🎨 Palette: Improve accessibility and native UX for search inputs

[EffortlessSteven]

💡 What:
Updated the AC coverage search input to use type="search" instead of type="text", and added an explicit aria-label="Search by AC ID or title". These changes were made consistently across both crates/app-http/src/platform/ui.rs and crates/http-platform/src/ui.rs.

🎯 Why:
Relying solely on a placeholder attribute for context is an accessibility anti-pattern, as screen readers may not consistently announce it, and it disappears when text is entered. Adding an aria-label ensures the input's purpose is always clear to assistive technologies. Additionally, switching to type="search" enables native browser enhancements, such as the built-in "clear" (x) button on many modern browsers, providing a smoother user experience.

📸 Before/After:
No major visual layout changes. The input now functions natively as a search field and may include a clear button depending on the user's browser. (Verified via Playwright screenshot during implementation).

♿ Accessibility:

• Added an explicit aria-label to provide context to screen readers, resolving the anti-pattern of relying on placeholder alone.
• Used the correct HTML5 semantic type="search".

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• crates/app-http/src/platform/ui.rs
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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Accessibility
  • Enhanced search input controls on the coverage page with improved semantic HTML and better support for assistive technologies.

Walkthrough

Search input elements in coverage view pages were updated to use semantic HTML search type instead of text type and enhanced with aria-label attributes for improved accessibility without altering functionality.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Search Input Accessibility crates/app-http/src/platform/ui.rs, crates/http-platform/src/ui.rs	Updated search input elements from type="text" to type="search" and added aria-label attributes for accessibility metadata. Existing placeholder text and oninput event handlers remain unchanged.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~3 minutes

Poem

🐰 A search input so fine and true,
Now speaks its purpose through and through,
With search type and labels clear,
Accessibility draws ever near!
Semantics bloom where rabbits tread, 🌿✨

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the main change: improving accessibility and UX for search inputs by switching input types and adding ARIA labels.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description is directly related to the changeset, detailing the accessibility and UX improvements made to the search input across both files.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%.

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Test Results

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Results for commit 8726530.