From ae8c2ce87ac34fbafbb8bfd9403e32d78dfd9749 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Geoff Hutchison <geoff.hutchison@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2024 18:09:34 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Handle molecule switching with a delay update request

Signed-off-by: Geoff Hutchison <geoff.hutchison@gmail.com>
---
 avogadro/qtopengl/glwidget.cpp | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/avogadro/qtopengl/glwidget.cpp b/avogadro/qtopengl/glwidget.cpp
index 3dcee7a3cc..b76fb3edb1 100644
--- a/avogadro/qtopengl/glwidget.cpp
+++ b/avogadro/qtopengl/glwidget.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ void GLWidget::setMolecule(QtGui::Molecule* mol)
   m_molecule = mol;
   foreach (QtGui::ToolPlugin* tool, m_tools)
     tool->setMolecule(m_molecule);
+
+  if (m_molecule) {
+    // update properties like dipole rendering
+    QTimer::singleShot(500, m_molecule, &QtGui::Molecule::update);
+  }
+
   connect(m_molecule, SIGNAL(changed(unsigned int)), SLOT(updateScene()));
 }