GNU Screen statusbar on top

I was wondering if I could move the "statusbar" i screen to be at the top of the terminal? Instead of having it at the bottom. I mean there are only two useful placements of this statusbar. It feels like one should be able to move it...
But from what I've come across so far it doesn't look promising. The following mailing-list post is the closest I've got to an answer (not good enough):
http://www.mail-archive.com/screen-user … 00384.html
Anyone?
(As a side note: The reason i want the screen statusbar (which shows the windows as well as the current active window) at the top is because it makes more sense in my setup. My wm have it's list of applications at the top of the screen/monitor/display/whatever. Firefox have it's tabs at the top of its window, and so does vim (and probably more applications). I figured out that the "navigation system" is more visually organized if all applications follows the same "positioning-convention". Consider the following hierachy finally leading to a tab in vim: X application (terminal with screen) > Screen window (vim) > Tab in vim. Everything is aligned in a logical/hirachical order close together at the top region of my computer screen. I hope you get the picture.)

Hmm... I think it may be working as it should... But it's not what i expected. The status messages from screen aka. hardstatus will end up on top of the terminal.
To use the correct screen terminology it is the "caption" line i want at the top. I.e. the bar with my screen windows listed.
Edit: As a side note I can add that you can't have the hardstatus always visible at the top. Only messages (that will be overlayed) can be shown. For a always visible hardstatus line the "alwayslastline" option is to be used and there is no way to make it static at the top of the terminal that I know of.
Last edited by rubaka (2009-09-10 23:35:39)

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term screen-256color
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screen -t shell 2 bash
screen -t shell 3 bash
screen -t shell 4 bash
screen -t shell 5 bash
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!XTerm*font: -*-terminal-*-*-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-*-
XTerm*font: xft:DejaVu Sans Mono:size=8
xterm*faceName: Mono
xterm*faceSize: 8
XTerm*background: #191919
XTerm*foreground: white
XTerm*pointerColor: white
XTerm*pointerColorBackground: black
XTerm*cursorColor: white
!XTerm*internalBorder: 3
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XTerm*scrollKey: true
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XTerm*multiClickTime: 250
XTerm*boldColors: false
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XTerm*color8: #252525
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XTerm*color9: #E50E0E
! Green
XTerm*color2: #597b20
XTerm*color10: #89b83f
! Yellow
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XTerm*color11: #efef60
! Blue
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XTerm*color12: #3F6FD0
! Magenta
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XTerm*color13: #826ab1
! Cyan
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XTerm*color14: #a1cdcd
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URxvt*color8: #252525
! Red
URxvt*color1: #C12121
URxvt*color9: #E50E0E
! Green
URxvt*color2: #597b20
URxvt*color10: #89b83f
! Yellow
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URxvt*color11: #efef60
! Blue
URxvt*color4: #265997
URxvt*color12: #3F6FD0
! Magenta
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URxvt*color13: #826ab1
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URxvt*color14: #a1cdcd
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To Fix In Urxvt
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-Get shells i SSH into to recognize the reported term variable
To Fix In Gnu Screen
-Make it stop reporting the term variable as screen-256color-bce without losing 256 color support as this screws up shells i ssh to.
any help would be greatly appreciated. I feel like a dog chasing its tail b/c when I find a fix to one problem, I end up creating 1-2 more.
Last edited by scv5 (2009-07-31 14:11:31)

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The relevant config lines:
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XTerm*termName: xterm-256color
URxvt*termName: rxvt-256color
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Last edited by brisbin33 (2009-07-31 21:28:55)

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then
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theme0 theme1 theme2 theme3 theme4 theme5 theme_index
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An example of theme0 ( remember when doing yours to escape your backticks, otherwise it'll break).
#!/bin/bash
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http://tuxtraining.com/images/screen1.png
After C-g
http://tuxtraining.com/images/screen2.png
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Last edited by scv5 (2009-10-12 16:38:51)

