From 53e16558a517f9e1d1f1ddec6ac805ac6ebddeac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ian McInerney <ian.s.mcinerney@ieee.org>
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2023 17:08:09 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Refresh appearance panel when appending board

Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/16226
---
 pcbnew/tools/pcb_control.cpp | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pcbnew/tools/pcb_control.cpp b/pcbnew/tools/pcb_control.cpp
index c728b9b0c3..7440d49a84 100644
--- a/pcbnew/tools/pcb_control.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/tools/pcb_control.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 #include <tool/tool_manager.h>
 #include <footprint_edit_frame.h>
 #include <footprint_editor_settings.h>
+#include <widgets/appearance_controls.h>
 #include <widgets/wx_progress_reporters.h>
 #include <widgets/wx_infobar.h>
 #include <wx/hyperlink.h>
@@ -1347,6 +1348,9 @@ int PCB_CONTROL::AppendBoard( PCB_IO& pi, wxString& fileName )
     else
         commit.Revert();
 
+    // Refresh the UI for the updated board properties
+    editFrame->GetAppearancePanel()->OnBoardChanged();
+
     return 0;
 }