diff --git a/samples/blackgui/main.cpp b/samples/blackgui/main.cpp
index 8762bd42e..d88a86014 100644
--- a/samples/blackgui/main.cpp
+++ b/samples/blackgui/main.cpp
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     BlackMisc::registerMetadata();
     // BlackMisc::displayAllUserMetatypesTypes();
 
-    QFile file(":/translations/blackmisc_i18n_de.qm");
+    QFile file(":blackmisc/translations/blackmisc_i18n_de.qm");
     qDebug() << (file.exists() ? "Found translations in resources" : "No translations in resources");
     QTranslator translator;
-    translator.load("blackmisc_i18n_de", ":/translations/");
+    translator.load("blackmisc_i18n_de", ":blackmisc/translations/");
 
     // app
     QApplication a(argc, argv);
diff --git a/src/blackgui/statusmessagelistmodel.cpp b/src/blackgui/statusmessagelistmodel.cpp
index bf4ddbfc1..d025a18e1 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/statusmessagelistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/statusmessagelistmodel.cpp
@@ -36,22 +36,12 @@ namespace BlackGui
     {
         // shortcut, fast check
         if (role != Qt::DisplayRole && role != Qt::DecorationRole) return CListModelBase::data(modelIndex, role);
-
-        static QPixmap w(QPixmap(":/blackgui/iconsQt/warning.png").scaledToWidth(16, Qt::SmoothTransformation));
-        static QPixmap e(QPixmap(":/blackgui/iconsQt/critical.png").scaledToWidth(16, Qt::SmoothTransformation));
-        static QPixmap i(QPixmap(":/blackgui/iconsQt/information.png").scaledToWidth(16, Qt::SmoothTransformation));
-
         if (this->columnToPropertyIndex(modelIndex.column()) == CStatusMessage::IndexSeverity)
         {
             if (role == Qt::DecorationRole)
             {
                 CStatusMessage msg = this->at(modelIndex);
-                switch (msg.getSeverity())
-                {
-                case CStatusMessage::SeverityError: return e;
-                case CStatusMessage::SeverityWarning: return w;
-                default: return i;
-                }
+                return msg.toIcon();
             }
             else if (role == Qt::DisplayRole)
             {
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.cpp b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.cpp
index e3031fdc8..c0ad83867 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,23 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         return CStatusMessage(CStatusMessage::TypeUnspecific, CStatusMessage::SeverityInfo, message);
     }
 
+    /*
+     *  Pixmap
+     */
+    const QPixmap &CStatusMessage::convertToIcon(const CStatusMessage &statusMessage)
+    {
+        static QPixmap w(QPixmap(":/blackmisc/icons/warning.png").scaledToWidth(16, Qt::SmoothTransformation));
+        static QPixmap e(QPixmap(":/blackmisc/icons/critical.png").scaledToWidth(16, Qt::SmoothTransformation));
+        static QPixmap i(QPixmap(":/blackmisc/icons/information.png").scaledToWidth(16, Qt::SmoothTransformation));
+        switch (statusMessage.getSeverity())
+        {
+        case SeverityInfo: return i;
+        case SeverityWarning: return w;
+        case SeverityError: return e;
+        default: return i;
+        }
+    }
+
     /*
      * Hash
      */
@@ -260,7 +277,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     /*
      * Set property as index
      */
-    void CStatusMessage::propertyByIndex(const QVariant &variant, int index)
+    void CStatusMessage::setPropertyByIndex(const QVariant &variant, int index)
     {
         switch (index)
         {
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h
index 3fc46e76a..9fad5a348 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! \brief Type as string
         const QString &getTypeAsString() const;
 
+        //! \brief representing icon
+        virtual const QPixmap &toIcon() const override { return CStatusMessage::convertToIcon(*this); }
+
         //! \brief Type as string
         const QString &getSeverityAsString() const;
 
@@ -159,6 +162,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
          */
         static CStatusMessage getInfoMessage(const QString &message);
 
+        //! \representing icon
+        static const QPixmap &convertToIcon(const CStatusMessage &statusMessage);
+
     protected:
         /*!
          * \brief Marshall to DBus
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/valueobject.h b/src/blackmisc/valueobject.h
index 4fe2d3289..3ba43af5f 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/valueobject.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/valueobject.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <QtGlobal>
 #include <QDataStream>
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QPixmap>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <iostream>
 
@@ -173,6 +174,12 @@ namespace BlackMisc
          */
         virtual QVariant toQVariant() const = 0;
 
+        /*!
+         * \brief As icon, not implement by all classes
+         * \return
+         */
+        virtual const QPixmap &toIcon() const { static const QPixmap p; return p; }
+
         /*!
          * \brief Set property by index
          * \remarks Intentionally not abstract, avoiding all classes need to implement this method