Can you please reduce the example to a minimal .screenrc which reproduces the issue?
>From the screen shots I'm not sure what difference is really unwanted and which is just from a different window being currently on top of the stack. Both look reasonable to me. ** Changed in: screen (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1257895 Title: Screen in Trusty breaks hardstatus string To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen/+bug/1257895/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs