Is there a configuration setting that allows me to point to a non-standard location containing my TLD files?

Thanks,
Scott

Scott,
The URI's for your taglibs actually act as hashtable lookups, so it's possible to place your TLDs anywhere you want (like /WEB-INF/tlds) as long as you add web.xml entries that remap those URIs to the actual TLD locations, and then make sure your JSP pages reference the correct URI.

You can read this FAQ entry for more info:
http://www.myeclipseide.com/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t-10906.html