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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout;position:absolute;z-index:251659264;margin-left:4px;margin-top:140px;width:57px;height:17px'><img width=57 height=17 src="cid:image001.png@01CF298E.38484930" v:shapes="Oval_x0020_2"></span><![endif]><img width=169 height=202 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CF298E.38484930"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>From: qgis-user-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of ELHOA<br>Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 10:21 AM<br>To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org<br>Subject: [Qgis-user] Digitizing a doughnut.</p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Hello list,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Using a polygon .shp layer with a opaque fill I have always had to leave a thin sliver of unfilled space between the inner edge and outer edge of any area where I have an inner area that I do not want to fill. Ie a lake with an island.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Is there a better way to handle this?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Mike K<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Qgis-user mailing list<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="mailto:Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><HR>
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