diff -r 7d91b35c1b6f -r 557a4e13afef main.cpp
--- a/main.cpp	Tue Mar 28 20:04:04 2006 +0000
+++ b/main.cpp	Mon Apr 10 11:21:35 2006 +0000
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
 #include "options.h"
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 
-#include "icons/vym-48x48.xpm"
-#include "icons/vym-128x128.xpm"
-#include "icons/vym-editor.xpm"
-
 #include "flagrowobj.h"
 
 // Global variables
@@ -25,6 +21,8 @@
 QString tmpVymDir;				// All temp files go there, created in mainwindow
 QString clipboardDir;			// Clipboard used in all mapEditors
 QDir vymBaseDir;				// Containing all styles, scripts, images, ...
+QString iconPath;				// Pointing to icons used for toolbars
+QString flagsPath;				// Pointing to flags
 bool clipboardEmpty;			
 FlagRowObj *systemFlagsDefault;	// used to copy from in LinkableMapObj
 FlagRowObj *standardFlagsDefault;
@@ -160,10 +158,18 @@
 	
 	// Use /usr/share/vym or /usr/local/share/vym or . ?
 	QDir vymBaseDir;
+
+	// First try options
 	if (options.isOn ("local"))
 	{
 		vymBaseDir.setPath (vymBaseDir.currentDirPath());
-	}else
+	} else
+	// then look for environment variable
+	if (getenv("VYMHOME")!=0)
+	{
+		vymBaseDir.setPath (getenv("VYMHOME"));
+	} else
+	// ok, let's find my way on my own
 	{
 		vymBaseDir.setPath ("/usr/share/vym");
 		if (!vymBaseDir.exists())
@@ -172,6 +178,9 @@
 			vymBaseDir.setPath(vymBaseDir.currentDirPath() );
 	}
 
+	iconPath=vymBaseDir.path()+"/icons/";
+	flagsPath=vymBaseDir.path()+"/flags/";
+
 	if (options.isOn ("help"))
 	{
 		cout << options.getHelpText()<<endl;
@@ -186,7 +195,7 @@
 
 
     QMimeSourceFactory *factory = QMimeSourceFactory::defaultFactory();
-    factory->setPixmap("vym_128x128", QPixmap(vym_128x128_xpm));
+    factory->setPixmap("vym-128x128", QPixmap(iconPath+"vym-128x128.png"));
     qInitNetworkProtocols();
 
 
@@ -203,13 +212,13 @@
 
 	// Initialize window of TextEditor
 	textEditor = new TextEditor();
-	textEditor->setIcon (QPixmap (vym_editor_xpm));
+	textEditor->setIcon (QPixmap (iconPath+"vym-editor.png"));
 	if (textEditor->showWithMain()) textEditor->show();
 
 	// Initialize mainwindow 
     Main m;
 	//m.resize(m.sizeHint());
-	m.setIcon (QPixmap (vym_48x48_xpm));
+	m.setIcon (QPixmap (iconPath+"vym-48x48.png"));
 	m.show();
 	m.fileNew();
 	m.loadCmdLine();