Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net> writes:

> It's already possible to do this by typing in isearch:
>
>   M-s h l
>   M-n M-n M-n RET
>
> because the third default value of hi-lock commands is
> the last isearch string.
>
> Its only difference is that it quits isearch, but I wonder
> is it really useful to keep isearch active after running
> this hi-lock command?

I guess this is true, but that requires 5 extra keystrokes and extra
knowledge: I didn't know about this default, and it didn't even work
until I updated my 2-month-old emacs

Given that 'M-s h r' is handled specially in isearch already, it only
makes sense that 'M-s h l' would be too. And there's no down side to
supporting this at all.

I'm attaching a new patch. It does away with the weird macro thing I was
doing (don't know why I was doing that), and adds notes in the NEWS and
the documentation.

Thanks.