WhooHoo
Finally got the home screen result I was looking for.
Took be about half the night finding cabs that will work and trial and error about 2 dozen but I got it.
Will probably change panoramic wallpaper to an NRG pic or create another one altogether.
Anyway, I now have a simple not busy main screen with almost nothing obstructing the wallpaper view.
Found that a lot of the mods I needed were older ones that still worked.
But they have to be installed in the right order.
Nice.