Here is my slot that responds to a button push:
@void UBBoardPaletteManager::leftRightButtonClicked()
{

UBApplication::boardController->paletteManager()->leftPalette()->setOrientation(eUBDockOrientation_Right);
UBApplication::boardController->paletteManager()->leftPalette()->repaint();
UBApplication::mainWindow->repaint();
UBApplication::app()->processEvents(QEventLoop::AllEvents);
}@

and in the constructor of the palette I made sure that updates are enabled by the following code:

@UBLeftPalette::UBLeftPalette(QWidget *parent, const char *name):
UBDockPalette(eUBDockPaletteType_LEFT, parent)
{
............

    setUpdatesEnabled(true);

}@

With this setup it is my belief that after the button is pushed ,the palette(widget) should automatically be redrawn and positioned where i want it to be.

Is something wrong with my idea flow?Thanks for your time.