🎨 Palette: Standardize search inputs in LyShine Animation Editor

[Zee2401]

This PR implements a micro-UX improvement in the LyShine Gem by standardizing the search inputs in the Animation Editor.

Specifically:

• In UiAnimViewFindDlg.ui and UiAnimViewNodes.ui, the search/filter inputs were promoted from QLineEdit to AzQtComponents::SearchLineEdit.
• placeholderText set to "Search..." for immediate visual context.
• clearButtonEnabled set to true to allow users to quickly reset filters.
• accessibleName set to "Search" to ensure screen readers identify the field's purpose.

These changes align with the O3DE standard for search interfaces and improve both usability and accessibility with zero risk of logic regressions.

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PR created automatically by Jules for task 16295357437988763774 started by @Zee2401

Summary by CodeRabbit

New Features

• Upgraded search fields in Animation Editor dialogs with improved usability and efficiency features. Search fields now display helpful placeholder text ("Search...") to guide users during searches, and include dedicated quick-clear buttons for instant text removal. These interface enhancements make animation filtering, searching, and content organization operations more streamlined and user-friendly.

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ℹ️ Recent review info

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📥 Commits

Reviewing files that changed from the base of the PR and between 876034b and 47e0e55.

📒 Files selected for processing (2)

• Gems/LyShine/Code/Editor/Animation/UiAnimViewFindDlg.ui
• Gems/LyShine/Code/Editor/Animation/UiAnimViewNodes.ui

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Two UI definition files for the LyShine editor animation system upgrade search and filter input controls from standard QLineEdit to AzQtComponents::SearchLineEdit, adding placeholder text, clear buttons, and accessibility labels for improved user interaction.

Changes

Search Input Widget Enhancement

Layer / File(s)	Summary
UiAnimViewFindDlg search field upgrade Gems/LyShine/Code/Editor/Animation/UiAnimViewFindDlg.ui	The FILTER widget changes from QLineEdit to AzQtComponents::SearchLineEdit. Properties are added: placeholderText ("Search..."), clearButtonEnabled (true), and accessibleName ("Search"). The <customwidgets> section registers AzQtComponents::SearchLineEdit with its base class and header path.
UiAnimViewNodes search field upgrade Gems/LyShine/Code/Editor/Animation/UiAnimViewNodes.ui	The searchField widget changes from QLineEdit to AzQtComponents::SearchLineEdit with placeholderText ("Search…"), clearButtonEnabled (true), and accessibleName ("Search"). A corresponding <customwidget> registration for AzQtComponents::SearchLineEdit is added to the <customwidgets> section.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~3 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• Zee2401/o3de#2: Both PRs update editor filter/search inputs to use O3DE AzQtComponents-based search UI conventions (setting placeholderText, enabling the clear button, and applying AzQtComponents search styling via SearchLineEdit / applySearchStyle).
• Zee2401/o3de#1: Both PRs update editor search/filter UI fields to use AzQtComponents-based line edit/search styling (adding placeholder text and clear-button behavior) in find/nodes dialogs, so the changes are in the same UX area and align at the code/UI control level.

Poem

🐰 SearchLineEdit hops in so bright,
Placeholders guide the seeker's sight,
Clear buttons pop like morning dew,
Two dialogs dressed in polished hue,
A-accessible for all to use!

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 inconclusive)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Description check	❓ Inconclusive	The description covers what the PR does with specific details, but lacks testing information required by the template.	Add a 'How was this PR tested?' section to complete the required template structure.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly describes the main change: standardizing search inputs in the LyShine Animation Editor using a specific component.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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