Form input fields +form_validation required but not equal to default???

[eluser]123wesweat[/eluser]
@noctrum, thanks

But now we don't have a default value to start with?? Let's say "..here your first name"

Code:

<?php echo form_label('fname').form_input('fname','...here your first name'));?>

So that's why i think

Code:

$fname = isset($_REQUEST['fname']) ? $_REQUEST['fname'] : '...here your first name';
echo form_label('fname').form_input('fname',$fname));?

But now i have the validation question. As the validation 'thinks', ...here your first name is your name and it will validate.

Any thoughts??