This is the same in Illustrator and it is needed as the current layer should always update from the layer of the last selected object.
I can see that's how Illustrator works.
I don't know the intrinsics of FreeHand but it seems like it keeps a Target Layer active, even when you select objects on other layers. Same in VS when Select Highlighted and Highlight Selected are UNchecked in Layer Panel Options.
Using this command from the layers panel right-click menu will be impossible, since that menu applies commands on the selections made in the Layers panel, and this selection is updated on the right-click.
Yes, it was obvious that Selections and Current Layer indication were messed up when right-clicking.
I will add a current layer indicator in the Layers panel (this one is missing), and a new Layer panel specific command " Send into this Layer")
Send into this Layer by right-clicking a Layer makes perfect sense UI-wise and will be a godsent !
Great - If you can come up with Current Layer indication a bit more clear than the shades of blue (in my case) , along with Visibility, Lock status, Color, Selection and Isolation!
Illustrator uses the small corner indicator, FreeHand puts a pen icon in the layer row to show where new objects end up.
Illustrator
[image: 1784794976731-illu_layer_indic.png]
FreeHand
[image: 1784799570665-freehand_layer_indic.png]
Off topic but Note btw. how FreeHand only marks up each selected object with a keyline of layer color but avoids the combined transform-bounding box, that tend to obscure things IMO. You can however double-click the selection to show transform handles for scale/rotate/skew interaction. Seen below..
[image: 1784803840792-freehand_transform.png]
Thanks,
Lars Herold
