Applying Color To Layers

[Jim Monson]

Why do some layers or sublayers in AD (Mac) allow me to change the stroke color of objects, but other layers apply the color over they entire document? When applying a color from Swatches I am very careful to only choose the stroke and not the fill. Below is a snap of the top layer and its three sublayers. In the North and South sublayers my change of stroke color is applied only to the objects in those two layers (2nd snap=larger broken line is black as intended), but in the Central sublayer the color is applied across the entire document (3rd snap=red so that you could see the difference and that the larger black broken line remains black). I see no difference if the layer is first created and then objects placed in it rather than grouping objects and naming the group as a layer. Is there a difference, and if so what is it?

In addition, it appears that in the top layer only certain changes can be made to the objects in the sublayers (such as stroke size but not color, at least not for my strokes seen below). Is the protocol for such specific edits in AD layers, sublayers and even sub-sublayers explained somewhere? 

 

[walt.farrell]

8 hours ago, Jim Monson said:

Why do some layers or sublayers in AD (Mac) allow me to change the stroke color of objects, but other layers apply the color over they entire document?

I would need to see more detail on the content of the Layer that applies the color over everything, Jim. And, ideally, a sample .afdesign document that has the problem for us to examine.

There are many possible things you may have done, and that may be happening, and it's hard to guess.

[R C-R]

11 hours ago, Jim Monson said:

Why do some layers or sublayers in AD (Mac) allow me to change the stroke color of objects, but other layers apply the color over they entire document?

I am not sure if it is due to a bug, something I am doing wrong, or what, but it may have something to do with the inclusion of a "(Pixel)" layer in the parent "(Layer)" container object.

Consider the attached Stroked Layer issue.afdesign file, which has a relatively simple layer structure:

As the Transform panel shows, Layer1 itself is smaller than the 600 x 600 px canvas:
 

But when I select it in the Layers panel & apply either a stroke or fill color to it, not only is the "(Pixel)" layer completely filled with that color, in the Transform panel shows that it has grown much larger than the canvas size:
 ????

Setting the stroke or fill of Layer1 itself changes the stroke or fill properties of the text, curves, & shape child layers as expected, but I don't understand why this changes the size & position of Layer1 itself, or why setting the stroke color has any affect at all on the pixel layer.

[Jim Monson]

You're are right on, R C-R. That is exactly what it was, a pix layer hiding in that one sublayer. It is obvious now that you pointed it out. Many thanks.

[Jim Monson]

PS - And also, R C-R, I now can change the stroke color in all three sublayers via the top layer.