Index: t3lib/stddb/tables.php
===================================================================
--- t3lib/stddb/tables.php	(Revision 8239)
+++ t3lib/stddb/tables.php	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -54,21 +54,20 @@
  * $PAGES_TYPES defines the various types of pages (field: doktype) the system can handle and what restrictions may apply to them.
  * Here you can set the icon and especially you can define which tables are allowed on a certain pagetype (doktype)
  * NOTE: The 'default' entry in the $PAGES_TYPES-array is the 'base' for all types, and for every type the entries simply overrides the entries in the 'default' type!
+ *
+ * NOTE: usage of 'icon' is deprecated since TYPO3 4.4, use t3lib_SpriteManager::addTcaTypeIcon() instead
  */
 $PAGES_TYPES = array(
 	'254' => array(		//  Doktype 254 is a 'sysFolder' - a general purpose storage folder for whatever you like. In CMS context it's NOT a viewable page. Can contain any element.
 		'type' => 'sys',
-		'icon' => 'sysf.gif',
 		'allowedTables' => '*'
 	),
 	'255' => array(		// Doktype 255 is a recycle-bin.
 		'type' => 'sys',
-		'icon' => 'recycler.gif',
 		'allowedTables' => '*'
 	),
 	'default' => array(
 		'type' => 'web',
-		'icon' => 'pages.gif',
 		'allowedTables' => 'pages',
 		'onlyAllowedTables' => '0'
 	)
@@ -80,6 +79,7 @@
  * Each key is a value from the "module" field of page records and the value is an array with a key/value pair, eg. "icon" => "modules_shop.gif"
  *
  * @see t3lib_iconWorks::getIcon(), typo3/sysext/cms/ext_tables.php
+ * @deprecated since TYPO3 4.4, use t3lib_SpriteManager::addTcaTypeIcon instead
  */
 $ICON_TYPES = array();
 
Index: t3lib/class.t3lib_spritemanager.php
===================================================================
--- t3lib/class.t3lib_spritemanager.php	(Revision 8239)
+++ t3lib/class.t3lib_spritemanager.php	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
 		if (!is_dir(PATH_site . self::$tempPath)) {
 			t3lib_div::mkdir(PATH_site . self::$tempPath);
 		}
+			// fallback for ways before 4.4, will be removed in 4.7
+		$this->compatibilityCalls();
+
 			// create a fileName, the hash includes all icons and css-styles registered and the extlist
 		$this->tempFileName = PATH_site . self::$tempPath .
 							md5(serialize($GLOBALS['TBE_STYLES']['spritemanager']) .
@@ -139,7 +142,36 @@
 		t3lib_div::writeFile($this->tempFileName, $fileContent);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * function ensures backwards compatiblity and will throw deprecation warnings
+	 * aimed to be removed in version 4.7
+	 */
+	private function compatibilityCalls() {
+			// fallback for deprecated $TYPE_ICONS "contains-module" icon assignement
+		foreach ((array) $GLOBALS['ICON_TYPES'] as $module => $icon) {
+			$iconFile = $icon['icon'];
+			t3lib_div::deprecationLog('Usage of $ICON_TYPES is depreciated since 4.4.' . LF .
+				'The extTables.php entry $ICON_TYPES[\'' . $module . '\'] = \'' . $iconFile . '\'; should be replaced with' . LF .
+				't3lib_SpriteManager::addTcaTypeIcon(\'pages\', \'contains-' . $module . '\', \'' . $iconFile . '\');' . LF .
+				'instead.'
+			);
+			t3lib_SpriteManager::addTcaTypeIcon('pages', 'contains-' . $module, $iconFile);
+		}
+			// fallback for deprecated $PAGE_TYPES icons assignement
+		foreach ((array) $GLOBALS['PAGES_TYPES'] as $type => $icon) {
+			if(isset($icon['icon'])) {
+				$iconFile = $icon['icon'];
+				t3lib_div::deprecationLog('Usage of $PAGES_TYPES[\'icon\'] is depreciated since 4.4.' . LF .
+					'The extTables.php entry $PAGE_TYPES[\'' . $type . '\'][\'icon\'] = \'' . $iconFile . '\'; should be replaced with' . LF .
+					't3lib_SpriteManager::addTcaTypeIcon(\'pages\', ' . $type . '\', \'' . $iconFile . '\');' . LF .
+					'instead.'
+				);
+				t3lib_SpriteManager::addTcaTypeIcon('pages', $module, $iconFile);
+			}
+		}
 
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * includes the generated cacheFile, if present
 	 *
Index: typo3/sysext/cms/ext_tables.php
===================================================================
--- typo3/sysext/cms/ext_tables.php	(Revision 8239)
+++ typo3/sysext/cms/ext_tables.php	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -28,39 +28,25 @@
 // ******************************************************************
 
 if (TYPO3_MODE=='BE')	{
-	// Setting ICON_TYPES (obsolete by the removal of the plugin_mgm extension)
-	$ICON_TYPES = array(
-		'shop' => array('icon' => 'gfx/i/modules_shop.gif'),
-		'board' => array('icon' => 'gfx/i/modules_board.gif'),
-		'news' => array('icon' => 'gfx/i/modules_news.gif'),
-		'fe_users' => array('icon' => 'gfx/i/fe_users.gif'),
-		'approve' => array('icon' => 'gfx/state_checked.png'),
-	);
 }
 
 	// Adding pages_types:
 		// t3lib_div::array_merge() MUST be used!
 	$PAGES_TYPES = t3lib_div::array_merge(array(
 		'3' => array(
-			'icon' => 'pages_link.gif'
 		),
 		'4' => array(
-			'icon' => 'pages_shortcut.gif'
 		),
 		'5' => array(
-			'icon' => 'pages_notinmenu.gif'
 		),
 		'6' => array(
 			'type' => 'web',
-			'icon' => 'be_users_section.gif',
 			'allowedTables' => '*'
 		),
 		'7' => array(
-			'icon' => 'pages_mountpoint.gif'
 		),
 		'199' => array(		// TypoScript: Limit is 200. When the doktype is 200 or above, the page WILL NOT be regarded as a 'page' by TypoScript. Rather is it a system-type page
 			'type' => 'sys',
-			'icon' => 'spacer_icon.gif',
 		)
 	),$PAGES_TYPES);