add option to hide the "Clear" and "Search" buttons

src/qtgui/guiutils.cpp

@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ void rwSettings(bool writing)
 
     SETTING_RW(prefs.fileTypesByCats, "/Recoll/prefs/query/asearchFilTypByCat",
                Bool, false);
+    SETTING_RW(prefs.noClearSearch, "/Recoll/prefs/noClearSearch", Bool, false);
     SETTING_RW(prefs.noToolbars, "/Recoll/prefs/noToolbars", Bool, false);
     SETTING_RW(prefs.showTrayIcon, "/Recoll/prefs/showTrayIcon", Bool, false);
     SETTING_RW(prefs.closeToTray, "/Recoll/prefs/closeToTray", Bool, false);

src/qtgui/guiutils.h

@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ class PrefsPack {
     bool noBeeps;
     
     bool noToolbars{false};
+    bool noClearSearch{false};
     bool showTrayIcon{false};
     bool closeToTray{false};
     bool trayMessages{false};

src/qtgui/ssearch_w.cpp

@@ -187,6 +187,20 @@ void SSearch::init()
     connect(m_completer, SIGNAL(activated(const QString&)), this,
             SLOT(onCompletionActivated(const QString&)));
     connect(historyPB, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(onHistoryClicked()));
+    setupButtons();
+}
+
+void SSearch::setupButtons()
+{
+    if (prefs.noClearSearch) {
+        clearqPB->hide();
+        searchPB->hide();
+        queryText->setClearButtonEnabled(true);
+    } else {
+        clearqPB->show();
+        searchPB->show();
+        queryText->setClearButtonEnabled(false);
+    }
 }
 
 void SSearch::takeFocus()

src/qtgui/ssearch_w.h

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool fromXML(const SSearchDef& fxml);
     virtual QString currentText();
     virtual bool eventFilter(QObject *target, QEvent *event);
+    virtual void setupButtons();
                                
 public slots:
     virtual void onSearchTypeChanged(int);

src/qtgui/uiprefs.ui

@@ -172,6 +172,16 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="noClearSearchCB">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Hide Clear and Search buttons.</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="checked">
+          <bool>false</bool>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showTrayIconCB">
          <property name="text">

src/qtgui/uiprefs_w.cpp

@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ void UIPrefsDialog::setFromPrefs()
     keepSortCB->setChecked(prefs.keepSort);
 
     noToolbarsCB->setChecked(prefs.noToolbars);
+    noClearSearchCB->setChecked(prefs.noClearSearch);
     showTrayIconCB->setChecked(prefs.showTrayIcon);
     if (!prefs.showTrayIcon) {
         prefs.closeToTray = false;
@@ -349,6 +350,8 @@ void UIPrefsDialog::accept()
 
     prefs.keepSort = keepSortCB->isChecked();
     prefs.noToolbars = noToolbarsCB->isChecked();
+    prefs.noClearSearch = noClearSearchCB->isChecked();
+    m_mainWindow->sSearch->setupButtons();
     m_mainWindow->setupToolbars();
     prefs.showTrayIcon = showTrayIconCB->isChecked();
     m_mainWindow->enableTrayIcon(prefs.showTrayIcon);