Index: openide/src/org/openide/nodes/AbstractNode.java
@@ -60,6 +60,28 @@
         // opened mono 32x32
         "Open32.gif" // NOI18N
     };
+
+    // <> Allow nodes to use the .png icons in addition to the .gif icons.
+    private static final String[] icon2s = {
+        // color 16x16
+        ".png", // NOI18N
+        // color 32x32
+        "32.png", // NOI18N
+        // mono 16x16
+        ".png", // NOI18N
+        // mono 32x32
+        "32.png", // NOI18N
+        // opened color 16x16
+        "Open.png", // NOI18N
+        // opened color 32x32
+        "Open32.png", // NOI18N
+        // opened mono 16x16
+        "Open.png", // NOI18N
+        // opened mono 32x32
+        "Open32.png" // NOI18N
+    };
+    // </>
+
     /** To index normal icon from previous array use
     *  + ICON_BASE.
     */
@@ -244,6 +266,14 @@
 
         if (im != null) return im;
 
+// <>
+	// Try .png too
+        res = iconBase + icon2s[type + ib];
+        im = Utilities.loadImage (res);
+
+        if (im != null) return im;
+// </>
+
         // try the first icon
         res = iconBase + icons[java.beans.BeanInfo.ICON_COLOR_16x16 + ib];
 
@@ -251,6 +281,14 @@
 
         if (im != null) return im;
 
+// <>
+	// Try .png too
+        res = iconBase + icon2s[java.beans.BeanInfo.ICON_COLOR_16x16 + ib];
+        im = Utilities.loadImage (res);
+
+        if (im != null) return im;
+// </>
+
         if (ib == OPENED_ICON_BASE) {
             // try closed icon also
             return findIcon (type, ICON_BASE);