Opening datepicker from other element than input

Opening datepicker from other element than input


I'm trying to find out a nice way to make some datepicking on a
website.
I would like the user to click on an icon and select the date in the
datepicker that pops op. Once the date has been selected, the
datepicker closes and the selected text gets displayed in e.g. a span
in a nice-to-read format and the selected date also gets populated in
a hidden input field.
I can do the hidden field stuff using altField and altFormat, but is
it possible to use something else than input type=text for the
datepicker popup?