add news bullet

teunbrand · teunbrand · commit 2656a4731277 · 2025-02-12T12:58:39.000+01:00
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 # ggplot2 (development version)
 
+* New `stat_connect()` to connect points via steps or other shapes 
+  (@teunbrand, #6228)
 * New parameters for `geom_label()` (@teunbrand and @steveharoz, #5365):
   * The `linewidth` aesthetic is now applied and replaces the `label.size` 
     argument.
