Am I very limited on a Stock ROM in terms of customization?

[TheLovatScout]

I was taking a look at the "Post your Homescreens" thread and noticed a lot of people had really cool icons at the bottom of their screen that did specific things. They weren't apps you could just simply add I think, and I don't think they were widgets. I really don' want to hear it, but I'm pretty sure it was from a Froyo port.

Same with the top taskbar that has the time and reception and 3G/4G data color. I would absolutely LOVE the white taskbar, but again, I'm sure it has to do with Froyo or another custom ROM like Fresh.

I have no intentions of rooting my Evo and the only real reason I would is to have these customizations. But I've already updated to the latest OTA and I'd like to get the official Froyo update for the Evo (whenever that may be).


SO BASICALLY! Am I right? Do I need a Froyo port to have all those cool customizations? I have OpenHome and BetterCut but OpenHome has this weird lag about it thats very small yet very distinct and I just can't stand using it.