diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 78352f95e5..be484aee8b 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # Keyman Version History
 
+## 18.0.172 alpha 2025-01-19
+
+* chore(common): Add 17.0.333 to version history (#12926)
+
+## 18.0.171 alpha 2025-01-18
+
+* fix(common/web): add StrsItem.isEqual() method (#12868)
+* fix(common/web): handle invalid order and tertiary arguments to ElementString.fromString() (#12882)
+
+## 18.0.170 alpha 2025-01-17
+
+* chore(linux): update copyright year (#12918)
+* fix(web): patch unit test with execution dependent on autocorrect state (#12940)
+* test(common/web): unit tests for element-string (#12811)
+* chore(linux): Update debian changelog (#12917)
+
 ## 18.0.169 alpha 2025-01-17
 
 * chore(windows): remove `postinstall` state from mermaid diagram (#12923)
@@ -953,7 +969,7 @@
 ## 18.0.41 alpha 2024-05-22
 
 * fix(developer): handle `KM_CORE_IT_INVALIDATE_CONTEXT` in debugger (#11488)
-* chore(linux): Trigger GHA packaging for stable builds :cherries: (#11495)
+* chore(linux): Trigger GHA packaging for stable builds (#11495)
 * chore(android,mac,windows): Update crowdin strings for DE (#11497)
 * feat(web): custom infrastructure for @web/test-runner use (#11403)
 * chore(web): conversion of lm-worker browser-test for @web/test-runner use (#11404)
@@ -1149,6 +1165,17 @@
 * chore(common): move to 18.0 alpha (#10713)
 * chore: move to 18.0 alpha
 
+## 17.0.333 stable 2025-01-16
+
+* fix(core): permanently disable logging (#12674)
+* fix(linux): pushing of updated changelog branch (#12819)
+* fix(linux): work around Lintian errors (#12817)
+* fix(core): implement ldml_processor::get_key_list() (#12816)
+* chore(linux): Update debian changelog (#12022)
+* fix(android): use main looper to dispatch key events when OSK is hidden (#12875)
+* chore: use GitHub PR titles when writing HISTORY.md (#12908)
+* fix(developer): filter incorrect fonts out of .keyboard_info (#12913)
+
 ## 17.0.332 stable 2024-11-06
 
