TYPO3 Core

TYPO3 4.2
Indexed Search 2.11.1
This is the usual config line:
<input name="tx_indexedsearch[sword]" type="text" value="|" />

I changed it to:
<input name="tx_indexedsearch[sword]" type="text" value="Search" onfocus="Clear(this);" onblur="Clear(this);" />

I search for "TYPO3" string. Now if I hit the search button, then I get to the search results page. This is ok. Works well. The problem is that the value "TYPO3" which I searched for is pushed out of this tag and now it looks something like this:
<input name="tx_indexedsearch[sword]" type="text" value="Search" onfocus="Clear(this);" onblur="Clear(this);" />TYPO3

This messes my layout and I have no control over this text. I can make the text the same color as the background, which will make it "disappear" but still, it will be there and it will mess the layout

HELP? :)

Thanks

(issue imported from #M12243)