Yes, this is what I eventually did. But I want to still be able to see the mesh smooth shaded in the perpective view, so that i get a better understanding of what is going on with my mesh while i'm modeling in front and side view.

I'm sorry if I can't explain it right. Maybe this video can help:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xls25...eature=related

See how the mesh in perspective view is smooth shaded, but just wireframe in front and sideviews ?