Indeed.
Yes, it is, but I happened to stumble upon it, and my phone, the Droid Pro, received the Gingerbread update on Saturday, October 15, 2011, so I had not yet noticed this feature change, which is less than 4 days old from where I stand. Thank you for the app suggestion. However, I fail to see how a thread's importance varies with its age. Surely the OP, upon receiving notice of my reply, did not assume I was looking for replacement apps for him, but understood that I was commiserating over the loss of a valued feature. As this thread led me to discover a new change to my phone's functioning, I am entitled to reply, regardless of how old the thread may be.