[Qgis-user] Qgis 1.7.4 digitizing

[Giovanni Manghi]

On Mon, 2012-08-13 at 12:18 +0100, David wrote:
> I need to amend an existing shape file by making a line across an
> existing polygon.  The user manual has a 'capture line' button but I
> can't find it on the toolbar.

you cannot add lines into a polygon layer.

If you need to split a polygon look for the "split features" tool in
advanced digitizing toolbar.

cheers

-- Giovanni --