Index: src/squeezeplay/share/jive/InputToActionMap.lua
===================================================================
--- src/squeezeplay/share/jive/InputToActionMap.lua	(revision 5050)
+++ src/squeezeplay/share/jive/InputToActionMap.lua	Tue Mar 31 14:28:27 CDT 2009
@@ -176,4 +176,5 @@
 -- enter actions here that are triggered in the app but not by any hard input mechanism. Entering them here will get them registered so they can be used
 unassignedActionMappings = {
 	"finish_operation",
+	"clear",
 }
Index: src/squeezeplay/share/jive/ui/Keyboard.lua
===================================================================
--- src/squeezeplay/share/jive/ui/Keyboard.lua	(revision 5050)
+++ src/squeezeplay/share/jive/ui/Keyboard.lua	Tue Mar 31 14:31:27 CDT 2009
@@ -374,6 +374,12 @@
 			Framework:playSound("SELECT")
 			Framework:dispatchEvent(nil, e)
 			return EVENT_CONSUME
+		end,
+		function()
+			Framework:playSound("SELECT")
+			Framework:pushAction("clear")
+			return EVENT_CONSUME
+
 		end
         )
 
Index: src/squeezeplay/share/jive/ui/Textinput.lua
===================================================================
--- src/squeezeplay/share/jive/ui/Textinput.lua	(revision 5050)
+++ src/squeezeplay/share/jive/ui/Textinput.lua	Tue Mar 31 15:02:06 CDT 2009
@@ -351,6 +351,14 @@
 end
 
 
+function _clearAction(self)
+	self:setValue("")
+	self.cursor = 1
+	self.indent = 0
+	return EVENT_CONSUME
+end
+
+
 function _eventHandler(self, event)
 	local type = event:getType()
 
@@ -627,6 +635,7 @@
 	obj:addActionListener("back", obj, _escapeAction)
 
 	obj:addActionListener("finish_operation", obj, _doneAction)
+	obj:addActionListener("clear", obj, _clearAction)
 
 	obj:addListener(EVENT_CHAR_PRESS| EVENT_KEY_PRESS | EVENT_SCROLL | EVENT_WINDOW_RESIZE | EVENT_IR_ALL,
 			function(event)