Is there a way, to force KiCad (PCB editor) to reload settings from *.kicad_prl file?

Hello there

Little background:
I’ve made very simple plugin to set opacity of all objects (images, pads tracks, and zones to 0.7).
That is for two reasons.
First - every single new PCB design I spend time to set those with sliders to “my desired level”
Second - during developing of PCB I change opacity, so it is easier to just click on one button and have all set up as I want.

Now the problem is, that even though in *.kicad_prl file values are set correctly - PCB editor doesn’t see those unless whole project is closed and reopen (closing only PCB editor does not help).

So back to my topic question:
Is there a way, to force KiCad (PCB editor) to reload settings from *.kicad_prl file without reopening whole project?

I don’t think so, no. But KiCad 9 probably ships a real python API. Maybe setting those parameters is part of that API and you don’t have to rely on modifying the file anymore

No, there is no function for this (in 8.0 or 8.99). Please open a feature request for it and it can be considered for the future.

Thanks for clarification

I’ve made feature request: