--- a/NEWS Wed Jun 08 18:45:44 2016 +0200
+++ b/NEWS Wed Jun 08 18:45:50 2016 +0200
@@ -98,6 +98,16 @@
* The old proof method "default" has been removed (legacy since
Isabelle2016). INCOMPATIBILITY, use "standard" instead.
+* Proof methods may refer to the main facts via the dynamic fact
+"method_facts". This is particularly useful for Eisbach method
+definitions.
+
+* Eisbach provides method "use" to modify the main facts of a given
+method expression, e.g.
+
+ (use facts in simp)
+ (use facts in \<open>simp add: ...\<close>)
+
*** Pure ***