title: Prevent jQuery datepicker to set date automatically
body: <p>I'm having a fully functional jQuery datepicker displayed inline below an input field.</p>
  
  <p>I'm referencing that field with the setting:  </p>
  
  <pre><code>altField: "#id_of_field",
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>There are no other settings. Datepicker is loaded with document ready.</p>
  
  <p>My problem is that today's date is set (in the input field) automatically on load of page, disregarding the field's state - no matter if it already has value sent from server or is yet not set.</p>
  
  <p>How do I prevent datepicker from setting a value (by it self) in the input field before the user has clicked any date?</p>
  
  <p><strong>UPDATE</strong><br>
  Demo: <a href="http://jsfiddle.net/2EYFE/3/" rel="nofollow">http://jsfiddle.net/2EYFE/3/</a></p>