If you enable Launch by Typing:Application Shortcuts - Menu/Options its the equivalent of "dial from homescreen"Off. M-messages, from there you can type, alt-S for Sms, alt-M for Mms, V-saved, U-Unread, alt-I for incoming and alt-O for outgoing, alt-p for phone calls. There are more using the alt combo and letters and more using just letters. Hope this is what you wanted.
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