I like the new tweaks that are done in 1.2. One small comment, change the star to something else thats more related to watched threads (one/two eyes) instead of a star that could be interrupt as something else.
That actually looks really good. Your going to get a suggestion though. I think the shadow needs a little work though could you possibly post the actual smiley itself whilst I try out a shadow?
I agree it's not that great - that's about the limit of my abilities though
There's actually a wall and then a shadow so that's why it looks a bit odd.