Notified Pro, doesn't clutter up your home screen like Lockinfo, it's perfect, Apple needs to copy it..
I use opennotifier. In cydia there are icons for all types of programs and you can select what icon/programs you want to have in your status bar
I only use the Infoshade portion of Lockinfo, so it doesn't show at all on my lock/home screens except for the status bar icons. When I see I have a new mail waiting via the status bar icon, I just pull down the Infoshade to see what it is.
if you're talkin' SMS only then get biteSMS. best out there!
You want the actual text of the message to show up in your status bar? Like a scrolling news report-style thing?
i guess you can say that? like how the android platform is? And iv asked if notified pro is legit?
Notified Pro has a mod to scroll messages in the status bar, I just forgot how to do it..
Notifier is free and does exactly what you're asking for. In case it doesn't work after you install it here's
the easy fix.
http://forum.tipb.com/jailbreak-apps-hacks-themes-forum/212629-notifier-doesnt-work.html