# no welcome message
startup_message off

# the following two lines give a two-line status, with the current window highlighted
hardstatus alwaysfirstline
hardstatus string '%{= g} %{= w}%-Lw%{=r}%n%f* %t%{-}%+LW'

# huge scrollback buffer
defscrollback 10000

# mouse tracking allows to switch region focus by clicking
mousetrack on
defmousetrack on