id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc
17356	GUI should announce the Edit Layer similar to the Active layer	Hb---	team	"The Edit layer is equal to the active layer when that is an OSM data layer.  The Edit layer harbours the Selection.

If a non-data layer is activated all visual feedback, the zoom behaviour and else leads the user away from the Edit layer.  But the Edit layer may have selected objects which can be changed with geometric actions like Orthogonalise Shape **`Q`**. Downloaded data is placed on the Edit layer and may destroy some edits.  This behaviour is not the focus of this request as it may be necessary, see #12863 and source:/trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/MainLayerManager.java#L23.

But the user needs to know which data layer the Edit layer is. Currently this information is missing in the main GUI. The layer panel should show this.

See also 
* #6518 actions on inactive 
* #17196 Undo on inactive
* Name of Edit Layer in title bar of the Relation editor. From within the RE select actions are only possible on the Active layer."	enhancement	new	normal		Core	latest		edit layer inactive