Layers and Entities questions

Questions
What layer will a new entity show up on?

What layer am I on?

Is there a way to change hatch color to something other than the layer default color?

What I'm trying to accomplish.

I am trying to build some solid color triangles.

Environment
Version: 2.2.0-rc1

4 layers
0 Locked, not visible
Fancy Locked, not visible
Plain Unlocked, visible
Text Locked, visible

What I'm doing, and what's happening.
Polyline start, point 2, point 3, point 4(start), close.
A polyline is created on the locked layer "Text".  
Unlock layer Text.
Select new polyline entity.
Change attributes to Layer = "Plain".
Lock layer Text.
Select polyline on layer Plain.
Hatch with Solid fill.
Hatch is created on the locked layer "Text".
Unlock layer Text.
Select new hatch entity.
Change attributes to Layer = "Plain".
Lock layer Text.

New entities show up on the active layer, that's the layer you are on. Select it in the Layer List by clicking in the name field, it is marked as shaded or as bold, depending on LibreCAD version.

Hatch color is defined by active pen colour when created, or changed afterwards with Modify - Attributes.

Most helpful, solves all my current questions.  Very much thanks.