 * fix(developer): create Server config directory before options save (#12609)
diff --git a/VERSION.md b/VERSION.md
index df7920cb67..5f77e86146 100644
--- a/VERSION.md
+++ b/VERSION.md
@@ -1 +1 @@
-18.0.170
\ No newline at end of file
+18.0.173
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/web/types/src/kmx/kmx-plus/element-string.ts b/common/web/types/src/kmx/kmx-plus/element-string.ts
index b389107cce..d14c4a9011 100644
--- a/common/web/types/src/kmx/kmx-plus/element-string.ts
+++ b/common/web/types/src/kmx/kmx-plus/element-string.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ export class ElemElement {
   order: number; // -128 to +127; used only by reorder element values
   tertiary: number; // -128 to +127; used only by reorder element values
   flags: ElemElementFlags;
-  isEqual(a: ElemElement) {
-    return a.value === this.value &&
+  isEqual(a: ElemElement): boolean {
+    return a.value.isEqual(this.value) &&
       a.order === this.order &&
       a.tertiary === this.tertiary &&
       a.flags === this.flags;
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ export class ElementString extends Array<ElemElement> {
           typeFlag |= constants.elem_flags_type_str;
         }
       }
-      elem.order = orders.length ? parseInt(orders[i], 10) : 0;
-      elem.tertiary = tertiaries.length ? parseInt(tertiaries[i], 10) : 0;
+      elem.order = orders.length ? this.parseIntOrZero(orders[i]) : 0;
+      elem.tertiary = tertiaries.length ? this.parseIntOrZero(tertiaries[i]) : 0;
       elem.flags = ElemElementFlags.none |
         (ElemElementFlags.type & typeFlag) |
         (tertiary_bases?.[i] == '1' /* TODO-LDML: or 'true'? */ ? ElemElementFlags.tertiary_base : 0) |
@@ -125,5 +125,9 @@ export class ElementString extends Array<ElemElement> {
     }
     return true;
   }
+  private static parseIntOrZero(str: string): number {
+    const num = parseInt(str, 10);
+    return !Number.isNaN(num) ? num : 0;
+  }
 }
 ;
diff --git a/common/web/types/src/kmx/kmx-plus/kmx-plus.ts b/common/web/types/src/kmx/kmx-plus/kmx-plus.ts
index a88688f7ab..d0de2989d0 100644
--- a/common/web/types/src/kmx/kmx-plus/kmx-plus.ts
+++ b/common/web/types/src/kmx/kmx-plus/kmx-plus.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ export class StrsItem {
   get isOneChar() {
     return this.char !== undefined;
   }
+
+  isEqual(a: StrsItem): boolean {
+    return a.value === this.value && a.char === this.char;
+  }
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/common/web/types/tests/kmx/kmx-plus/element-string.tests.ts b/common/web/types/tests/kmx/kmx-plus/element-string.tests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49a4c2c954
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/web/types/tests/kmx/kmx-plus/element-string.tests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,498 @@
+/*
+ * Keyman is copyright (C) SIL Global. MIT License.
+ * 
+ * Created by Dr Mark C. Sinclair on 2024-12-09
+ * 
+ * Test code for element-string.ts
+ */
+
+import 'mocha';
+import { assert } from 'chai';
+import { constants } from '@keymanapp/ldml-keyboard-constants';
+import { ElemElementFlags, ElemElement, ElementString } from '../../../src/kmx/kmx-plus/element-string.js';
+import { StrsItem, UsetItem, Strs, StrsOptions, DependencySections, CharStrsItem, Uset } from '../../../src/kmx/kmx-plus/kmx-plus.js';
+import { UnicodeSet, UnicodeSetParser } from '../../../src/ldml-keyboard/unicodeset-parser-api.js';
+import { ElementParser, ElementSegment, ElementType } from '../../../src/ldml-keyboard/pattern-parser.js';
+
+const GOTHIC_A = new StrsItem("𐌰", 0x10330);
+const GOTHIC_B = new StrsItem("𐌱", 0x10331);
+const GOTHIC_C = new StrsItem("𐌲", 0x10332);
+const GOTHIC_D = new StrsItem("𐌳", 0x10333);
+const HI_GOTHIC_A = new StrsItem('\ud800', 0xd800);
+const LO_GOTHIC_A = new StrsItem('\udf30', 0xdf30);
+const GOTHIC_PATTERN = "[𐌰-𐍊]";
+const GOTHIC_STRSITEM = new StrsItem(GOTHIC_PATTERN);
+const GOTHIC_SET = new UnicodeSet(GOTHIC_PATTERN, [[0x10330,0x1034A]]);
+const GOTHIC_USETITEM = new UsetItem(GOTHIC_SET, GOTHIC_STRSITEM);
+const UGARITIC_PATTERN = "[𐎀-𐎟]";
+const UGARITIC_STRSITEM = new StrsItem(UGARITIC_PATTERN);
+const UGARITIC_SET = new UnicodeSet(UGARITIC_PATTERN, [[0x10380,0x1039F]]);
+const UGARITIC_USETITEM = new UsetItem(UGARITIC_SET, UGARITIC_STRSITEM);
+
+class TestUnicodeSetParser implements UnicodeSetParser {
+  parseUnicodeSet = (pattern: string, rangeCount: number) : UnicodeSet | null => GOTHIC_SET;
+  sizeUnicodeSet = (pattern: string) : number => 1;
+};
+
+const origElementParserSegment = ElementParser.segment;
+let sections: DependencySections = null;
