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For Newbb 4.3 the English images are in:
newbb/images/imagesets/default/english
The above path is used for 3.08
In 4.3 the imagesets feature is removed but another best and full customization feature for images is introduced and available.
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* Priority for path per types: 
* NEWBB_ROOT - IF EXISTS XOOPS_THEME/modules/newbb/images/, TAKE IT; 
* ELSEIF EXISTS XOOPS_THEME_DEFAULT/modules/newbb/images/, TAKE IT; 
* ELSE TAKE XOOPS_ROOT/modules/newbb/templates/images/. 
* types: 
* button/misc - language specified; 
* //indicator - language specified; 
* icon - universal; 
* mime - universal; 
*/
look here for detail information for newbb 4.3 image customization: 
https://xoops.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=347900As for "text links" instead of "images", i can not see any easy way for doing it.
I will take a deep a look in newbb 3.08 and 4.3 codes when i find some times but im agree that it is very needed feature.
deka87:
I found a solution for you. (It is a temporary solution)
It is works in 4.3 and i think it will be worked in 3.08 (i will test later)
firstly you should find all "newbb_displayImage" and change the display to false:
for example most of them are in newbb/class/post.php
change this:
 $thread_buttons['edit']['image'] = newbb_displayImage('p_edit', _EDIT);  
with this:
 $thread_buttons['edit']['image'] = newbb_displayImage('p_edit', _EDIT,false);  
Then go to newbb/class/icon.php and change assignImage function:
change this:
 function assignImage($image, $alt = "", $extra = "") 
    { 
        $this->setImage($image, $alt, $extra); 
        return true; 
    }  
with this:
 function assignImage($image, $alt = "", $extra = "") 
    { 
        $this->setImage($image, $alt, $extra); 
        return $alt; 
    }  
Hope you can test in 3.08 sooner than me.
Hope newbb developer set a yes/no in newbb configuration for displaying images.
edit:
I found a better solution for the above. (still is not final)
instead of changing all "newbb_displayImage" just go to newbb/include/functions.render.php and in newbb_displayImage function change 
$display default value from true to false like this:
change this:
 function newbb_displayImage($image, $alt = "", $display = true, $extra = "class='forum_icon'") 
{  
    $icon_handler = newbb_getIconHandler();  
    if (empty($display)) {  
        return $icon_handler->assignImage($image, $alt, $extra);  
    } else {  
        return $icon_handler->getImage($image, $alt, $extra);  
    }  
}  
with this:
 function newbb_displayImage($image, $alt = "", $display = false, $extra = "class='forum_icon'") 
{  
    $icon_handler = newbb_getIconHandler();  
    if (empty($display)) {  
        return $icon_handler->assignImage($image, $alt, $extra);  
    } else {  
        return $icon_handler->getImage($image, $alt, $extra);  
    }  
}