      *  @private
      *  Storage for the layer property.
      */
-    private var _layer:DesignLayer;
+    private var _designLayer:DesignLayer;
    
     [Inspectable (environment='none')]
  
     /**
-     *  @copy mx.core.IVisualElement#layer
+     *  @copy mx.core.IVisualElement#designLayer
      *  
      *  @langversion 3.0
      *  @playerversion Flash 10
      *  @playerversion AIR 1.5
      *  @productversion Flex 4
      */
-    public function get layer():DesignLayer
-    {
-        return _layer;
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     *  @private
-     */
-    public function set layer(value:DesignLayer):void
-    {
-        if (_layer)
-            _layer.removeEventListener("layerPropertyChange", layer_PropertyChange, false);
-        
-        _layer = value;
-        
-        if (_layer)
-        {
-            _layer.addEventListener("layerPropertyChange", layer_PropertyChange, false, 0, true);
-            super.alpha = _alpha * _layer.computedAlpha;
-            super.visible = _visible && _layer.computedVisibility;
+    public function get designLayer():DesignLayer
+    {
+        return _designLayer;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     *  @private
+     */
+    public function set designLayer(value:DesignLayer):void
+    {
+        if (_designLayer)
+            _designLayer.removeEventListener("layerPropertyChange", layer_PropertyChange, false);
+        
+        _designLayer = value;
+        
+        if (_designLayer)
+        {
+            _designLayer.addEventListener("layerPropertyChange", layer_PropertyChange, false, 0, true);
+            super.alpha = _alpha * _designLayer.effectiveAlpha;
+            super.visible = _visible && _designLayer.effectiveVisibility;
         }
     }
 

        {
            _alpha = value;
            
            if (layer)
                value = value * layer.computedAlpha; 
            
            super.alpha = value;
        }

    {
        _visible = value;

        if (designLayer && !designLayer.effectiveVisibility)
            value = false; 
        
        if (super.visible == value)
