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[–] jaybone 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What is the “first line” of a screen?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'm guessing, but it would logically follow that this is a callback to when computers used text-based interfaces. The old 80x25 character resolution.

So the "first line" is the top 1/25th of the viewable screen (4%).

A complete guess from me. I've been using computers since the late 80s and this is a new term to me too.