Array assignment? Funny prompt magic?

["Webb Sprague" <webb.sprague@xxxxxxxxx>]

HI all,

(II know I should be digging through the docs, but this is so easy and
I get such great answers!)

(1) Is x=($y) the correct way to assign an array to x?  I worry that
first $y gets converted to text, then mangled with ().

(2) Is there a way to set the names of the background processes for
the prompt?  I use %j to count the number of them, but a list that
goes like "%vim, %vim, %man" (or some such) would be great.  My
analogy is to completing backrounded jobs with "fg <TAB>"

Thanks again!  Zsh rocks!