[verizonguy]

First when taking all the defaults I have noticed that the Comm Mgr is the default that came with the vendor ROM. There was the better laid out one that was the default when I used VZG's built ROM. With the kitchen I am not sure what option to choose to get this back. I guess the Wireless Mgr in the Connections screen can be changed?

1) There are 3 different versions of the comm manager in the kitchen. Simply check off the one you want and uncheck the other 2. The newest 10 button one from the Kaiser is already selected by default, so you shouldn't have to change anything.
2) You are confused about the wireless manager. You have both the wireless manager and the comm manager. The wireless manager is accessed via the settings->connections cpl. The 10 button comm manager is accessed via the htc home plugin, or via a tray item that I have left disabled. Click the icon to the right of the sunshine icon, then click the icon in the top left corner.

On the top of the Home Screen there used to be a battery meter that was next to the speaker icon. This was available when using the built ROM. With the kitchen this is now replaced by a time icon. What option do I pick when I am using to the kitchen to get this back?

Using the registry editor included in the Optional_VerizonguyApps package, change these entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shell\
Change ShowTitleBarClock to 0

If you want the icon in the tray at the bottom instead:
HKEY_lOCAL_MACHINE\Services\Power\
Change ShowIcon to 1

I plan to change this in the next version to show the battery by default as that is how most phones ship by default.

Is there a way to save the options picked in the kitchen, so that it can be compared from version to version when the ROM is built and installed? That would be very helpful.

Yes and no. To change an oem package to be selected or not by default, edit the option.xml file in the oem directory with wordpad.
Find the line that reads:

<Item name="Spetrillo's really cool OEM package" group="OEM" checked="False">

If you want the package to be selected by default, change it to checked="true" and "false" to not be checked off by default.

Bear in mind, if you upgrade to a new kitchen, any oem package preference would be lost except any custom oem ones that are not included in the kitchen by default.

VZG keep up the fantastic work. This is really getting good, and now with your decision to not develop the i760 I am going to work with the 6700 for a bit longer.

Thanks. Yeah, I'm going to give the xv6800 a shot at soft launch.