screenrc for IRC and mail that uses newer screen features.

comm

# Get HOL screen from http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=screen.git
# 4.1.0 has vertical splitting and support for layouts, but has been cooking
# since at least early 2007. See
# http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-users/2007-02/msg00000.html for
# documentation on the new features, as they're not in the man page yet.
# Build it with "cd src && autoreconf -iv && ./configure --prefix=whatever &&
# make install"

# Communication layout, use a 160x50ish term
source ${HOME}/.screenrc
# "man 1 screen" for detail on the string escapes, but more or less they just
# list the screens and what's active.
hardstatus alwayslastline "%-w%{yW}%n %t%{-}%+w %=%H %0c %D %Y/%m/%d "
caption always "%?%F%{.yW}%?%3n %t"
sessionname comm
# Save a simple layout so we can use this session in a smaller term if
# necessary. Do something like "bind L layout next" to easily toggle between
# the two.
layout save single
screen -t irc irssi
split -v
focus right
screen -t mail mutt
layout save double
layout autosave on

# I saved this in ~/.screen/comm and run it with "screen -c ~/.screen/comm".