[email protected]: > So I suppose that ftools (incorrectly) checks any > polygon geometry for validity following the > superseded SHP-like rules.
Oh, I see! So no matter how I digitize the shapefile, it's always saved with the right direction so no error occures. Good to know that I can't force it's direction. Carson Farmer: > Hi all, > > I would actually much prefer it if people didn't use the check geometry > tool at all :-p It was never really meant to be a long-term tool (I really > just created it at the time to be a quick and dirty way to find issues > with shapefiles), and I know that Martin and his team have created a much > better geometry checker (in C++) that is kicking around somewhere that > would be much better suited to most users needs. In actual fact, there is > no attempt to follow OGC standards in the ftools geometry validity tool! It's absolutely necessary functionality, so I'm looking forward to see the Martin's tool!
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