+
+describe('Test of ElementString file', () => {
+  describe('Test of ElemElement', () => {
+    describe('Test of isEqual()', () => {
+      it('returns true when elems identical', () => {
+        const one = initElemElement();
+        const two = initElemElement();
+        assert.isTrue(one.isEqual(two));
+      });
+      it('returns true when elems are clones', () => {
+        const one = initElemElement(new StrsItem("𐌰", 0x10330));
+        const two = initElemElement(new StrsItem("𐌰", 0x10330));
+        assert.isTrue(one.isEqual(two));
+      });
+      it('returns false when value differs', () => {
+        const one = initElemElement(GOTHIC_A);
+        const two = initElemElement(GOTHIC_B);
+        assert.isFalse(one.isEqual(two));
+      });
+      it('returns false when order differs', () => {
+        const one = initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, GOTHIC_USETITEM, 0);
+        const two = initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, GOTHIC_USETITEM, 1);
+        assert.isFalse(one.isEqual(two));
+      });
+      it('returns false when tertiary differs', () => {
+        const one = initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, GOTHIC_USETITEM, 0, 0);
+        const two = initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, GOTHIC_USETITEM, 0, 1);
+        assert.isFalse(one.isEqual(two));
+      });
+      it('returns false when flags differs', () => {
+        const one = initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, GOTHIC_USETITEM, 0, 0, ElemElementFlags.none);
+        const two = initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, GOTHIC_USETITEM, 0, 0, ElemElementFlags.type);
+        assert.isFalse(one.isEqual(two));
+      });
+      it('returns true even though uset differs', () => {
+        const one = initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, GOTHIC_USETITEM);
+        const two = initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, UGARITIC_USETITEM);
+        assert.isTrue(one.isEqual(two));
+      });
+    });
+  });
+  describe('Test of ElementString class', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      sections = {
+        strs: new Strs(),
+        uset: new Uset(),
+        usetparser: new TestUnicodeSetParser(),
+      };
+      ElementParser.segment = stubElementParserSegment_CodePoint;
+    });
+    afterEach(() => {
+      ElementParser.segment = origElementParserSegment;
+    });
+    describe('Test of fromStrings()', () => {
+      it('returns an empty ElementString if source is null', () => {
+        const es = ElementString.fromStrings({}, null);
+        assert.deepEqual(es, new ElementString());
+      });
+      it('can create an ElementString from a string array', () => {
+        sections.strs.allocString = stubStrsAllocString_Char;
+        const actual = ElementString.fromStrings(sections, ["𐌰", "𐌱", "𐌲"]);
+        const expected = [
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_C),
+        ];
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      });
+      it('can create an ElementString from a string', () => {
+        sections.strs.allocString = stubStrsAllocString_Char;
+        const actual = ElementString.fromStrings(sections, "𐌰𐌱𐌲");
+        const expected = [
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_C),
+        ];
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      });
+      it('can apply order string', () => {
+        sections.strs.allocString = stubStrsAllocString_Char;
+        const actual = ElementString.fromStrings(
+          sections,
+          "𐌰𐌱𐌲",
+          "1 2 3",
+        );
+        const expected = [
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, undefined, 1),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B, undefined, 2),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_C, undefined, 3),
+        ];
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      });
+      it('can apply single order to all', () => {
+        sections.strs.allocString = stubStrsAllocString_Char;
+        const actual = ElementString.fromStrings(
+          sections,
+          "𐌰𐌱𐌲",
+          "1",
+        );
+        const expected = [
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, undefined, 1),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B, undefined, 1),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_C, undefined, 1),
+        ];
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      });
+      it('can handle order string that is too short', () => {
+        sections.strs.allocString = stubStrsAllocString_Char;
