diff -r c9c502117eb6 -r ff4b567d51f2 web/res/metadataplayer/Controller.js
--- a/web/res/metadataplayer/Controller.js	Fri Feb 13 13:14:15 2015 +0100
+++ b/web/res/metadataplayer/Controller.js	Sun Feb 15 00:43:16 2015 +0100
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 IriSP.Widgets.Controller.prototype.defaults = {
     disable_annotate_btn: false,
     disable_search_btn: false,
-    disable_ctrl_f: false
+    disable_ctrl_f: false,
+    always_show_search: false
 };
 
 IriSP.Widgets.Controller.prototype.template =
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
     + '<div class="Ldt-Ctrl-spacer"></div>'
     + '{{/disable_search_btn}}'
     + '<div class="Ldt-Ctrl-Search">'
-    + '<input class="Ldt-Ctrl-SearchInput Ldt-TraceMe"></input>'
+    + '<input placeholder="{{ l10n.search }}" type="search" class="Ldt-Ctrl-SearchInput Ldt-TraceMe"></input>'
     + '</div>'
     + '</div>'
     + '<div class="Ldt-Ctrl-Right">'
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@
     this.$.find(".Ldt-Ctrl-SearchBtn").click(this.functionWrapper("searchButtonHandler"));
     
     this.$searchInput.keyup(this.functionWrapper("searchHandler"));
+    this.$searchInput.on("search", this.functionWrapper("searchHandler"));
   
 	var _volctrl = this.$.find(".Ldt-Ctrl-Volume-Control");
     this.$.find('.Ldt-Ctrl-Sound')
@@ -168,7 +170,9 @@
     annotations.on("search-cleared", function() {
         _this.hideSearchBlock();
     });
-   
+    if (_this.always_show_search) {
+        _this.showSearchBlock();
+    }
 };
 
 /* Update the elasped time div */
@@ -237,7 +241,9 @@
 };
 
 IriSP.Widgets.Controller.prototype.hideSearchBlock = function() {
-    this.$searchBlock.animate( { width: 0 }, 200);
+    if (! this.always_show_search) {
+        this.$searchBlock.animate( { width: 0 }, 200);
+    }
 };
 
 /** react to clicks on the search button */