do the following: (global-auto-revert-mode) (setq global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers t) then M-x list-buffers now open a file and move down a page at least. the file begins auto-recentering. the line with the cursor moves toward the center. Emacs with -Q GNU Emacs 24.4.1 (i686-pc-mingw32) of 2014-10-24 on LEG570 Windows 8.