Package: emacs
Tags: patch
Severity: wishlist

This experimental patch implements a suggestion by Juri Linkov to extend
isearch-repeat-forward/backward to support a prefix argument. Instead of
pressing C-s / C-r multiple times it is possible with this patch to
enter a prefix argument
which runs the command multiple times for you. If a negative argument
is given for
isearch-repeat-forward then isearch-repeat-backward is run and visa
versa. Visual hints
are added to the matched strings to help figure out what argument
should be given.

Please try it out.

Thanks, Gideon.