2 very annoying problems!

[bradhtc]

having 2 problems that i really wish we could address here.
1)i use phone keyboard to type in xt-9 mode, but constantly find myself having to change back to it every time i open the kb-it constantly defaults to the stupid qwerty! so much that i am thinking about deleting the qwerty from the registry but not sure if it will screw up other things. open to ideas.
2) my dictionary absolutely sucks the big one. i can add words all i want, but the never seems to be there when i type. drives me nuts! is there a fix??!! i just wish this smart phone wasnt so dumm. to me there is no reason why every word i type (including contacts entries, emails, text messages and so on) shouldnt be permenantly stored in memory. i also use vicsoft clear temp to clear files , i wonder if this may be clearing my dictionary somehow. i have looked for related settings in clear temp for this but dont see any.

help me out here please folks!!