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Add clear button(SWT.ICON_CANCEL) to Quick Switch(Ctrl+E) filter field. - #4465
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This PR adds native cancel/clear button (
SWT.ICON_CANCEL) support to the filter search field in the Quick Switch dialog (Ctrl+E) and related filtered table handlers (FilteredTableBaseHandler).Motivation & UX Improvement
Ctrl+E), clearing a query previously required selecting all text or pressingBackspacerepeatedly.Textwidget withSWT.SEARCH | SWT.ICON_CANCELdisplays a native "x" cancel icon inside the field whenever text is entered.SWT.ICON_SEARCHto maximize usable horizontal typing width within the dialog.As suggested by @merks in #4457 (comment)