I'm using the following method to allow the user to show/hide columns:

$('#grid').jqGrid('setColumns', {'colnameview': false});

If column H is hidden by default and column NH is not hidden by default, the user unhides H and hides NH, the Find dialog still hides H and does not hide NH.

The searchhidden searchoption only makes a column never hidden in the search dialog.

Is this a bug or is the developer expected to write code depending on the hide/show events?