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steve___ wrote:
Lich wrote:... useless for most of us as we only use one screen session normally.
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Just a guess, but doesn't that sort of defeat the purpose of a multiplexer? I mean it's like running 20 instances of firefox instead of using a single firefox window with 20 tabs. I'm sure some folks prefer the former, but I think it's safe to say the majority use the latter method.
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xmodmap -e "keycode 133 = F2" <==> bindkey -k k2 command
xmodmap -e "keycode 133 = F3" <==> bindkey -k k3 command
xmodmap -e "keycode 133 = F9" <==> bindkey -k k9 command
xmodmap -e "keycode 133 = F10" <==> bindkey -k k; command
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This could cause a problem if some other application you use (like your window manager or desktop environment) uses 'Super_L' for something. I really don't understand exactly how all this works so I don't know how you could fix a conflict like that.
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GNU Screen Scroll problem

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bind ^c screen 1
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They're called code tags
I can't help with the problem directly, but those who can will probably be more inclined to do so if you include file contents of command output in [ code ] ... [ /code ] tags to keep it clean and readable.

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So my question is how do I use fbi and fbgrab (or fbshot) in screen. Is there a way
for screen to communicate directly with the frame buffer?

Moyamo wrote:Is there any other terminal multiplexer that can support a framebuffer besides screen?
Tmux. I've been using it successfully for quite a while.

Gnu Screen and 10.5

So, does anyone else have problems with Gnu Screen and OSX 10.5? If I use the box-shipped version, my PATH is completely ignored, and it doesn't understand deflogin or login in my .screenrc file.
If I use the macports version, I get UTMP problems and unless I manually create /var/run/utmp, eventually /etc/sudoers and passwd gets updated, and UID 501 is no longer in the passwd file!

That's actually not screen's fault.
When bash starts, it will read either .profile_bash or .bashrc but not both, depending whether it is a shell process or subprocess.
On X-window based systems, one of these (I can never remember which) gets read when the root window starts, and then the other gets read when every sub-process starts. On OS X this approach breaks down.
There is a slightly different bug I have been seeing, and I think it is due to multi-threading. Basically the screen session starts before the $PATH gets entries like /sw/bin or /opt/local/bin set. I never figured out how, but my hackish workaround is simply to start screen and then invoke the process I want, rather than to do it all in one command. (This gets annoying if you are writing shell scripts that invoke screen).

GNU screen, spawn windows and issue specific command to each

Hello folks.
I want gnu screen to spawn some windows, let's say, so I've put these lines in .screenrc:
screen -t foo
screen -t bar
now I'd like to change the directories for foo and bar. I've tried multiple commands like:
screen -X at foo screen -X stuff 'cd /tmp^M'
screen -X at bar screen -X stuff 'cd ~/projects^M'
and some other variations. At best, it gives the error message: "key: screen: invalid option -X .", at worst it doesn't start at all.
Regards.

problem solved. for others in need, put in .screenrc:
screen -t foo
at foo stuff 'cd /tmp^M'
where "^M" is generated by pressing sequentially ctrl+v,ctrl+m

The screen on the top gets distorted and then goes back normal like every 15mins

the screen on the top gets distorted and then goes back normal like every 15mins

try a pram reset,
Mac OS X 10.7 Help
Reset your computer’s PRAM
A small amount of your computer’s memory, called “parameter random-access memory” or PRAM, stores certain settings in a location that Mac OS X can access quickly. The particular settings that are stored depend on your type of Mac and the types of devices connected to it. The settings include your designated startup disk, display resolution, speaker volume, and other information.
Note: To print these instructions, open theHelp Viewer’s Action pop-up menu (looks like a gear) and choosePrint.
Shut down the computer.
Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
Turn on the computer.
Immediately press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.Continue holding the keys down until the computer restarts, and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys.
Resetting PRAM may change some system settings and preferences. Use System Preferences to restore your settings.
Open
AppleSupport article: Resetting your Mac’s PRAM and NVRAM
AppleSupport article: Mac OS X: What’s stored in PRAM?
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