this should fix the locate track functionality not opening the expanded panel:
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V2_5/MusicBee_Exe_Patched.zip
It's fixed. Thanks!
Regarding highlighting, disabling text coloring option for specific rules would work if the (mixed) text color is the issue.
The problem I'm having is that highlighting column and text coloring don't work properly.
1. Create a rule "filename" "is" "playing track", with text coloring option unticked.
2. But highlighting column shows nothing for playing track. If you switch to another view (say Album & Tracks view) and switch back, then it starts working properly.
3. Now tick text coloring option for the same rule.
4. Play a track, but nothing happens to either text or highlighting column.
5. Highlighting starts working only after a track in the album played out.