diff --git a/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.js b/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.js
index 56511ba5b..5c35489eb 100644
--- a/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.js
+++ b/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.js
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class ShiftText {
     if(to_y == null)
       to_y = this.init_y;
 
-    this.setTextPosition(txt, this.init_x, g.getHeight() + 2*this.font_size);
+    this.setTextPosition(txt, this.init_x, g.getHeight()*2);
     this.moveTo(this.init_x,to_y);
   }
   scrollInFromLeft(txt,to_x){
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class ShiftText {
     this.moveTo(g.getWidth() + this.font_size, this.init_y);
   }
   scrollOffToBottom(){
-    this.moveTo(this.init_x,g.getHeight() + this.font_size);
+    this.moveTo(this.init_x,g.getHeight()*2);
   }
   onFinished(finished_callback){
     this.finished_callback = finished_callback;
diff --git a/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.settings.js b/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.settings.js
index b839141ca..e54313095 100644
--- a/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.settings.js
+++ b/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.settings.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
                     angle_to_horizontal: 90,
                     scroll_off: ['down'],
                     scroll_in: ['up'],
+                    speed: 'vslow'
                 },
                 medium: {
                     size: 'msmall',
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@
                 },
                 large: {
                     angle_to_horizontal: 90,
-                    speed: 'slow',
+                    speed: 'vslow',
                     color: 'major',
                     scroll_off: ['down'],
                     scroll_in: ['up']
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@
             row_defs: [
                 {
                     type: 'large',
-                    init_coords: [0.7,0.99],
+                    init_coords: [0.8,0.99],
                     row_direction: [0.0,1.0],
                     alignment: 'centre-6',
                     rows: 1
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@
                 },
                 {
                     type: 'large',
-                    init_coords: [0.7,0.99],
+                    init_coords: [0.8,0.99],
                     row_direction: [0.0,1.0],
                     alignment: 'centre-6',
                     rows: 1