=== modified file 'softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/widgets/searchentry.py'
--- softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/widgets/searchentry.py	2012-11-28 15:54:20 +0000
+++ softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/widgets/searchentry.py	2013-01-14 17:36:22 +0000
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
         """
         Gtk.Entry.__init__(self)
         self.set_width_chars(25)
-        self.set_size_request(0, em(1.7))
+        self.set_size_request(230, em(1.7))
+        self.is_pressed = False
 
         if not icon_theme:
             icon_theme = Gtk.IconTheme.get_default()
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@
                                                    self._on_changed)
 
         self.connect("icon-press", self._on_icon_pressed)
+        self.connect("icon-release", self._on_icon_released)
 
         self.set_icon_from_icon_name(Gtk.EntryIconPosition.PRIMARY,
             'edit-find-symbolic')
@@ -66,20 +68,30 @@
         self._redo_stack = []
 
     def _on_icon_pressed(self, widget, icon, mouse_button):
+         self.is_pressed = True
+         
+    def _on_icon_released(self, widget, icon, mouse_button):
         """
         Emit the terms-changed signal without any time out when the clear
         button was clicked
-        """
-        if icon == Gtk.EntryIconPosition.SECONDARY:
-            # clear with no signal and emit manually to avoid the
-            # search-timeout
-            self.clear_with_no_signal()
-            self.grab_focus()
-            self.emit("terms-changed", "")
+         """
+        # things for checking if user have clicked (press and release) and 
+        # if the mouse is in the SearchEntry area
+        (x, y) = self.get_pointer()
+        rect = self.get_allocation()
 
-        elif icon == Gtk.EntryIconPosition.PRIMARY:
-            self.select_region(0, -1)
-            self.grab_focus()
+        if self.is_pressed == True and x > 192 and x < rect.width and y > 17 and y < rect.height:
+            if icon == Gtk.EntryIconPosition.SECONDARY:
+                # clear with no signal and emit manually to avoid the
+                # search-timeout
+                self.clear_with_no_signal()
+                self.grab_focus()
+                self.emit("terms-changed", "")
+            elif icon == Gtk.EntryIconPosition.PRIMARY:
+                self.select_region(0, -1)
+                self.grab_focus()
+                
+        self.is_pressed = False
 
     def undo(self):
         if len(self._undo_stack) <= 1: