AutoHotkey can be used in these situations - at least on Windows.
Here is a demo that does just what you asked for:
it shows three green/red lights for the current layer, the active layer 
only mode and the currently selected Windows language.
http://angermueller.com/rmc/homepage/autohotkey_finale_scripts.htm
Download is not available yet, but I will make it public soon.

Jan

Am 07.05.2016 um 05:34 schrieb Raymond Horton:
> Okay , respected Finale users, tell me if I'm off base here. I just opened
> up a finale file I hadn't worked on in a few hours, and in my advanced
> years and absent-minded state, forgot that I only had layer 1 showing. I
> then proceeded to screw up my file for several minutes before realizing my
> mistake. I reconstructed the damaged measures from a backup as best I
> could, but I wasted time doing all this. Here's my question : does it make
> any sense to ask Make Music to put in a warning of some sort? We get
> warnings for several other types of situations. Perhaps, when opening such
> a file, we could be asked if we wanted to show all the layers. Or should I
> just chalk this up to senility?
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