My screen config

.screenrc

# Make navigating between regions easier
  bind s split
  bind j focus down
  bind k focus up

# Make resizing regions easier
  bind = resize =
  bind + resize +1
  bind - resize -1

# turn off that horrifying visual bell
  vbell off

# allow switching windows with the mouse
  mousetrack on

# enable color terminal
  term xterm-256color

# give us some extra scroll
  defscrollback 1000

# give us a nice status bar
  autodetach on 
  startup_message off 
  hardstatus alwayslastline 
  shelltitle 'term'

  hardstatus alwayslastline "%{b kw} %{r}%1` %{w}| %{g}%c %{w}| %{y}%d.%m.%y %{w}| %{-b kw}%u %-w%{= rW}%50> %t %{-}%+w%<"

# startup settings: top window is ranger file manager
# bottom pane is three terminals to switch between
# the first of the three terminals is selected 
  screen -t ranger 0 ranger
  split
  focus down
# resize 8
  screen -t term 1
  screen -t term 2
  screen -t term 3
  select 1