Graphics

I have a text field with a quad child in order to auto scale the quad based on the text length.  Something I've done a million times before.  However, when I do the same thing within a layer object, the quad blocks the text field due to the layer order.  Is there a way to correct this?  Or is there some visual logic to apply the auto scale to the quad based on the string length of the text field?  I can't bring everything out of the layer object because I have a mask and scripted positioning within the hierarchy.  Any ideas?

Thanks.

1. Set LayerObject at Rendering tab, Depth Sorting on Automatic.
2. Set Text object at Rendering, Render Order Priority to Normal.

Thank you!  I had the Layer Object depth sorting set to Manual.