Restylized search form. Used GNOME's search icon.

src/com/gitblit/wicket/GitBlitWebApp.properties

@@ -64,4 +64,6 @@ gb.filesDeleted = {0} files deleted
 gb.filesCopied = {0} files copied
 gb.filesRenamed = {0} files renamed
 gb.missingUsername = Missing Username
-gb.edit = edit
+gb.edit = edit
+gb.searchTypeTooltip = Select Search Type
+gb.searchTooltip = Search Git:Blit

src/com/gitblit/wicket/WicketUtils.java

@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ public class WicketUtils {
 		container.add(new SimpleAttributeModifier("title", value));
 	}
 
+	public static void setInputPlaceholder(Component container, String value) {
+		container.add(new SimpleAttributeModifier("placeholder", value));
+	}
+
 	public static void setChangeTypeCssClass(Component container, ChangeType type) {
 		switch (type) {
 		case ADD:

src/com/gitblit/wicket/panels/PageLinksPanel.html

@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 	<!-- floating search form on right -->
 	<form wicket:id="searchForm">
 		<div class="search">
-			<select wicket:id="searchType"/>
-			<wicket:message key="gb.search"></wicket:message>:
+			<select wicket:id="searchType"/>			
 			<input type="text" id="searchBox" wicket:id="searchBox" value=""/>
 		</div>
 	</form>

src/com/gitblit/wicket/panels/PageLinksPanel.java

@@ -118,8 +118,12 @@ public class PageLinksPanel extends Panel {
 			this.repositoryName = repositoryName;
 			DropDownChoice<SearchType> searchType = new DropDownChoice<SearchType>("searchType", Arrays.asList(SearchType.values()));
 			searchType.setModel(searchTypeModel);
+			WicketUtils.setHtmlTitle(searchType, getString("gb.searchTypeTooltip"));
 			add(searchType);
-			add(new TextField<String>("searchBox", searchBoxModel));
+			TextField<String> searchBox = new TextField<String>("searchBox", searchBoxModel);
+			add(searchBox);
+			WicketUtils.setHtmlTitle(searchBox, getString("gb.searchTooltip"));
+			WicketUtils.setInputPlaceholder(searchBox, getString("gb.search"));
 		}
 
 		@Override

src/com/gitblit/wicket/resources/gitblit.css

@@ -175,10 +175,18 @@ div.search {
 	padding:4px 4px 3px 3px;	
 }
 
-.repositories_message {
-	border: solid #bbb;
-	border-width: 0px 0px 1px;
-	padding: 8px;
+div.search input {
+	background: url(/com/gitblit/wicket/resources/search-icon.png) no-repeat 4px center;
+	color: #ddd;
+	background-color: #000070;
+	border: 1px solid transparent;
+	padding: 0px 2px 2px 22px;	
+}
+
+div.search input:hover, div.search input:focus {
+	color: white;
+	border-bottom: 1px solid orange;	
+	outline: none;
 }
 
 div.page_path {