In Gmail, when I get a response, it is at the top of the screen and the previous messages are listed underneath going down the screen.

However, when I reply, the box to type my message in is placed at the bottom of the screen, so I have to keep scrolling for miles to remind myself of what I'm replying to.

Can I get the message-entry box put at the top?

I've turned the conversations view off (not sure if that matters for this question).

So what's happening is that the reply box is under the message, which is really long since it includes the indented message train produced by other people's email apps (Outlook usually).

Is it possible to have Gmail put the reply box at the very top, above the message?