When I plug in to charge my Tour, the phone goes to the clock screen and all the lights stay on (background, keys, everything) forever, unless I press a button to go to the home screen. Then the phone will eventually go idle.
Is this a problem? or just a setting I need to change?
Go to the clock app and click the BB/menu button. Click Options. Under Clock, look for "When Charging" and set that to "Do Nothing." That will keep it at your home screen when charging and it will eventually black out (depending on the time you have set for your backlight to stay on under the Options app).