in _static/searchtools.js [133:149]
performSearch : function(query) {
// create the required interface elements
this.out = $('#search-results');
this.title = $('<h2>' + _('Searching') + '</h2>').appendTo(this.out);
this.dots = $('<span></span>').appendTo(this.title);
this.status = $('<p class="search-summary"> </p>').appendTo(this.out);
this.output = $('<ul class="search"/>').appendTo(this.out);
$('#search-progress').text(_('Preparing search...'));
this.startPulse();
// index already loaded, the browser was quick!
if (this.hasIndex())
this.query(query);
else
this.deferQuery(query);
},