Index: lams_central/web/images/icons/user_red.png
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diff -u -r38d257ae9ba914964511a4a8fa1f51d5ace5af2e -r18e02f01797801899d908e25ae9fd0bbeda7cc78
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Index: lams_monitoring/web/includes/javascript/monitorLesson.js
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diff -u -r184121401ec92fa82a32c0f5b1f094d30dc4699e -r18e02f01797801899d908e25ae9fd0bbeda7cc78
--- lams_monitoring/web/includes/javascript/monitorLesson.js	(.../monitorLesson.js)	(revision 184121401ec92fa82a32c0f5b1f094d30dc4699e)
+++ lams_monitoring/web/includes/javascript/monitorLesson.js	(.../monitorLesson.js)	(revision 18e02f01797801899d908e25ae9fd0bbeda7cc78)
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@
 						'height'     : 16,
 						'width'      : 16,
 							'xlink:href' : LAMS_URL + 'images/icons/' 
-										   + (learner.id == sequenceSearchedLearner ? 'user_online.png' : 'user.png'),
+										   + (learner.id == sequenceSearchedLearner ? 'user_red.png' : 'user.png'),
 						'style'		 : 'cursor : pointer'
 					}, null, appendTarget);
 					appendXMLElement('title', null, learnerDisplayName, element);
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@
 				// make an icon for each learner
 			var icon = $('<img />').attr({
 				'src' : LAMS_URL + 'images/icons/' 
-				   		+ (learner.id == sequenceSearchedLearner ? 'user_online.png' : 'user.png'),
+				   		+ (learner.id == sequenceSearchedLearner ? 'user_red.png' : 'user.png'),
 				'style'		 : 'cursor : pointer',
 					'title'      : getLearnerDisplayName(learner)
 			})
@@ -1347,21 +1347,24 @@
 	// show the "clear" button
 	$('#sequenceSearchPhraseClear').css('visibility', 'visible');
 	
-	var highlighter = $('#sequenceSearchedLearnerHighlighter').offset({
+	
+	var highlighter = $('#sequenceSearchedLearnerHighlighter'),
+		isVisible = highlighter.is(':visible');
+	
+	highlighter.show().offset({
 			'top'  : icon.offset().top - 25,
 			'left' : icon.offset().left - 4
 		});
 	
 	// blink only after the search, not after subsequent refreshes
-	if (!highlighter.is(':visible')) {
-		highlighter.show();
+	if (!isVisible) {
 		toggleInterval = setInterval(function(){
 			highlighter.toggle();
 		}, 500);
 		
 		setTimeout(function(){
 			clearInterval(toggleInterval);
-			// make sure that search box was not cleared during blinking
+			//if the search box was cleared during blinking, act accordingly
 			if (sequenceSearchedLearner) {
 				highlighter.show();
 			} else {