Prevent search input reset from overwriting clipboard on Linux #2108
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Prevent search input reset from overwriting clipboard on Linux
Pull Request Type
Related issue
Closes #2019
Description
Removes the input event emitter in favour of a more standard way of clearing an input field to prevent clipboards being overwritten.
Testing (for code that is not small enough to be easily understandable)
Test with any form of selection-based clipboards (middle mouse button on most Linux systems). Select any text, use middle mouse button to paste, type something else into FreeTube search, click the X button to clear it, paste again.
Desktop (please complete the following information):
Additional context
#2019 (comment) user confirms that this is the expected behaviour for the X button. Cheers