How do i create user-defined button shapes in visual c#. for example, clickable areas

[starsiege]

Hi All
Im running into a problem when i try to do something using c sharp. Im trying to create a GUI in which there is an image of a parking lot. i want parts of the image to be clickable. in fact i want parts of the image to act like buttons.
i run into two problems

1 how to make the image visible on the windows form
2 how to make the parts of the image clickable (in fact act like buttons)


for trying to make the image appear on the form i made a picturebox and used the "initial image" property to set the image i wanted to display on the form

but its not showing up. why is that?




as for the second part, the one where i had to do the clickable image, i have posted the image on top of the form and taken a screenshot of it so u guys can see what im trying to say.

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/1265/parkinglotp.jpg


in that image u guys can see parking lots, numbered. i want to make each one of the numbered area act like a button. is there any way for me to do that?


ps: im using visual studio 2008


thanks a lot!!
any help is appreciated

[BobS0327]

Have you considered using a Image Map Control (http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/imagemapcontrol.aspx)?

[boudino]

I think easies it could be achieved with WPF.