From b9ba20a3993f389dc54ca8d0fc6f8509833764aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sam Parkinson <sam@sam.today>
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 06:56:39 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] Implement CTRL-Backspace shortcut for clearing inputs, fixes
 #2355

---
 src/platform/shared.c | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/platform/shared.c b/src/platform/shared.c
index bc92131204..eec4829508 100644
--- a/src/platform/shared.c
+++ b/src/platform/shared.c
@@ -517,6 +517,17 @@ void platform_process_messages()
 
 			// Text input
 
+                        // Clear the input on <CTRL>Backspace
+                        if (gTextInput != NULL
+                                && e.key.keysym.sym == SDLK_BACKSPACE
+                                && e.key.keysym.mod & KMOD_CTRL) {
+                            memset(gTextInput, '\0', gTextInputMaxLength);
+                            gTextInputCursorPosition = 0;
+                            gTextInputLength = 0;
+                            console_refresh_caret();
+                            window_update_textbox();
+                        }
+
 			// If backspace and we have input text with a cursor position none zero
 			if (e.key.keysym.sym == SDLK_BACKSPACE && gTextInputLength > 0 && gTextInput != NULL && gTextInputCursorPosition) {
 				int dstIndex = gTextInputCursorPosition;