How to connect QTimer with QPaintEvent?

[ChrisW67]

Some thoughts:

• QWidget::update() is a slot your widget already has, not something you need to reimplement.
• Calling update() inside the paintEvent() makes no sense.
• Connecting the timer to a generic QWidget (that you are not painting) will not cause your widget to paint.

Here is a complete example of a custom widget: Analogue Clock Example