I've come up with a workaround to this bug. After having searched for whatever it is you are searching for, search for something that is unlikely to be found in there. For instance, searching for :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: or """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" is highly unlikely to return any results and the highlighting goes away.
Hope this helps until a proper bugfix. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/28555 Title: Searched text remains highlighted even after search window has been closed Status in gedit: Fix Released Status in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in gedit package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Steps to reproduce : 1. Open a text file in gedit and search some text (Ctrl-F). 2. If the searched word appears several times, then the currently selected one appears in some color (blue here) and other appear in another color (yellow here). This is a cool function. 3. Now close the search window : the words remain highlighted, and I can't find a way to un-highlight them (selecting some other text doesn't work), apart from starting a search on another word. I believe all highlights should disappear when the search window is closed, or at least when some other text is selected. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/28555/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
