[HTC Tornado] Exitao:
Thanks for the replies guys! Just a few clarification questions and a bit of repeating things back to ensure I have it correct.

In regards to the language thing:

I did find the Extras.zip and did use the "English xT9.cab", but this only gives me one language input option when I hold down the * key. If I install a Spanish T9 after the English T9, I only get the Spanish language option when inputting text. I want them both... Is there any place to get the full western language(s) WM5 T9 cab?

Audio Jack:

It's good to hear that the jack is stereo. So I could get a set of stereo headphones/handsfree combo for music. Now I just have to wait for someone to hack support for bigger than 2gb of miniSD (I know there are some that still work, but the newer ones are faster...)

So, onto the lights:

To be clear, I'm not talking about the LCD display, just the lights in the hardware fascia.

Top Left

blinks green for GSM service

solid amber when connected to USB charger/PC

Top Right

blinks green for WiFi

blinks green for WiFi

Centre Bottom (under the "0+" key)

I've seen it lit when the keypad was lit for bootloader. I don't know when else it lights up

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The T-Mobile quickstart guide says that middle bottom one is the mic, which makes no sense as mine is filled with that plastic like the other LED lights. More likely the mic is the hole between the headphone jack and the pound (#) key .

The slot-like opening on the top back of the phone is the ringer/loud-speaker.

Along the narrow outer side of the phone, going clock-wise, we have 3 buttons:

volume toggle

comm manager

power/quicklist key

camera button

So the left and right-most buttons on the Start/Home row of buttons under the LCD are the "soft keys."

On the face above the standard numeric keypad and beneath the LCD, from top to bottom:

Start, Home, Back, Contacts/Menu/Context

Internet, Rewind, FF and Play/Pause

Extended press of Start key does nothing.

Extended press of Home starts Celetask (what would it start if no Celetask, and how would I configure it?)

Extended press of Back key does nothing.

Extended press of Contacts key does nothing.

Extended press of ie and windows media buttons do nothing, when not playing media, all 3 media buttons do nothing except start windows media player (and because these buttons are bigger than the more useful row above, windows media player starts a lot).

Is there more configurability for changing purpose of Media buttons when at Home screen or there is no Media context?

Is there any more configurability for adding extra extended key-press function for home/start row keys?

The "button fix" cab is to do what? Just make the buttons work properly with WM6, or to allow reassignment?

There's no way to disable all function (i.e. backlighting) of thumbstick while phone is locked?

I guess this is more of a WM6 question, but this type of smart phone doesn't use the Today screen with tabs?

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I'm actually a little surprised that there's no diagramming anywhere of button functions and that most binaries released don't have NFO files or that there's no list of what these standard files everybody downloads do. There's a couple nice lists of files to download, with some reference links, but a lack of information about their purposes.

That's why I was hoping that somewhere there was a Quick Start guide for the phone. Actually, I just found T-Mobile's here (clicky)

What's really stupid is that every other provider/reseller than T-Mobile of this handset makes you sign up for a "club" to access these PDFs and if your IMEI or serial number isn't in their database, you can't join the club.

Again guys, thanks for the info and I look forward to being able to contribute in the future.