[touchpronoob]

Thanks... my only concern is that if I get rid of the tab altogether, I won't be able to tell if I have a new text message. As far as I can tell, the little yellow number on the Message tab is the only clear indicator that you have a new message (I'm not counting the tiny little icon at the top that's easy to miss). I guess the light also flashes on the nav wheel when the phone's asleep, but there are other events that cause this too.

I may try this out anyway... thanks for the info.