Backlit keyboard
 

So noob question..... ive looked for a setting that makes it so the keyboard automatically lights up when you slide the phone open to reveal the keyboard. i dont particularly like the fact that i have to hit a random key to get it to go on. if there isnt a setting is there a program?

you could always do this registry hack (note: 30secs being the longest it can stay on, and may cause battery life to go down also)

HKCU\ControlPanel\Backlight\QKeyLedTimeout

oh no thats not what i mean. what i mean is this: imagine your in a dark place and need to send a text message. when you slide the phone open to reveal the keyboard, the keyboard does not light up. so in order to get it to light up you have to a key to get it to light up so that you can see to type. is there a regedit or program that can make so the keyboard automatically lights up when it is revealed?

You know there SHOULD be because I had a PPC-6700 I got from Sprint brand new and it was an old rom. It automatically lit up the keyboard upon sliding it out. I took it back after 3days and got one from online with the newest rom and it does not light up the keyboard upon sliding out. I do miss that feature.

I would like to know as well

I don't think there has and probably never will be. it is pretty stupid on their part but o well

just tap the space bar thats what i use to do. but now i can type without looking so i know where almost every key is :)

well the first 6700 I had with the white buttons did it. I tried messing with the registry and somehow made it so that the backlight doesn't go off whebi close the keyboard. I changed eveything back. any one know how to fix it. it doesn't stay on forever just until the timeout

Im also looking for the same tweak... How exactly did you get it to stay on. Maybe it possible we can share info and get to the bottom of this....

I am like mike, I have been using it for so long I could type on this thing blind. it would be a nice feature though if your new at this phone.