>>Can't it save both in the same file in 16 colors.
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>I don't think so. As I said, the fact that the 16x16 format is lost when an icon is saved without changing anything makes me believe that the editor doesn't see the second format.
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>Anyway, this isn't a big deal anymore now that I have a work around. But it sure drove me nuts until I found the information about the two formats, not to mention the time (and hair) I lost. The version number for the one app I used for testing increased by at least 30 builds ;-)

I can understand, both the loss of time and the hair.:-) Glad things have been worked out.