Add working Scaling (at least as a proof of concept)

Game_of_Life/MainForm1.Designer.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-namespace Game_of_Life;
+using System.Media;
+
+namespace Game_of_Life;
 
 partial class MainForm1
 {
@@ -29,33 +31,52 @@ partial class MainForm1
     /// </summary>
     private void InitializeComponent()
     {
-            this.pictureBox1 = new PictureBoxWithInterpolationMode();
+            this.pictureBox1 = new Game_of_Life.PictureBoxWithInterpolationMode();
+            this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
             ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.pictureBox1)).BeginInit();
             this.SuspendLayout();
             // 
             // pictureBox1
             // 
             this.pictureBox1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
+            this.pictureBox1.InterpolationMode = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.InterpolationMode.Default;
             this.pictureBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
             this.pictureBox1.Name = "pictureBox1";
             this.pictureBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(800, 450);
             this.pictureBox1.TabIndex = 0;
             this.pictureBox1.TabStop = false;
+            this.pictureBox1.Paint += new System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventHandler(this.pictureBox1_Paint);
+            this.pictureBox1.MouseWheel += new System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventHandler(this.pictureBox1_MouseWheel);
+            // 
+            // label1
+            // 
+            this.label1.AutoSize = true;
+            this.label1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
+            this.label1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.AliceBlue;
+            this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 9);
+            this.label1.Name = "label1";
+            this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(27, 15);
+            this.label1.TabIndex = 1;
+            this.label1.Text = "";
             // 
             // MainForm1
             // 
             this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(7F, 15F);
             this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
+            this.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black;
             this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(800, 450);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.label1);
             this.Controls.Add(this.pictureBox1);
             this.Name = "MainForm1";
             this.Text = "MainForm1";
             ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.pictureBox1)).EndInit();
             this.ResumeLayout(false);
+            this.PerformLayout();
 
     }
 
     #endregion
 
     private PictureBoxWithInterpolationMode pictureBox1;
+    private Label label1;
 }

Game_of_Life/MainForm1.cs

@@ -6,30 +6,13 @@ namespace Game_of_Life;
 
 public partial class MainForm1 : Form
 {
+    private int scalingFactor = 10;
     public MainForm1()
     {
-        Pixelmap pixelmap;
-        int scalingFactor = 10;
-
         InitializeComponent();
 
-        int height = pictureBox1.Size.Height;
+        label1.Text = "Scaling Factor: " + scalingFactor.ToString() + $"\nDimensions: {pictureBox1.Size.Height.ToString()}x{pictureBox1.Size.Width.ToString()}";
-        int width = pictureBox1.Size.Width;
 
-        Graphics graphics = pictureBox1.CreateGraphics();
-
-
-        pixelmap = new Pixelmap(height, width, scalingFactor);
-        Random rand = new Random();
-
-        for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
-        {
-            pixelmap.setPixel(rand.Next(width), rand.Next(height), rand.Next(3));
-        }
-
-        pictureBox1.SizeMode = PictureBoxSizeMode.Zoom;
-        pictureBox1.InterpolationMode = InterpolationMode.NearestNeighbor;
-        pixelmap.paintOnGraphics(graphics);
 
         /* this.Shown += (s, e) =>
         {
@@ -45,4 +28,39 @@ public partial class MainForm1 : Form
             }
         };*/
     }
+
+    private void pictureBox1_Paint(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs e)
+    {
+        Pixelmap pixelmap;
+        
+        int height = pictureBox1.Size.Height;
+        int width = pictureBox1.Size.Width;
+
+        Graphics graphics = e.Graphics;
+
+
+        pixelmap = new Pixelmap(height, width, scalingFactor);
+        Random rand = new Random();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
+        {
+            pixelmap.setPixel(rand.Next(width / scalingFactor), rand.Next(height / scalingFactor), rand.Next(3));
+        }
+
+        pictureBox1.SizeMode = PictureBoxSizeMode.Zoom;
+        pictureBox1.InterpolationMode = InterpolationMode.NearestNeighbor;
+        pixelmap.paintOnGraphics(graphics);
+        // Thread.Sleep(1000);
+    }
+
+    private void pictureBox1_MouseWheel(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
+    {
+        scalingFactor += e.Delta/32;
+        if (scalingFactor < 1)
+        {
+            scalingFactor = 1;
+        }
+        label1.Text = "Scaling Factor: " + scalingFactor.ToString() + $"\nDimensions: {pictureBox1.Size.Height.ToString()}x{pictureBox1.Size.Width.ToString()}";
+        pictureBox1.Refresh();
+    }
 }

Game_of_Life/Pixelmap.cs

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ public class Pixelmap
 
     public Pixelmap(int height, int width, int scalingFactor)
     {
-        this.height = height;
+        this.height = height / scalingFactor;
-        this.width = width;
+        this.width = width / scalingFactor;
         map = new Color[width, height];
         for (int w = 0; w < width; w++)
         {
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ public class Pixelmap
                 Color pixelColor = map[w, h];
                 if (!pixelColor.Equals(Color.Black))
                 {
-                    Pen pixelBrush = new Pen(pixelColor);
+                    Brush pixelBrush = new SolidBrush(pixelColor);
-                    g.DrawRectangle(pixelBrush, new Rectangle((w/scalingFactor), (h/scalingFactor), scalingFactor, scalingFactor));
+                    g.FillRectangle(pixelBrush, new Rectangle((w*scalingFactor), (h * scalingFactor), scalingFactor, scalingFactor));
                 }
             }
         }