Index: trunk/src/event.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/event.c	(revision 38260)
+++ trunk/src/event.c	(revision 38261)
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 	"pcbev_new_pstk",
 	"pcbev_route_styles_changed",
 	"pcbev_netlist_changed",
+	"pcbev_netlist_imported",
 	"pcbev_layers_changed",
 	"pcbev_layer_changed_grp",
 	"pcbev_layervis_changed",
Index: trunk/src/event.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/event.h	(revision 38260)
+++ trunk/src/event.h	(revision 38261)
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
 	PCB_EVENT_ROUTE_STYLES_CHANGED,       /* [d] called after any route style change (used to be the RouteStylesChanged action) */
 	PCB_EVENT_NETLIST_CHANGED,            /* [d] called after any netlist change (used to be the NetlistChanged action) */
+	PCB_EVENT_NETLIST_IMPORTED,           /* [d] called after a netlist import (forward annotation) */
 	PCB_EVENT_LAYERS_CHANGED,             /* [d] called after layers or layer groups change (used to be the LayersChanged action) */
 	PCB_EVENT_LAYER_CHANGED_GRP,          /* [d] called after a layer changed its group; argument: layer pointer */
 	PCB_EVENT_LAYERVIS_CHANGED,           /* [d] called after the visibility of layers has changed */
Index: trunk/src/object_act.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/object_act.c	(revision 38260)
+++ trunk/src/object_act.c	(revision 38261)
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@
 
 static void plc_end(placer_t *plc)
 {
+	rnd_event(&PCB->hidlib, PCB_EVENT_NETLIST_IMPORTED, NULL);
 	if (plc->rem_method == PLC_LIST) {
 		fgw_arg_t res;
 		fgw_arg_t args[4];
Index: trunk/src/rats_patch.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/rats_patch.c	(revision 38260)
+++ trunk/src/rats_patch.c	(revision 38261)
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@
 	{"SavePatch", pcb_act_SavePatch, pcb_acth_SavePatch, pcb_acts_SavePatch}
 };
 
-static void rats_patch_netlist_chg(rnd_design_t *hidlib, void *user_data, int argc, rnd_event_arg_t argv[])
+static void rats_patch_netlist_import(rnd_design_t *hidlib, void *user_data, int argc, rnd_event_arg_t argv[])
 {
 	pcb_rats_patch_cleanup_patches((pcb_board_t *)hidlib);
 }
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@
 void pcb_rats_patch_init2(void)
 {
 	RND_REGISTER_ACTIONS(rats_patch_action_list, NULL);
-	rnd_event_bind(PCB_EVENT_NETLIST_CHANGED, rats_patch_netlist_chg, NULL, core_ratspatch_cookie);
+	rnd_event_bind(PCB_EVENT_NETLIST_IMPORTED, rats_patch_netlist_import, NULL, core_ratspatch_cookie);
 }
 
 void pcb_rats_patch_uninit(void)
Index: trunk/src_plugins/dialogs/dlg_netlist_patch.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/dialogs/dlg_netlist_patch.c	(revision 38260)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/dialogs/dlg_netlist_patch.c	(revision 38261)
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@
 static void pcb_dlg_netlist_patch_init(void)
 {
 	rnd_event_bind(PCB_EVENT_NETLIST_CHANGED, pcb_dlg_netlist_patch_ev, &netlist_patch_ctx, dlg_netlist_patch_cookie);
+	rnd_event_bind(PCB_EVENT_NETLIST_IMPORTED, pcb_dlg_netlist_patch_ev, &netlist_patch_ctx, dlg_netlist_patch_cookie);
 }
 
 static void pcb_dlg_netlist_patch_uninit(void)