Index: t3lib/class.t3lib_recordlist.php
===================================================================
--- t3lib/class.t3lib_recordlist.php	(Revision 9392)
+++ t3lib/class.t3lib_recordlist.php	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -374,8 +374,13 @@
 	 * @return	string		Language icon
 	 */
 	function languageFlag($sys_language_uid)	{
-		return ($this->languageIconTitles[$sys_language_uid]['flagIcon'] ? '<img src="'.$this->languageIconTitles[$sys_language_uid]['flagIcon'].'" class="absmiddle" alt="" />&nbsp;' : '').
-				htmlspecialchars($this->languageIconTitles[$sys_language_uid]['title']);
+		$out = '';
+		if ($this->languageIconTitles[$sys_language_uid]['flagIcon']) {
+			$out .= t3lib_iconWorks::getSpriteIcon($this->languageIconTitles[$sys_language_uid]['flagIcon']);
+			$out .= '&nbsp;';
+		}
+		$out .= htmlspecialchars($this->languageIconTitles[$sys_language_uid]['title']);
+		return $out;
 	}
 
 	/**
Index: t3lib/class.t3lib_transl8tools.php
===================================================================
--- t3lib/class.t3lib_transl8tools.php	(Revision 9392)
+++ 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:
+			// fallback "old iconstyles"
+		if (preg_match('/\.gif$/', $modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageFlag'])) {
+			$modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageFlag'] = str_replace('.gif', '', $modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageFlag']);
+		}
+
 		$languageIconTitles[0] = array(
 			'uid' => 0,
-			'title' => strlen ($modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageLabel']) ? $modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageLabel'].' ('.$LANG->getLL('defaultLanguage').')' : $LANG->getLL('defaultLanguage'),
+			'title' => strlen($modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageLabel']) ? $modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageLabel'].' ('.$GLOBALS['LANG']->sl('LLL:EXT:lang/locallang_mod_web_list.xml:defaultLanguage').')' : $GLOBALS['LANG']->sl('LLL:EXT:lang/locallang_mod_web_list.xml:defaultLanguage'),
 			'ISOcode' => 'DEF',
-			'flagIcon' => strlen($modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageFlag']) && @is_file($flagAbsPath.$modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageFlag']) ? $flagIconPath.$modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageFlag'] : null,
+			'flagIcon' => strlen($modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageFlag']) ? 'flags-' . $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 9392)
+++ t3lib/class.t3lib_befunc.php	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -857,24 +857,25 @@
 	/**
 	 * Returns an array with system languages:
 	 *
-	 * @return	array		Array with languages
+	 * Since TYPO3 4.5 the flagIcon is not returned as a filename in "gfx/flags/*" anymore,
+	 * but as a string <flags-xx>. The calling party should call
+	 * t3lib_iconWorks::getSpriteIcon(<flags-xx>) to get an HTML which will represent
+	 * the flag of this language.
+	 *
+	 * @return	array		Array with languages (title, uid, flagIcon)
 	 */
 	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) {
+				$sysLanguages[] = array(
+					0 => htmlspecialchars($language['title']) . ' [' . $language['uid'] . ']',
+					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 9392)
+++ typo3/alt_doc.php	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -1209,6 +1209,11 @@
 		global $LANG;
 
 		$modSharedTSconfig = t3lib_BEfunc::getModTSconfig($id, 'mod.SHARED');
+		
+			// fallback non sprite-configuration
+		if (preg_match('/\.gif$/', $modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageFlag'])) {
+			$modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageFlag'] = str_replace('.gif', '', $modSharedTSconfig['properties']['defaultLanguageFlag']);
+		}
 
 		$languages = array(
 			0 => array(
Index: typo3/sysext/beuser/mod/index.php
===================================================================
--- typo3/sysext/beuser/mod/index.php	(Revision 9392)
+++ typo3/sysext/beuser/mod/index.php	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -774,7 +774,9 @@
 						foreach ($items as $iCfg)	{
 							if (isset($nef[$iCfg[1]]))	{
 								unset($nef[$iCfg[1]]);
-								if (strlen($iCfg[2]))	{
+								if (strpos($iCfg[2], '.gif') === FALSE) {
+									$icon = t3lib_iconWorks::getSpriteIcon($iCfg[2]) . '&nbsp;';
+								} elseif (strlen($iCfg[2]))	{
 									$icon = '<img '.t3lib_iconWorks::skinImg($GLOBALS['BACK_PATH'],'gfx/'.$iCfg[2]).' class="absmiddle" style="margin-right: 5px;" alt="" />';
 								} else {
 									$icon = '';