Bug 24651. Add a navigator button to clear the location bar. Patch by erik@hensema.xs4all.nl, r=timeless,bzbarsky sr=alecf a=asa.

suite/browser/navigator.js

@@ -601,6 +601,12 @@ function BrowserStop()
   }
 }
 
+function clearLocationBar()
+{
+   gURLBar.value = "";
+   gURLBar.focus();
+}
+
 function BrowserReload()
 {
   const reloadFlags = nsIWebNavigation.LOAD_FLAGS_NONE;

suite/browser/navigator.xul

@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ Contributor(s): ______________________________________. -->
       </hbox>
  
       <hbox id="nav-bar-inner" flex="1">
+        <toolbarbutton id="clear-button" oncommand="clearLocationBar();"
+                 tooltiptext="&clearButton.tooltip;"
+	         class="toolbar-button"/>
         <textbox id="urlbar" class="chromeclass-location" flex="1"
                  type="autocomplete" searchSessions="history" 
                  timeout="50" maxrows="6" alwaysopenpopup="true"

suite/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/navigator.dtd

@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@
 <!ENTITY reloadButton.tooltip         "Reload current page">
 <!ENTITY stopButton.label             "Stop">
 <!ENTITY stopButton.tooltip           "Stop loading this page">
+<!ENTITY clearButton.tooltip          "Clear the location bar">
 <!ENTITY searchButton.label           "Search">
 <!ENTITY searchButton.tooltip         "Type a word in the field to the left, then click Search">
 <!ENTITY goButton.label               "Go">