/**
   * Zooms in the on picture by scaling the image. It is extremely memory intensive.
   *
   * @param factor the amount to zoom by
   */
  public void zoom(double factor) {
    // save the current zoom factor
    zoomFactor = factor;

    // calculate the new width and height and get an image that size
    int width = (int) (picture.getWidth() * zoomFactor);
    int height = (int) (picture.getHeight() * zoomFactor);
    BufferedImage bimg = picture.getBufferedImage();

    // set the scroll image icon to the new image
    imageDisplay.setImage(bimg.getScaledInstance(width, height, Image.SCALE_DEFAULT));
    imageDisplay.setCurrentX((int) (colIndex * zoomFactor));
    imageDisplay.setCurrentY((int) (rowIndex * zoomFactor));
    imageDisplay.revalidate();
    checkScroll(); // check if need to reposition scroll
  }