If you use a Text/Date field and also click the "Day date:" checkbox option, the current date is displayed in the date field as it should - BUT...
1. It is not displayed in the selected date format but rather as DD/MM/YYYY
2. It will break the DatePicker producing the javascript error... 'this.options.months[...]' is null or not an object"
Until this is fixed (the calendar is first initialized to the current date when "Day date:" is checked) you will have to uncheck the "Day date:" checkbox.