Kendo-ui-core: Unexpected focusing of MultiSelect's first item on dropdown opening, instead of focusing the item selected last

[IvanDanchev]

Bug report

highlightFirst: true puts the focus on the first item. In the following scenario the first item is not focused (highlighted)

Reproduction of the problem

Dojo example.
Screencast.

1. Open the dropdown and select an item.
2. Type a character in the input for the MultiSelect to filter the items (the first returned item is correctly focused)
   3. Click outside the MultiSelect. Click the input to open the dropdown (the first item in the list is correctly focused).
3. Click outside the MultiSelect. Click the input to open the dropdown (the first item in the list is focused, which is not correct). The expected behavior is that the item, which was selected last, is focused.
4. Repeat 3.

Current behavior

The first time - the first listview item is focused, The second time - the last selected item is focused.

Expected/desired behavior

The last selected items to be focused on opening the dropdown in both cases.

Environment

• Kendo UI version: 2017.2.621
• jQuery version: x.y
• Browser: [all]

[jivanova]

After discussion - the first item should not have the focus once the popup is closed. If item is selected and the popup is opened - the last selected item should be focused.

[Dimitar-Goshev]

Assessing the issue title and description, it appears that the initial expected result is actually the improper behavior. Point 3 in "Reproduction of the problem" state:

• Click outside the MultiSelect. Click the input to open the dropdown (the first item in the list is correctly focused).
  BUT the expected behavior should be:
• Click outside the MultiSelect. Click the input to open the dropdown (the first item in the list is focused, which is not correct). The expected behavior is that the item, which was selected last, is focused.

I will update the issue title according to the fix applied.