but I'm almost sure there is no point in jumping without highlighting
As always, it depends...
An experienced user does this (at least he should...):
Press F9, click on Jump to Setting...
<Tab> or click in the instant search field, enter what he's searching for, <S-Tab> or click in the view list.
Select the entry (<Space> or Click) if there is more than one and hit <Enter> (click "Ok").
And now the part that makes me different from anybody else...
1.) The entry is already surrounded by a dotted rectangle
2.) You only need to press <Space> to toggle the current checkmark (or "hit" the button, etc.)
If I'm really too blind to see the dotted rectangle (no, I'm not) and came to the setting window
to actually CHANGE a setting, I hit just the simple <Space><Enter> and I'm done. No more
visual feedback required. So what's the problem to ask Don if he allows us (sorry, only me ofc) to
disable the ugly, eye penetrating highlight color?