Index: t3lib/class.t3lib_recordlist.php
===================================================================
--- t3lib/class.t3lib_recordlist.php	(Revision 9241)
+++ t3lib/class.t3lib_recordlist.php	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@
 	 * @return	string		Language icon
 	 */
 	function languageFlag($sys_language_uid)	{
-		return ($this->languageIconTitles[$sys_language_uid]['flagIcon'] ? '<img src="'.$this->languageIconTitles[$sys_language_uid]['flagIcon'].'" class="absmiddle" alt="" />&nbsp;' : '').
+		return ($this->languageIconTitles[$sys_language_uid]['flagIcon'] ? t3lib_iconWorks::getSpriteIcon($this->languageIconTitles[$sys_language_uid]['flagIcon']) . '&nbsp;' : '') .
 				htmlspecialchars($this->languageIconTitles[$sys_language_uid]['title']);
 	}
 
Index: t3lib/class.t3lib_transl8tools.php
===================================================================
--- t3lib/class.t3lib_transl8tools.php	(Revision 9241)
+++ t3lib/class.t3lib_transl8tools.php	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -75,20 +75,19 @@
 	function getSystemLanguages($page_id=0,$backPath='')	{
 		global $TCA,$LANG;
 
-			// Icons and language titles:
-		t3lib_div::loadTCA('sys_language');
-		$flagAbsPath = t3lib_div::getFileAbsFileName($TCA['sys_language']['columns']['flag']['config']['fileFolder']);
-		$flagIconPath = $backPath.'../'.substr($flagAbsPath, strlen(PATH_site));
-
 		$modSharedTSconfig = t3lib_BEfunc::getModTSconfig($page_id, 'mod.SHARED');
 		$languageIconTitles = array();
 
-			// Set default:
+			// falback "old iconstyles"
+		if (($pos = strrpos($modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageFlag'], '.')) !== FALSE) {
+			$modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageFlag'] = substr($modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageFlag'], 0, - $pos);
+		}
+		
 		$languageIconTitles[0] = array(
 			'uid' => 0,
-			'title' => strlen ($modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageLabel']) ? $modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageLabel'].' ('.$LANG->getLL('defaultLanguage').')' : $LANG->getLL('defaultLanguage'),
+			'title' => strlen ($modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageLabel']) ? $modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageLabel'].' ('.$LANG->sL('LLL:EXT:lang/locallang_general.xml:defaultLanguage').')' : $LANG->sL('LLL:EXT:lang/locallang_general.xml:defaultLanguage'),
 			'ISOcode' => 'DEF',
-			'flagIcon' => strlen($modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageFlag']) && @is_file($flagAbsPath.$modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageFlag']) ? $flagIconPath.$modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageFlag'] : null,
+			'flagIcon' => strlen($modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageFlag']) ? $modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageFlag'] : 'empty-empty',
 		);
 
 			// Set "All" language:
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@
 			'uid' => -1,
 			'title' => $LANG->getLL('multipleLanguages'),
 			'ISOcode' => 'DEF',
-			'flagIcon' => $flagIconPath.'multi-language.gif',
+			'flagIcon' => 'flags-multiple',
 		);
 
 			// Find all system languages:
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@
 				}
 			}
 			if (strlen ($row['flag'])) {
-				$languageIconTitles[$row['uid']]['flagIcon'] = @is_file($flagAbsPath.$row['flag']) ? $flagIconPath.$row['flag'] : '';
+				$languageIconTitles[$row['uid']]['flagIcon'] = t3lib_iconWorks::mapRecordTypeToSpriteIconName('sys_language', $row);
 			}
 		}
 
Index: t3lib/class.t3lib_befunc.php
===================================================================
--- t3lib/class.t3lib_befunc.php	(Revision 9241)
+++ t3lib/class.t3lib_befunc.php	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -860,21 +860,17 @@
 	 * @return	array		Array with languages
 	 */
 	public static function getSystemLanguages()	{
-
-			// Initialize, add default language:
+		$languages = t3lib_div::makeInstance('t3lib_transl8tools')->getSystemLanguages();
 		$sysLanguages = array();
-		$sysLanguages[] = array('Default language', 0);
-
-			// Traverse languages
-		$res = $GLOBALS['TYPO3_DB']->exec_SELECTquery('uid,title,flag', 'sys_language', 'pid=0' . self::deleteClause('sys_language'));
-		while($row = $GLOBALS['TYPO3_DB']->sql_fetch_assoc($res)) {
-			$sysLanguages[] = array(
-				htmlspecialchars($row['title']) . ' [' . $row['uid'] . ']',
-				$row['uid'],
-				($row['flag'] ? 'flags/' . $row['flag'] : '')
-			);
+		foreach ($languages as $language) {
+			if($language['uid'] !== -1) {
+				$sysLanguages[] = array(
+					0 => $language['title'],
+					1 => $language['uid'],
+					2 => $language['flagIcon']
+				);
+			}
 		}
-		$GLOBALS['TYPO3_DB']->sql_free_result($res);
 
 		return $sysLanguages;
 	}
Index: typo3/alt_doc.php
===================================================================
--- typo3/alt_doc.php	(Revision 9241)
+++ typo3/alt_doc.php	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -1209,6 +1209,11 @@
 		global $LANG;
 
 		$modSharedTSconfig = t3lib_BEfunc::getModTSconfig($id, 'mod.SHARED');
+		
+			// fallback non sprite-configuration
+		if (($pos = strrpos($modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageFlag'], '.')) !== FALSE) {
+			$modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageFlag'] = substr($modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageFlag'], 0, - $pos);
+		}		
 
 		$languages = array(
 			0 => array(
Index: typo3/sysext/lang/locallang_general.xml
===================================================================
--- typo3/sysext/lang/locallang_general.xml	(Revision 9241)
+++ typo3/sysext/lang/locallang_general.xml	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 	</meta>
 	<data type="array">
 		<languageKey index="default" type="array">
+			<label index="defaultLanguage">default Language</label>
 			<label index="LGL.endtime">Stop:</label>
 			<label index="LGL.hidden">Hide:</label>
 			<label index="LGL.starttime">Start:</label>