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+Release notes for version 0.9.9f [2014-08-15]:
+
+ - I've made the alterations needed to bring the styles into line with
+   the latest version of biblatex (2.9a).  This is the version that
+   has been tested most thoroughly with biblatex-chicago, so I
+   strongly recommend using it.
+
+ - I fixed several inaccuracies in the presentation of abbreviated
+   cross-references in all the Chicago styles, and while I was working
+   on that portion of the code it seemed an opportune moment to
+   fulfill some feature requests bearing on the same area of
+   functionality.
+
+ - First, following a request from Alexandre Roberts, I have added the
+   "inheritshorthand" option to the notes & bibliography style, which
+   allows child entries to inherit the "shorthand" field from their
+   parents.  This in turn allows the shorthand itself to appear in
+   place of the usual abbreviated citation of parent entries
+   cross-referenced by several different child entries, thereby saving
+   some space.  (This behavior was already available in the
+   author-date styles, so the option is unnecessary there.)  You'll
+   need to use "skipbiblist" in the "options" field of child entries
+   to make the list of shorthands work correctly.  Please see the
+   documentation of the "shorthand" field for the full explanation.
+
+ - Second, following a request from Kenneth Pearce, I have added to
+   all Chicago styles the capacity to combine abbreviated
+   cross-references with the presentation of the original text of
+   translations (via the "userf" field) or of the original publication
+   details of an essay or chapter you are citing from a subsequent
+   reprint (via the "reprinttitle" field).  See the documentation of
+   those fields, and also of "crossref," and note that you can now,
+   taking certain precautions as outlined in the "shorthand" docs,
+   combine the "userf," "crossref," and "shorthand" fields.  This
+   mechanism contains a great many moving parts, so please report any
+   problems you might have with it.
+
+ - Third, and finally, following a bug report by Mark van Atten I have
+   fixed all Chicago styles so that the biblatex "backref" mechanism
+   works properly in biblatex-chicago, including in those entries that
+   use abbreviated cross-references, and in those that use the "userf"
+   or "reprinttitle" fields.  I can't see any instructions concerning
+   this in the Manual, so I've left the formatting of "backref" lists
+   in the hands of biblatex itself.  If the default behavior doesn't
+   match your needs, let me know, as it's possible I could add some
+   further options for modifying it.
+
+ - I have added a new "compresspages" option to all the Chicago
+   styles.  If set to "true" it automatically compresses page ranges
+   in the "pages" and "postnote" fields, allowing you to type ranges
+   naturally, e.g., 101--109, and letting the package follow the
+   Manual's rules for you.  (In this case, it would yield 101-9 in the
+   document.)  Thanks are due to David Gohlke who brought to my
+   attention a discussion that took place a couple of years ago on
+   Stack Exchange regarding the automatic compression of page ranges.
+   Biblatex has long had the facilities for providing this, and though
+   the Manual's rules (9.60) are fairly complicated, Audrey Boruvka
+   fortunately provided in that discussion code that implements the
+   specifications.  As some users may well be accustomed to
+   compressing page ranges themselves in their .bib files, and in
+   their "postnote" fields, I have made the activation of this code a
+   package option.
+
+ - Several users, most recently David Gohlke, have requested a way to
+   alter the punctuation that appears just before the "postnote"
+   argument of citation commands.  This allows, in the notes &
+   bibliography style, citations to fit better into the flow of text,
+   while in the author-date styles it allows you very easily to insert
+   comments, which follow a semi-colon, inside parenthetical text
+   citations.  This punctuation is a complex issue in the Manual, but
+   as a first stab at enabling this greater flexibility, I have
+   introduced the "postnotepunct" package option.  Set to "true," it
+   allows you to start the "postnote" field with a punctuation mark
+   (. , ; :) and have it appear as the \postnotedelim in place of
+   whatever the package might otherwise automatically have chosen.
+   Please note that this functionality relies on a very nifty macro by
+   Philipp Lehman which I haven't extensively tested, so I'm labeling
+   this option "experimental."  Note also that the option only affects
+   the "postnote" field of citation commands, not the "pages" field in
+   your .bib file.  Note, finally, that if you are using the new
+   "compresspages" option then any "postnote" field starting with a
+   punctuation mark will require you to do the compression of page
+   ranges yourself.
+
+ - I've added a new inheritance declaration so that InCollection
+   entries can inherit from Book entries the same way they inherit
+   from MVBook.
+
+ - I've fixed a fair number of other bugs, including two in the Ibidem
+   mechanism pointed out by Bernd Rellermeyer, one in the printing of
+   dates, and one in the \textcite command in the notes & bibliography
+   style, these last two pointed out by Kenneth Beesley.  The
+   presentation of all the periodical entry types (without an
+   "entrysubtype") has also been made more accurate.
+
 Release notes for version 0.9.9e [2014-01-29]:
 
  - This minor release fixes a regression in the Ibidem mechanism in