Search highlights

[okrick]

When using the Search dialog to search for a string, all occurrences of the string are highlighted faintly, in addition to the first occurrence being selected as previously. These faint highlights are removed when the user begins a new search or closes the Search dialog

The faint highlights remaining after replacing a search term are distracting. Can the highlights of the replacement also disappear immediately? Or at least allow Count to clear the highlighting.

[okrick]

The highlighting remains distracting when I edit the found item instead of replacing it. This was particularly noticeable when working with proofreader notes, such as when I accepted their suggestion for correcting a typo.

[srjfoo]

The replacement search term should be the only thing that has the faint highlighting -- what was your replacement search term? The faint highlighting of the previous search should disappear when a new search is started, or when the search dialog is closed.

[okrick]

The original search term was /\*((\n|.)+?)\*/. Despite replacing the selections, faint highlighting remains. I prefer to keep the Search & Replace dialog open while editing the found or replaced text, as closing it would require me to re-select the search and replace expressions from the drop-down menus, disrupting the workflow.

[srjfoo]

Ah, I see ... the problem isn't with the search, it's that the replacement retains the highlighting?