Logic for filling circles in a rectangle

Hi All,

I am struggling with coding up a bit of logic.

I have a map which I have created zones which are basically rectangles which have the coordinates sorted

eg
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3

I then want to create circles within the rectangles. So for example
Item1, Zone1
Item2, Zone1
Item3, Zone3
Item4, Zone2
Item5, Zone1

So i would like Item 1, 2 and 5 to show up as three circles and when the mouse cursor floats over them to show it. The item list is dynamic and so I am not sure how to get about with this?

Has anyone got an idea?

You not only want to just draw the circles, but also respond to mouse events. So it should be object instead of just plain graphics.
I recommen you download and install the Visual Basic PowerPacks which has some shape type controls like RectangleShape, OvalShape and LineShape which you can put to use.

How difficult is it to use these powerpacks?

I've got as far as the rectangle zones, but i need the circles to fill inside these rectangles...

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Originally Posted by dinosaur_uk

How difficult is it to use these powerpacks?

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If you know how to use a TextBox or Label, this is no different. I think even easier. ;)

Yeah, but i need draw at runtime and the number of circles in the zone is dynamic

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Originally Posted by dinosaur_uk

Yeah, but i need draw at runtime and the number of circles in the zone is dynamic

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If you can add a TextBox to a form at run time you can add a shape.