basic screenrc and corresponding entries from bashrc to make it work nice

.bashrc

# If not running interactively, don't do anything
[ -z "$PS1" ] && return 

export PS1='\[\033k\033\\\]\! \h:\w\$ '

# only use __git_ps1 if the function is defined
type __git_ps1 2> /dev/null|grep func > /dev/null
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    export PS1='\[\033k\033\\\]\! \h:\w$(__git_ps1)\$ '
fi


export PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne "\033]0;${USER}@${HOSTNAME%%.*}($OSTYPE/$HOSTTYPE): ${PWD/#$HOME/~} \007"' # this sets window titlebar and could def display more information :)

.screenrc

startup_message off

caption always              "%?%F%{= Kk}%:%{=u kR}%?  %h %-024=%{+b} %C%a %D %d %M %Y%{= db}"
#hardstatus alwayslastline   '%{= kw} [ %{= kg}%H%{= kw} ][%= %{= kw}%?%-Lw?%{= kW}%n*%f %t%?%?%{= kw}%?%+Lw%?%?%= ][ %{r}%l%{w} ]'
hardstatus alwayslastline '%{= kG}[%= %{= kw}%?%-Lw%?%{kg}(%{b y}%n*%f%t%?(%u)%?%{-b kg})%{w}%?%+Lw%?%?%= %{g}][%{r}%l%{w}]'


shelltitle "$ |" # shells have blank title or the active process is the title :)

nethack               on
sorendition "+b kG"
defutf8 on

defscrollback 1024