re-invoked via the Command History.  The program now properly
-  applies CMDSHELL processing (if enabled) *only* to manually
-  entered commands.
+- Fixed a problem which caused User-Defined Commands to be processed
+  with the CMDSHELL option when such commands were re-invoked via the
+  Command History.  The program now properly applies CMDSHELL
+  processing (if enabled) *only* to manually entered commands.
 
 - Previous version allowed FONTDECR to set font sizes to 0 or even
-  negative values.  Feature is now checked to make sure a font
-  size is never decremented below 1.
+  negative values.  Feature is now checked to make sure a font size is
+  never decremented below 1.
 
-_ Program Title Bar now only shows the major and minor version
-  number.  The whole revision number can still be seen via the
-  About box on the Help Menu or via the -v command line argument.
+- It is now possible to select items using a user-specified wildcard
+  with the SELWILD feature. (default: Control-\) This feature makes
+  the full power of Python regular expressions available for selecting
+  the items desired.
+
+- The "escape" character to defeat CMDSHELL processing has been
+  changed from '\' to '#'.  This was done for two reasons.  First, the
+  backslash character may occasionally be necessary to escape the
+  first letter of a command string.  More importantly, the '#' is used
+  to escape SELWILD processing.  CMDSHELL was thus changed so both
+  features which permit "escapes" would use the same character for
+  consistency.
+
+- The Right-Hand Side (RHS) of a String Option can now be blank.  A
+  blank RHS has the effect of "undefining" any change and the option
+  in question just reverts to its default value.  This makes String
+  Option syntax consistent with other features such as Directory
+  Shortcuts which use a blank RHS to "undefine" the entry.
+
+- Because the RHS of a String Option can now be blank, the ""
+  construct is no longer necessary to disable CMDSHELL.  An entry in
+  the form 'CMDSHELL = ' will do.  VERY IMPORTANT: if for some reason
+  you have a line like 'CMDSHELL = ""' in your Configuration File,
+  remove it!  Otherwise a pair of double-quotes will be prepended to
+  every RUNCMD you issue - almost certainly not what you want.
 
 
 twander 3.0: