Re: Leaving isearch-mode and keeping the highlite

[Lennart Borgman]

Drew Adams wrote:

>    I would find it very helpful to be able to leave isearch-mode but keep
>    the highlite.... put it on C-RET or S-RET in isearch-mode-map.
>
> Could be useful. The main question is how to later get rid of it. Perhaps
> the next isearch could do that, or let isearch toggle it (see below).
>  
Yes the next search will clear it.

> Turning it on by a particular exit key sequence is not the best way. I would
> rather have that be a user option (like case-fold-search), and be able to
> toggle the option while in isearch (like we can toggle case-fold-search).
>  
Too cumbersome to me. Sometimes I want to leave the highlite there, 
sometimes not.