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EVE SET_SCROLL_MARGINS — VMS 5.5-2H4

 SET SCROLL MARGINS

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

 Examples:

    Command                       Purpose
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    SET SCROLL MARGINS 0 0        (Defaults.)  Scrolling starts when you
                                  move past the top or bottom of the
                                  window.

    SET SCROLL MARGINS 2 3        Scrolling starts two lines from the top
                                  of the window or three lines from the
                                  bottom of the window.

    SET SCROLL MARGINS 5 6        Equivalent to the EDT command SET CURSOR
                                  5:15 (assuming a 21-line main window).
                                  See help on EDT Conversion.

    SET SCROLL MARGINS 10% 15%    Scrolling starts at 10% from the top of
                                  the window and 15% from the bottom.

 Usage notes:

 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 instead of numbers of lines so that the
    scroll margins are proportional to the window size.

 o  Scroll margins are not saved in a section file or command file.  To
    keep your scroll margins for future editing sessions, put SET SCROLL
    MARGINS in your EVE initialization file (typically, EVE$INIT.EVE).

 Related topics:

    SET CURSOR BOUND     SET CURSOR FREE

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