Widget highlights first item incorrectly

[ggkrustev]

Bug report

Reproduction of the problem

1. Open this demo - http://dojo.telerik.com/uDIbU/2
2. Start searching for different items
3. (hard to replicate constantly) the first item will be focused although the highlightFirst: false config.

The most probable reason for this inconsistent behavior is the explicit focus of the StaticList widget:
https://github.com/telerik/kendo-ui-core/blob/master/src/kendo.list.js#L2228

This should be controlled by an option highlightFirst probably, which will eliminate the need of clearing the focused item on second step:
https://github.com/telerik/kendo-ui-core/blob/master/src/kendo.autocomplete.js#L411

Expected/desired behavior

The widget should not focus the first item when highlightFirst: false is defined.

Environment

• Kendo UI version: 2016.2.717
• jQuery version: 1.9.3+
• Browser: all

[zdravkov]

Could not replicate it with the latest version of Kendo.

[Dimitar-Goshev]

This issue is still reproducible and logged publicly - #3852 . It is easier for reproduction with connection throttling.