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    From Tom Moore@tommym2006-nospam@gmail.com to news.software.readers on Mon Jan 5 00:45:41 2026
    From Newsgroup: news.software.readers

    When I am in the article screen how do I set things up so that the article
    is at the top of the screen?
    It seems that by default the article is about 20 lines from the top.

    Thanks,
    Tom

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  • From Ted Heise@theise@panix.com to news.software.readers on Mon Jan 5 14:49:47 2026
    From Newsgroup: news.software.readers

    On Mon, 5 Jan 2026 00:45:41 -0000 (UTC),
    Tom Moore <tommym2006-nospam@gmail.com> wrote:
    When I am in the article screen how do I set things up so that the article
    is at the top of the screen?
    It seems that by default the article is about 20 lines from the top.

    One approach is as follows:

    To configure which headers are displayed in the
    slrn article viewer, you need to use the visible_headers command
    in your ~/.slrnrc configuration file.

    The visible_headers command takes a comma-separated list of the
    header names you wish to see.

    Configuration Steps

    Open your slrn configuration file (typically ~/.slrnrc) in a
    text editor.

    Add or modify the visible_headers line with your desired
    headers. The order specified will be the order in which they
    appear when viewing an article.

    Example configuration: This line sets From:, Subject:,
    Newsgroups:, and Date: as the visible headers:

    visible_headers "From:,Subject:,Newsgroups:,Date:,Followup-To"

    Mine is set as:

    visible_headers "From:,Subject:,Newsgroups:,Date:"

    So I see four lines of headers plus a blank line above the message
    body.
    --
    Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> Gretna, NE, USA
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  • From Marcel Logen@333200007110-0201@ybtra.de to news.software.readers on Mon Jan 5 17:52:39 2026
    From Newsgroup: news.software.readers

    Tom Moore in news.software.readers:

    When I am in the article screen how do I set things up so that the article
    is at the top of the screen?
    It seems that by default the article is about 20 lines from the top.

    I hope I have understood you correctly.

    Unfortunately, I don't have slrn at hand right now.

    See <https://slrn.info/docs/slrn-FAQ.txt>,
    question 2.3

    HTH

    Marcel (Lines: 21)
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  • From Tom Moore@tommym2006-nospam@gmail.com to news.software.readers on Mon Jan 5 21:35:06 2026
    From Newsgroup: news.software.readers

    On 2026-01-05, Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 5 Jan 2026 00:45:41 -0000 (UTC),
    Tom Moore <tommym2006-nospam@gmail.com> wrote:
    When I am in the article screen how do I set things up so that the article >> is at the top of the screen?
    It seems that by default the article is about 20 lines from the top.

    So I see four lines of headers plus a blank line above the message
    body.

    I have the headers that I'd like to see displaying correctly.
    The issue I am having is that the article does not start near the top of the screen at all.
    It starts quite a ways from the top when reading.

    Tom

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  • From Tom Moore@tommym2006-nospam@gmail.com to news.software.readers on Mon Jan 5 22:56:00 2026
    From Newsgroup: news.software.readers

    On 2026-01-05, Marcel Logen <333200007110-0201@ybtra.de> wrote:
    Tom Moore in news.software.readers:

    When I am in the article screen how do I set things up so that the article >>is at the top of the screen?
    It seems that by default the article is about 20 lines from the top.

    I hope I have understood you correctly.

    Unfortunately, I don't have slrn at hand right now.

    See <https://slrn.info/docs/slrn-FAQ.txt>,
    question 2.3


    Got things working. All I had to do was hit z when in the article viewer.

    Tom

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  • From Marcel Logen@333200007110-0201@ybtra.de to news.software.readers on Tue Jan 6 12:27:12 2026
    From Newsgroup: news.software.readers

    Tom Moore in news.software.readers:

    On 2026-01-05, Marcel Logen <333200007110-0201@ybtra.de> wrote:

    See <https://slrn.info/docs/slrn-FAQ.txt>,
    question 2.3

    Got things working. All I had to do was hit z when in the article viewer.

    Fine. But unfortunately, it's not permanent.

    Marcel
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  • From Phil Boutros@philb@philb.ca to news.software.readers on Wed Jan 7 21:26:26 2026
    From Newsgroup: news.software.readers

    Tom Moore <tommym2006-nospam@gmail.com> wrote:
    When I am in the article screen how do I set things up so that the article
    is at the top of the screen?
    It seems that by default the article is about 20 lines from the top.

    I have the following code in a file called "size.sl":
    #v+

    define resize_screen_hook ()
    {
    set_article_window_size (SCREEN_HEIGHT/2);
    }

    #v-

    And "interpret size.sl" in my .slrnrc.

    Obviously, I like the article at exactly halfway. How to customize
    this is explained here and is left as an exercise for the reader!

    https://www.slrn.org/docs/slrn-FAQ-2.html#ss2.3

    Phil
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    philb@philb.ca http://philb.ca
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