+        const actual = ElementString.fromStrings(
+          sections,
+          "𐌰𐌱𐌲",
+          "1 2",
+        );
+        const expected = [
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, undefined, 1),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B, undefined, 2),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_C, undefined, 0),
+        ];
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      });
+      it('can handle non-number in order string', () => {
+        sections.strs.allocString = stubStrsAllocString_Char;
+        const actual = ElementString.fromStrings(
+          sections,
+          "𐌰𐌱𐌲",
+          "1 A 3",
+        );
+        const expected = [
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, undefined, 1),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B, undefined, 0),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_C, undefined, 3),
+        ];
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      });
+      it('can apply tertiary string', () => {
+        sections.strs.allocString = stubStrsAllocString_Char;
+        const actual = ElementString.fromStrings(
+          sections,
+          "𐌰𐌱𐌲",
+          null,
+          "1 2 3",
+        );
+        const expected = [
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, undefined, 0, 1),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B, undefined, 0, 2),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_C, undefined, 0, 3),
+        ];
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      });
+      it('can apply single tertiary to all', () => {
+        sections.strs.allocString = stubStrsAllocString_Char;
+        const actual = ElementString.fromStrings(
+          sections,
+          "𐌰𐌱𐌲",
+          null,
+          "1",
+        );
+        const expected = [
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, undefined, 0, 1),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B, undefined, 0, 1),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_C, undefined, 0, 1),
+        ];
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      });
+      it('can handle tertiary string that is too short', () => {
+        sections.strs.allocString = stubStrsAllocString_Char;
+        const actual = ElementString.fromStrings(
+          sections,
+          "𐌰𐌱𐌲",
+          null,
+          "1 2",
+        );
+        const expected = [
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, undefined, 0, 1),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B, undefined, 0, 2),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_C, undefined, 0, 0),
+        ];
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      });
+      it('can handle non-number in tertiary string', () => {
+        sections.strs.allocString = stubStrsAllocString_Char;
+        const actual = ElementString.fromStrings(
+          sections,
+          "𐌰𐌱𐌲",
+          null,
+          "1 A 3",
+        );
+        const expected = [
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, undefined, 0, 1),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B, undefined, 0, 0),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_C, undefined, 0, 3),
+        ];
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      });
+      it('can apply tertiary_base string', () => {
+        sections.strs.allocString = stubStrsAllocString_Char;
+        const actual = ElementString.fromStrings(
+          sections,
+          "𐌰𐌱𐌲",
+          null,
+          null,
+          "1 0 1",
+        );
+        const expected = [
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, undefined, 0, 0, ElemElementFlags.tertiary_base),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B, undefined, 0, 0, ElemElementFlags.none),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_C, undefined, 0, 0, ElemElementFlags.tertiary_base),
+        ];
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      });
+      it('can apply single tertiary_base to all', () => {
+        sections.strs.allocString = stubStrsAllocString_Char;
+        const actual = ElementString.fromStrings(
+          sections,
+          "𐌰𐌱𐌲",
+          null,
+          null,
+          "1",
+        );
+        const expected = [
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, undefined, 0, 0, ElemElementFlags.tertiary_base),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B, undefined, 0, 0, ElemElementFlags.tertiary_base),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_C, undefined, 0, 0, ElemElementFlags.tertiary_base),
+        ];
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      });
+      it('can handle tertiary_base string that is too short', () => {
+        sections.strs.allocString = stubStrsAllocString_Char;
+        const actual = ElementString.fromStrings(
+          sections,
+          "𐌰𐌱𐌲",
+          null,
+          null,
+          "1 0",
+        );
+        const expected = [
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, undefined, 0, 0, ElemElementFlags.tertiary_base),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B, undefined, 0, 0, ElemElementFlags.none),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_C, undefined, 0, 0, ElemElementFlags.none),
+        ];
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      });
+      it('can apply prebase string', () => {
+        sections.strs.allocString = stubStrsAllocString_Char;
+        const actual = ElementString.fromStrings(
+          sections,
+          "𐌰𐌱𐌲",
+          null,
+          null,
+          null,
+          "1 0 1",
+        );
+        const expected = [
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, undefined, 0, 0, ElemElementFlags.prebase),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B, undefined, 0, 0, ElemElementFlags.none),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_C, undefined, 0, 0, ElemElementFlags.prebase),
+        ];
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      });
+      it('can apply single prebase to all', () => {
+        sections.strs.allocString = stubStrsAllocString_Char;
+        const actual = ElementString.fromStrings(
+          sections,
+          "𐌰𐌱𐌲",
+          null,
+          null,
+          null,
+          "1",
+        );
+        const expected = [
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, undefined, 0, 0, ElemElementFlags.prebase),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B, undefined, 0, 0, ElemElementFlags.prebase),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_C, undefined, 0, 0, ElemElementFlags.prebase),
+        ];
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      });
+      it('can handle prebase string that is too short', () => {
+        sections.strs.allocString = stubStrsAllocString_Char;
+        const actual = ElementString.fromStrings(
+          sections,
+          "𐌰𐌱𐌲",
+          null,
+          null,
+          null,
+          "1 0",
+        );
+        const expected = [
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A, undefined, 0, 0, ElemElementFlags.prebase),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B, undefined, 0, 0, ElemElementFlags.none),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_C, undefined, 0, 0, ElemElementFlags.none),
+        ];
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      });
+      it('can create an ElementString from a uset string', () => {
+        ElementParser.segment = stubElementParserSegment_Uset;
+        sections.strs.allocString = stubStrsAllocString_Str;
+        sections.uset.allocUset = stubUsetAllocUset;
+        const actual = ElementString.fromStrings(sections, "[𐌰-𐍊]");
+        const expected = [
+          initElemElement(
+            new StrsItem(''),
+            GOTHIC_USETITEM,
+            0,
+            0,
+            constants.elem_flags_type_uset,
+          ),
+        ];
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      });
+      it('returns null for an invalid unicode set size', () => {
+        ElementParser.segment = stubElementParserSegment_Uset;
+        sections.usetparser.sizeUnicodeSet = (pattern: string) : number => -1;
+        assert.isNull(ElementString.fromStrings(sections, "[𐌰-𐍊]"));
+      });
+      it('returns null if it cannot parse the unicode set', () => {
+        ElementParser.segment = stubElementParserSegment_Uset;
+        sections.usetparser.parseUnicodeSet = (pattern: string, rangeCount: number) : UnicodeSet | null => null;
+        assert.isNull(ElementString.fromStrings(sections, "[𐌰-𐍊]"));
+      });
+      it('can handle quad strings', () => {
+        sections.strs.allocString = stubStrsAllocString_Char;
+        ElementParser.segment = stubElementParserSegment_Escaped;
+        const actual   = ElementString.fromStrings(sections, "\\ud800\\udf30");
+        const expected = [
+          initElemElement(HI_GOTHIC_A),
+          initElemElement(LO_GOTHIC_A),
+        ];
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      });
+      it('can handle ElemElement of string type', () => {
+        sections.strs.allocString = stubStrsAllocString_Str;
+        const actual   = ElementString.fromStrings(sections, ["𐌰𐌱𐌲",]);
+        const expected = [
