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Lloyd Zusman <ljz@asfast.com> writes:

> I know that I can turn centering on and off within the Summary buffer,
> but is there any way that I can specify that the current article is
> always X number of lines from the top or bottom of the summary buffer,
> whatever the default is? ... short of rewriting `gnus-summary-recenter'
> altogether, that is.

Correction: those last two lines should read as follows:

 instead of whatever the default is? ... short of rewriting
 `gnus-summary-recenter' altogether, that is.

> 
> I run Gnus within a 48-line window with around 10 or so lines for the
> Summary buffer window.  I like having the current article header
> positioned 2 or 3 lines up from the bottom (or 7 or 8 lines down from
> the top) instead of the default 2 or 3 lines down from the top of this
> Summary buffer window.  This current positioning seems to be hard
> coded into `gnus-summary-recenter' ... or am I missing something?
> 
> Any ideas?

-- 
 Lloyd Zusman
 ljz@asfast.com