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EVE SET_SCROLL_MARGINS — VMS 5.1-B

 SET SCROLL MARGINS

 Sets the top and bottom distances at which scrolling begins automatically
 as you move the cursor up and down.  You specify these distances as
 numbers of lines or as percentages of the window size.

 Examples:

   Command                       Purpose or Effect
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   SET SCROLL MARGINS 2 3        Sets scroll margins at two lines from the
                                 top of the window and three lines from the
                                 bottom.

   SET SCROLL MARGINS 7 7        EVE equivalent of the EDT command SET CURSOR
                                 7:14.  See help on EDT Conversion.

   SET SCROLL MARGINS 10% 15%    Sets scroll margins at 10% from the top of
                                 the window and 15% from the bottom.

   SET SCROLL MARGINS 0 0        (Default setting.)  Scrolling starts when you
                                 move past the top or bottom of the window.

 o  Scroll margins apply to all windows in EVE.  Therefore, if you
    frequently use multiple windows in EVE, you may want to specify the
    scroll margins as percentages of the window size, instead of numbers of
    lines.

 o  If you want particular scroll margins for all or most editing sessions,
    put the command in your EVE initialization file.

 Note:  Do NOT use SET SCROLL MARGINS on DECwindows, because clicking the
        mouse outside the scroll margins may produce undesirable effects.

 Related topics:

    SET CURSOR BOUND    SET CURSOR FREE

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