ya i think the so called xp'ish icons are mainly in the color choice. other things such as hilight and dropshadow could be added to make it appear "newer". The alpha blend is nice if you happen to have the icon on the desktop for example it can help smooth edge transitions. Alot of users complain about mIRCS appearance since the new build but really all i can see that makes me wonder is the rebar grippers on the *bars. Its like a non functional rebar (perhaps planned later?). Im sure alot of user may also complain if a new icon is used but thats a shame ive seen some really nice mIRC icons floating around
