I decided to learn how to use the dope sheet for the first time. I have a scene where Straw bear speaks, so I thought I would use him.
The only problem is - Straw bear doesn't seem to have any poses defined under Animation Controls -> FACE Interface -> Preston Phoneme Set. All the pose *names* are there, but they don't seem to do anything.
Since this is my first time using a dope sheet, I figure maybe there's a step I'm missing.
Has anyone else used the dope sheet with Straw bear?

This isn't very helpful, but it works for me!

I created a new project, dragged the strawbear model into it, and into a chor, then went to Face Interface > Preston Phonemes, and dragged a few sliders, and they worked.

I created a new action with strawbear, then a new dope sheet, then typed "Hello how are you" and it automatically assigned everything, and just worked.

Could it be the actual project that you are working on? What project is it?

You might need to update the model you have on your hard drive to the current version that is on SVN, Holmes...at least that's what this makes me think. I know that Straw Bear got the phoneme Poses relatively recently, so you may not have updated since then.

Hope that helps.

Thanks guys! I really appreciate the help!