Screenrc for emacs lovers

.screenrc

# Settings for Screen to allow better use of emacs
# 
# Most important: rebind ctrl-A
## Control-^ (usually Control-Shift-6) is traditional and the only key not used by emacs
escape ^^^^
#
## do not trash BackSpace, usually DEL
bindkey -k kb
bindkey -d -k kb
#
## do not trash Delete, usually ESC [ 3 ~
bindkey -k kD
bindkey -d -k kD
#
# Allow bold colors - necessary for some reason
attrcolor b ".I"

# Tell screen how to set colors. AB = background, AF=foreground
termcapinfo xterm 'Co#256:AB=\E[48;5;%dm:AF=\E[38;5;%dm'

# Enables use of shift-PgUp and shift-PgDn
termcapinfo xterm|xterms|xs|rxvt ti@:te@

# Erase background with current bg color
defbce "on"

# Enable 256 color term
term xterm-256color

# Cache 30000 lines for scroll back
defscrollback 30000

# uncomment if you want status in lastline - I did not find it useful
#hardstatus alwayslastline
# Very nice tabbed colored hardstatus line
#hardstatus string '%{= Kd} %{= Kd}%-w%{= Kr}[%{= KW}%n %t%{= Kr}]%{= Kd}%+w %-= %{KG} %H%{KW}|%{KY}%101`%{KW}|%D %M %d %Y%{= Kc
} %C%A%{-}'

# Hide hardstatus: ctrl-a f
#bind f eval "hardstatus ignore"
# Show hardstatus: ctrl-a F
#bind F eval "hardstatus alwayslastline"