addendum I thought this was a bug, but it is not. I am leaving the post in case someone makes the same misinterpretation
This is an extremely minor issue, perhaps of some use to @peternlewis if it is an indication of a larger issue .
I usually color my comment action boxes orange and have never had problems in the past. Today, as I was writing in the comment box, the box turned blue despite the fact that the assigned color remains orange (see below). If I delete the comment, it reverts to orange. It's as if a word or combination of words in the comment box triggers the color change.
Heh. I don't think he would be offended by that (I don't think you're even the first to report this search highlighting feature as a possible bug) but if you're really concerned, you could always flag your post for mod attention, or just edit the original post.
Nope, you're not the first to be confused by it, and no doubt wont be the last.
I added the blue to the Color selection (disabled, since you can't choose to color your actions blue), but it seems even that is not enough hint as to what is going on.
I'm not sure what else to do to make this clearer.
I bought the MacSparky course you recommended, now 60% completed.
It is absolutely outstanding. Even after working for more than 2 years with KBM, I am learning a lot. My understanding of KBM has improved by leaps and bounds.
I mention this because if you notice that a novice is asking many simple questions and appears to be trying to find his way around KBM (like I did for a long time, and still do), you could perhaps recommend he take the course.
My first year would have been much less tedious had I taken the course from the beginning.
In the first minute of the course, he recommends reassigning the CAPS key to ⇧⌃⌥ ⌘ with the Karabiner app, to use it to systematize KBM shortcuts. That in itself in worth the cost of the course.
The lessons are extremely well structured. No waste of time. He must have taken a lot of time to prepare them.
I think that would be a great enhancement, not just to indicate that a Search is running, but also to help quickly find the text of the search.
I guess I would classify this as a "medium to low" priority to be done on a time available basis -- certainly not needed for Ver 9.
One point to make to ALL KM users is that the Action color is not just blue, but it is a striped blue, with the stripes on the diagonal, completely unlike the normal coloring of Actions.
The only think I can think of to make it more obvious is to increase the contrast between the stripes, something like this:
