Configuration for a nice GNU Screen

.screenrc

# Author: samduy@github

# Clear the screen after exiting Vim
altscreen on

# using mouse to select region
# turning this on will lose the normal mouse control like select/copy/paste
#mousetrack on

# turn off welcome message
startup_message off

# 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* 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

# A nice hardstatus with useful information
hardstatus alwayslastline '%{= G}[ %{G}%H %{g}][%= %{= w}%?%-Lw%?%{= R}%{+b}%n%f %t%?%{= R}(%u)%?%{= w}%+Lw%?%= %{= g}][ %{y}Load: %l %{g}][%{B}%Y-%m-%d %{W}%c:%s %{g}]'

# Another nice caption for each panel
# Highlight the current (focused) panel with RED color
backtick 1 5 5 true
termcapinfo rxvt* 'hs:ts=\E]2;:fs=\007:ds=\E]2;\007'
caption string "%?%F%{= rW}%:%{= kw}%?%Y-%m-%d %?%F%{= rW}%:%{= kw}%?%c %?%F%{= rY}%{+b}%:%{= kG}%{-b}%?[%n %t] %?%F%{= rW}%:%{= kw}%?%h %1`"
caption always

# Hide hardstatus: ctrl-a f 
bind f eval "hardstatus ignore"
# Show hardstatus: ctrl-a F
bind F eval "hardstatus alwayslastline"
# Resize the panel (enlarge)
bind > resize +10
# Resize the panel (reduce)
bind < resize -10