I don't think so, in this version – it may well be do-able in Version 2.0 when it comes out. I think those defaults are likely just based on the actual .app name for each program.

Glad to hear it – and me too 🙂

Good call. I've mentioned this wallpaper pack before – Mac Wallpapers – and in Cydia the author is listed as Thrush. Who is Vlad?

Hurrah for not chickening out! Lovely background image there too. So glad it went well for you. I'm enjoying the growing number of theme choices for PogoPlank as well. Hope jailbreak treats you well Lesley.

I didn't chicken out. I used blackra1n and had no problems. I was jailbroken in less than a minute. Installed Cydia, some apps, and voila: http://www.flickr.com/photos/plumcrazy/4023725618… Jailbreak! So far, so good. It will take a little getting used to, as it seems to run a little more slowly than stock. But I think the additional functionality (Backgrounder, mQuickDo, app categorization via PogoPlank) will more than make up for the little extra time it takes for me to unlock to the home screen.

And toes (in spirit anyway). Let us know how it goes.

Generally I'd say both are very good. I've always had good experiences with the Dev Team's Pwnage Tools; but I've also hd super-easy and good experiences with GeoHot's purplera1n and blackra1n. I've heard some folks who've had issues with both also – and I could be wrong, but my impression is the majority of issues with blackra1n have been while trying to run it, very few issues after doing the jailbreak; whereas I've heard of a number of carrier / signal issues with the latest Pwnage Tool.

Again, either is good – but I might lean a little towards blackra1n for a first-timer. Good luck if you go for it.

Hmmm – I honestly find it reminding me more of the Mac's Dock for right now, not of Windows at all. I think things can stay fairly clean and simple if you have up to 3-4 home screens, but beyond that Apple just hasn't given any elegant answers yet. For me, with usually between 8-11 screens of apps, this represents less messing round swiping through screens. I'm finding it nicer to just spin through a short wheel with labels for my folders as quick helpful reminders, and very few movements and taps to launch the app I want. Plus, during much of an evening I may get by just using favorite apps accessible via mQuickDo or Kirikae quick app-switchers, and never need to even see the clutter of all the home screens.

now im not saying that this is a difficult change anything. Its a great concept and something a lot of people will use. I for one, will end up sticking w/ my original black, blah looking homescreen 😮

Naff = yup, a blast from times past in the UK I guess.

By leaf levels, you're meaning the list of apps within each folder? If so, they are scrollable when that folder is selected, not while you are moving round the wheel itself. Hope that answers the question.

btw losing Spotlight is a no go but are the leaf levels scrollable?

Yup, you were the first one who got me curious about this. Kept kinda taking a peek and leaving it, until this afternoon.
You're right on how the themes work – they seem to theme *only* the wheel itself and its folders – in the case of this Leopard theme with a nice little gradated apple shape on the folders. So it lets your background shine. I'll definitely report back after a few days or however long I last with it.

Kirikae is another app-switching app in Cydia. Lets you access all running apps (so the built-in ones that are allowed to run in background, or ones you've applied Backgrounder to) plus a list of favorites at a double-tap of the home button.