File search deactivation behavior is unintuitive

[paglobal]

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Summary: 0 error(s), 3 warning(s), 23 ok

Description

When file search is enabled using "/" in the launcher, the "/" character doesn't appear, just like it does with plugins. That's mostly not an issue though; the problem is that it seems like as a result of this, when the last file search character is deleted, the launcher reverts back to its default mode. For plugins, the special character has to be deleted first before the mode changes, but it can't happen here somewhat because the special character is not recorded in the launcher input in the first place

Expected Behavior

I guess I expect it to behave similarly to the way launcher plugins do with their special trigger characters

Steps to Reproduce & Installation Method

1. Open the launcher
2. Enter "/"
3. In file search mode, type more than two characters to initiate a file search
4. Delete the characters you've typed and watch the mode revert to the default (ideally, it should stay in file search mode until you do something else to exit)

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[paglobal]

Wow, that was fast. Thanks!