Update:
Sorry for the delay; many computers at many locations to troubleshoot. It turns out that if even one folder on one computer has a slightly different .stignore file, then this behavior appears. There was a bug in one of mine.
On the other hand, if all have the same exact .stignore file, I find the global and local states are identical and everything appears green, happy, and reassuring. Great!
Would it be possible to add a checkbox for “synchronize ignore patterns” in each folder’s options? I think having all computers ignore the same file types would be a very common goal among most users. I’d even go so far as to say it should be checked by default (or you could simply require that the user add “.stignore” to their .stignore file to prevent these from syncing).
Cheers! Jack
PS- I also still think that the UI should somehow indicate that all files that should be synced are synced; currently it is impossible to tell that everything is actually ok without traveling to the other computer.