diff --git a/terminatorlib/searchbar.py b/terminatorlib/searchbar.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# Terminator by Chris Jones <cmsj@tenshu.net>
+# GPL v2 only
+"""searchbar.py - classes necessary to provide a terminal search bar"""
+
+import gtk
+import gobject
+
+from translation import _
+
+class Searchbar(gtk.HBox):
+    """Class implementing the Searchbar widget"""
+
+    __gsignals__ = {
+        'key-press-event': (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST, gobject.TYPE_NONE,
+            ()),
+        'do-search': (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST, gobject.TYPE_NONE, ()),
+        'next-search': (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST, gobject.TYPE_NONE, ()),
+        'end-search': (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST, gobject.TYPE_NONE, ()),
+    }
+
+    entry = None
+    reslabel = None
+    next = None
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Class initialiser"""
+        gtk.HBox.__init__(self)
+        self.__gobject__init()
+
+        # Search text
+        self.entry = gtk.Entry()
+        self.entry.set_activates_default(True)
+        self.entry.show()
+        self.entry.connect('activate', self.do_search)
+        self.entry.connect('key-press-event', self.search_keypress)
+
+        # Label
+        label = gtk.Label(_('Search:'))
+        label.show()
+
+        # Result label
+        self.reslabel = gtk.Label('')
+        self.reslabel.show()
+
+        # Close Button
+        close = gtk.Button()
+        close.set_relief(gtk.RELIEF_NONE)
+        close.set_focus_on_click(False)
+        icon = gtk.Image()
+        icon.set_from_stock(gtk.STOCK_CLOSE, gtk.ICON_SIZE_MENU)
+        close.add(icon)
+        close.set_name('terminator-search-close-button')
+        if hasattr(close, 'set_tooltip_text'):
+            close.set_tooltip_text(_('Close Search bar'))
+        close.connect('clicked', self.end_search)
+        close.show_all()
+
+        # Next Button
+        self.next = gtk.Button(_('Next'))
+        self.next.connect('clicked', self.next_search)
+
+        self.pack_start(label, False)
+        self.pack_start(self.entry)
+        self.pack_start(self.reslabel, False)
+        self.pack_start(self.next, False, False)
+        self.pack_end(close, False, False)
+
+        self.show()
+
+    def search_keypress(self, widget, event):
+        """Trap and re-emit the key-press-event signal"""
+        self.emit('key-press-event', widget, event)
+
+    def do_search(self, widget):
+        """Trap and re-emit the clicked signal"""
+        self.emit('do-search', widget)
+
+    def next_search(self, widget):
+        """Trap and re-emit the next-search signal"""
+        self.emit('next-search', widget)
+
+    def end_search(self, widget):
+        """Trap and re-emit the end-search signal"""
+        self.emit('end-search', widget)
+
+    def get_search_term(self):
+        """Return the currently set search term"""
+        return(self.entry.get_text())
+
+    def set_search_label(self, string = ''):
+        """Set the  search label"""
+        self.reslabel.set_text(string)
+
+    def hide_next(self):
+        """Hide the Next button"""
+        self.next.hide()
+
+    def show_next(self):
+        """Show the Next button"""
+        self.next.show()
+
+gobject.type_register(Searchbar)