+          initElemElement(
+            new StrsItem("𐌰𐌱𐌲"),
+            undefined,
+            0,
+            0,
+            constants.elem_flags_type_str,
+          ),
+        ];
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      });
+    });
+    describe('Test of isEqual()', () => {
+      it('returns true when ElementStrings are identical', () => {
+        const es = initElementString([
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_C),
+        ]);
+        assert.isTrue(es.isEqual(es));
+      });
+      it('returns true when ElementStrings are clones', () => {
+        const one = initElementString([
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_C),
+        ]); 
+        const two = initElementString([
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_C),
+        ]); 
+        assert.isTrue(one.isEqual(two));
+      });
+      it('returns false when ElementStrings are different lengths', () => {
+        const one = initElementString([
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_C),
+        ]); 
+        const two = initElementString([
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B),
+        ]); 
+        assert.isFalse(one.isEqual(two));
+      });
+      it('returns false when ElementStrings have different ElemElements', () => {
+        const one = initElementString([
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_C),
+        ]); 
+        const two = initElementString([
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_A),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_B),
+          initElemElement(GOTHIC_D),
+        ]); 
+        assert.isFalse(one.isEqual(two));
+      });
+    });
+    describe('Test of parseIntOrZero()', () => {
+      it('returns a number for a valid string', () => {
+        const num = ElementString['parseIntOrZero']('1');
+        assert.equal(num, 1);
+      });
+      it('returns zero for an invalid string', () => {
+        const num = ElementString['parseIntOrZero']('A');
+        assert.equal(num, 0);
+      });
+      it('returns zero for undefined', () => {
+        const num = ElementString['parseIntOrZero'](undefined);
+        assert.equal(num, 0);
+      });
+      it('returns zero for a null string', () => {
+        const num = ElementString['parseIntOrZero'](null);
+        assert.equal(num, 0);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+function initElemElement(
+  value: StrsItem = GOTHIC_A,
+  uset: UsetItem = undefined,
+  order: number = 0,
+  tertiary: number = 0,
+  flags: ElemElementFlags = ElemElementFlags.none,
+): ElemElement {
+  const ee  = new ElemElement();
+  ee.value = value;
+  ee.uset = uset;
+  ee.order = order;
+  ee.tertiary = tertiary;
+  ee.flags = flags;
+  return ee;
+};
+
+function initElementString(elemElements: ElemElement[]): ElementString {
+  const es: ElementString = new ElementString();
+  elemElements.forEach((ee) => {es.push(ee)});
+  return es;
+};
+
+function stubStrsAllocString_Char(s?: string, opts?: StrsOptions, sections?: DependencySections): StrsItem {
+  return new CharStrsItem(s);
+};
+
+function stubStrsAllocString_Str(s?: string, opts?: StrsOptions, sections?: DependencySections): StrsItem {
+  return new StrsItem(s);
+};
+
+function stubElementParserSegment_CodePoint(str: string): ElementSegment[] {
+  return [...str].map(s => new ElementSegment(s, ElementType.codepoint));
+};
+
+function stubElementParserSegment_Uset(str: string): ElementSegment[] {
+  return [new ElementSegment(str, ElementType.uset)];
+};
+
+function stubElementParserSegment_Escaped(str: string): ElementSegment[] {
+  const strs = str.match(/\\u[0-9a-fA-F]{4}/g);
+  return strs.map((s) => new ElementSegment(s, ElementType.escaped));
+};
+
+function stubUsetAllocUset(set: UnicodeSet, sections: DependencySections) : UsetItem {
+  return new UsetItem(set, new StrsItem(set.pattern));
+};
+
diff --git a/linux/debian/changelog b/linux/debian/changelog
index 3a2dae55f3..22fd40caad 100644
--- a/linux/debian/changelog
+++ b/linux/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+keyman (17.0.333-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream release.
+
+ -- Eberhard Beilharz <eb1@sil.org>  Thu, 16 Jan 2025 16:29:44 +0100
+
 keyman (17.0.332-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * set environment variable for rendering of downloads dialog (#12617)
diff --git a/linux/debian/copyright b/linux/debian/copyright
index 3956e1463d..46f156e19b 100644
--- a/linux/debian/copyright
+++ b/linux/debian/copyright
@@ -4,24 +4,24 @@ Upstream-Contact: Keyman team <support@keyman.com>
 Source: https://github.com/keymanapp/keyman
 
 Files: *
-Copyright: 2018-2024 SIL Global
+Copyright: 2018-2025 SIL Global
 License: MIT
 
 Files: linux/ibus-keyman/*
-Copyright: 2004-2024 SIL Global
+Copyright: 2004-2025 SIL Global
 License: GPL-2+
 
 Files: linux/ibus-keyman/src/keymanutil.c
        linux/ibus-keyman/src/keymanutil.h
        linux/ibus-keyman/src/kmpdetails.c
        linux/ibus-keyman/src/kmpdetails.h
-Copyright: 2009-2024 SIL Global
+Copyright: 2009-2025 SIL Global
 License: GPL-2+ or MIT
 
 Files: linux/ibus-keyman/src/keyman-service.c
        linux/ibus-keyman/src/keyman-service.h
        linux/keyman-config/buildtools/help2md
-Copyright: 2018-2024 SIL Global
+Copyright: 2018-2025 SIL Global
 License: GPL-3+
 
 Files: linux/ibus-keyman/tests/ibusimcontext.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Copyright: 2008-2010, Peng Huang <shawn.p.huang@gmail.com>
            2008-2013, Peng Huang <shawn.p.huang@gmail.com>
            2008-2021, Red Hat, Inc.
            2015-2021, Takao Fujiwara <takao.fujiwara1@gmail.com>
-           2021-2024, SIL Global
+           2021-2025, SIL Global
 License: LGPL-2.1+
 
 Files: linux/keyman-config/buildtools/help2man
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ License: GPL-3+
 Files: debian/com.keyman.config.appdata.xml
        debian/com.keyman.ibus_keyman.metainfo.xml
 Copyright: 2019 Daniel Glassey <wdg@debian.org>
-           2022-2024 SIL Global
+           2022-2025 SIL Global
 License: MIT
 
 License: MIT
diff --git a/web/src/test/auto/headless/engine/interfaces/prediction/predictionContext.tests.js b/web/src/test/auto/headless/engine/interfaces/prediction/predictionContext.tests.js
index 4217aeb69b..9aa9cd8015 100644
--- a/web/src/test/auto/headless/engine/interfaces/prediction/predictionContext.tests.js
+++ b/web/src/test/auto/headless/engine/interfaces/prediction/predictionContext.tests.js
@@ -161,15 +161,21 @@ describe("PredictionContext", () => {
     assert.equal(updateFake.callCount, 3);
     suggestions = updateFake.thirdCall.args[0];
 
+    // Note:  this unit test was originally written with auto-correct on!
+    // #11941 was written 2024-07-25 (added unit test for auto-correction method)
+    // #12169 was written 2024-08-14, which is what added THIS unit test.
+
     // This does re-use the apply-revert oriented mocking.
     // Should skip the (second) "apple", "apply", "apps" round, as it became outdated
     // by its following request before its response could be received.
-    assert.deepEqual(suggestions.map((obj) => obj.displayAs), ['“apple”', 'applied']);
-    assert.equal(suggestions.find((obj) => obj.tag == 'keep').displayAs, '“apple”');
+    assert.deepEqual(suggestions.map((obj) => obj.displayAs), ['applied']); // '“apple”' included with auto-correct enabled.
+    // Is not displayed; we only display it if auto-correct is on, as 'applied' would be automatic then.
+    assert.equal(predictiveContext.keepSuggestion.displayAs, '“apple”');
+    // assert.equal(suggestions.find((obj) => obj.tag == 'keep').displayAs, '“apple”'); // with auto-correct enabled.
     assert.equal(suggestions.find((obj) => obj.transform.deleteLeft != 0).displayAs, 'applied');
     // Our reused mocking doesn't directly provide the 'keep' suggestion; we
     // need to remove it before testing for set equality.
-    assert.deepEqual(suggestions.splice(1), expected);
+    assert.deepEqual(suggestions /*.splice(1)*/, expected);
   });
 
   it('sendUpdateState retrieves the most recent suggestion set', async function() {