diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e66c7ee56d..d18f1f0df3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -25,15 +25,24 @@ from the older development version:
 
 - it is now possible to provide your own icons for the toolbar.
 
-- last but not least, work has begun on a KDE and a GNome frontend for
+- last but not least, work has begun on a KDE and a Gnome frontend for
   LyX. They are not officially supported for this version, but this
   can give you an idea of what is happening.
 
 Other major changes in 1.1.6 include:
 
-- the table support has been completely rewritten. It uses the new
-  text inset which will be use throughout LyX in version 1.2.0 and
-  offers many new features: [Juergen??]
+- the table support has been completely rewritten. It is now a modular
+  object (inset) which owns for each cell a (also) newly written text
+  inset. This permits now to have automatic text-wrap inside a tabular
+  cell (if you define a width), multiparagraph mode AND setting of
+  layouts for the paragraphs (lists inside a tabular cell!). Last but
+  not least, wide tabulars now scroll automatically so that all of it
+  is visible without the need to enlarge the window!
+
+  While there are yet no other new features, they will be now MUCH
+  easier to add. It may be that because of being "young" code some
+  features may not work right now, but at least you can use this much
+  better than before.
 
 - new external material inset: this is a new kind of very powerful
   inset which will allow LyX to interface intelligently with external
@@ -49,7 +58,7 @@ Other major changes in 1.1.6 include:
 - DocBook improvements [José, details?]
 
 And finally, there has been a lot of smaller changes, which are
-mentionned here for your information
+mentioned here for your information
 
 - the menu entry File->New does not prompt for a file name by default
   (this can be changed in lyxrc).
@@ -57,7 +66,7 @@ mentionned here for your information
 - new -geometry command line option, which replaces the old -width,
   -height, etc.
 
-- 
+
 
 What's new in LyX version 1.1.5?
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