Most of the time Adobe InDesign 2.0 remembers where the tool palettes on your screen were positioned when last you ran the program. The next time you start InDesign it places those palettes in the same positions. However, sometimes InDesign appears to totally forget where your palettes were and put them in default locations. In particular, this happens whenever you add or delete a plug-in.

Palette Protector is a plug-in for InDesign, developed by Paladin Software, which fixes this problem. Palette Protector attempts to remember the positions of your palettes and put them in the right places. I’m quite sure that sometime very soon Adobe will resolve this annoying idiosyncrasy, but in the mean time Palette Protector can help!

Palette Protector is also extremely inexpensive. At Paladin Software we believe that much of the software available commercially is priced far beyond the value of its utility. Consequently, Palette Protector is available for the low price of $12 per copy. At this time Palette Protector is only available for the Macintosh. A Windows version is planned.

If the repositioning of your palettes is annoying the heck out of you, download Palette Protector by clicking on the download link below. The plugin will operate as a fully functional demo for approximately 12 hours, after which time a registration code is required. Registration codes may be purchased by clicking on the Registration link below.

NOTICE: I've discovered a bug in Palette Protector which prevents it from functioning the way I would like. Consequently, I have suspended all downloads and sales of the product until further notice. My apologies for this inconvenience. -- Fred Giuffrida, Paladin Software