[_sandman]

i dont know if adw has the notifications available on the dock as of yet ..

also you must clear all default in htc sense then hit home capacitive button and that will prompt you to choose which launcher to use - check the use as default box for adw and htc wont ever be up again .

1 thing i will say - all widgets on your htc sense should be removed before the switch or they could end up running in the background and cause battery drain