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> hello,
>
> thank you richard and stefano for your answers.
> I'm afraid I haven't well understood the system of slots, if I want to
> rewrite a slot - say setValue(int) - of a dial what can I put in this
> method? I have to put a statement telling the slot to modify graphically
> the widget, but I don't think it is possible.
>
> I think _ but I'm not sure _ I have understood the solution of richard :
> it is to create a class with a slot (for example setValue) which receive
> the value in degree, and this slot emit a signal (here
> dial.setValue(int)) which send the converted value (in Farenheit).
You could emit a signal from the intermediate 'converter' Qt::Widget
or Qt::Object which is connected to the target dial's 'setValue()'
slot, or you can just call the slot directly with the converted value
- the effect is the same.

> is it this?

In QtRuby, a slot can either be a normal Ruby method, or it can be a
block. Maybe it is easier to understand if you connect a block
directly to each dial's 'sliderMoved(int)' signal, like this:

Un_form.dial.connect(SIGNAL('sliderMoved(int)')) do |farenheit|
  celcius = ((farenheit - 32) / 1.8).to_i
  puts "dial: #{farenheit} farenheit ==> #{celcius} celcius"
  Un_form.dial_2.value = celcius
  Un_form.spinBox_2.value = celcius
end

Un_form.dial_2.connect(SIGNAL('sliderMoved(int)')) do |celcius|
  farenheit = ((1.8 * celcius) + 32).to_i
  puts "dial_2: #{celcius} celcius ==> #{farenheit} farenheit"
  Un_form.dial.value = farenheit
  Un_form.spinBox.value = farenheit
end

The you don't need an intermediate Qt::Widget or Qt::Object to do the
conversion calculations.

Note that in QtRuby you can write 'setFoo(v)' methods like 'foo = v',
and so

  Un_form.spinBox.setValue(farenheit)

can also be written as:

  Un_form.spinBox.value = farenheit

-- Richard