#15543: glossary entry for and 'universal newlines', and links to it.
Patch by Chris Jerdonek.
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
index 796963a..c9336cb 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
@@ -1067,9 +1067,12 @@
The :class:`BytesIO` class supports reading, writing, and seeking
over an in-memory buffer.
+ .. index::
+ single: universal newlines; What's new
+
* :class:`TextIOBase`: Provides functions for reading and writing
strings (remember, strings will be Unicode in Python 3.0),
- and supporting universal newlines. :class:`TextIOBase` defines
+ and supporting :term:`universal newlines`. :class:`TextIOBase` defines
the :meth:`readline` method and supports iteration upon
objects.