A screenrc file. top bar for info, bottom bar for shell tabs.

.screenrc

# ~/.screenrc
#
# look and feel
caption always "%{= bb}%{+b w}%h ${USER}@%H %= %c %{=b rw} %l %{= db}%{= dg}"
hardstatus alwayslastline "%-Lw%{= BW}%50>%n%f* %t%{-}%+Lw%<"
#
# skip the startup message
startup_message off
#
# go to home dir
chdir
#
# Automatically detach on hangup.
autodetach on
#
# Change default scrollback value for new windows
defscrollback 10000
#
# start with visual bell as default
vbell on
vbell_msg "bell on %t (%n)"
#
activity "Activity in %t(%n)"
#
shelltitle "shell"
shell -$SHELL