Add status bar configuration to tmux.conf

Also rearrange sections so they are more relevant to surrounding sections

tmux.conf

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Switch prefix to use C-a instead of C-b
 unbind-key C-b
-set -g prefix C-a
+set-option -g prefix C-a
 bind-key a send-prefix
 
 # Use 256 color mode
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ set-option -sg escape-time 50
 
 # Enable mouse mode
 set-option -g mode-mouse on
-#set-option -g mouse-resize-pane on
 set-option -g mouse-select-pane on
 set-option -g mouse-select-window on
 set-option -g mouse-utf8 on
+# I find your lack of mouse-resize-pane off disturbing
+set-option -g mouse-resize-pane off
 
 # Scrollback buffer
 set-option -g history-limit 100000
@@ -39,27 +40,55 @@ set-option -g status-interval 2
 set-option -g status-bg colour8
 set-option -g status-fg colour7
 
+# Status bar - left
+# <username>@<host> <session name>
+set-option -g  status-left "#[fg=blue]#(whoami)@#h "
+set-option -ga status-left "#[default][#S]"
+# Status bar - left length
+set-option -g status-left-length 40
+
 # Status bar - right
-# <username> <host> <date/time> <stardate>
-set-option -g status-right "#[fg=magenta]#F #I:#P "
-set-option -ga status-right "#[fg=blue]#(whoami) "
-set-option -ga status-right "#[fg=green]#h "
-set-option -ga status-right "#[fg=yellow]%a %F %R "
+# <date/time> <stardate>
+set-option -g  status-right "#[fg=yellow]%a %F %R "
 set-option -ga status-right "#[fg=red]#(~/bin/stardate)"
 # Status bar - right length
-set-option -g status-right-length 60
+set-option -g status-right-length 30
 
+# Status bar - window status
 set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg red
+set-window-option -g window-status-format "#I-#P:#W#F"
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-format "#I-#P:#W#F"
 
 # Pane highlighting
 set-option -g pane-active-border-fg green
 
+# Window switching
+bind-key    C-a last-window
+unbind-key  l # existing default binding
+
+# Window splitting
+# Just because I like the Vim key-bindings to split the window
+bind-key    s split-window
+bind-key    v split-window -h
+# Delete the existing default bindings
+unbind-key  %
+unbind-key  '"'
+
+# Use vi style key bindings
+set-option -g mode-keys vi
+set-option -g status-keys vi
+
+# Pane logging, a-la screen's C-a H
+bind-key H \
+    pipe-pane -o 'cat >> ~/tmux_logs/tmux_log.#I-#P' \;\
+    display-message 'Toggled logging to ~/tmux_logs/tmux_log.#I-#P'
+
 # Terminator style pane switching
 # OSX Terminal.app, enable Use option as meta key
 # and delete the key bindings for Option Cursor left & Option Cursor right
 #
 # nirenjan: I don't use these because I find using the Option left & right to 
-# move between words more useful than shorter keys to select panes
+# move between words more useful than shorter key presses to select panes
 # bind-key -n M-Left  select-pane -L
 # bind-key -n M-Right select-pane -R
 # bind-key -n M-Up    select-pane -U
@@ -80,18 +109,6 @@ set-option -g pane-active-border-fg green
 # bind-key -n M-8 select-window -t :8
 # bind-key -n M-9 select-window -t :9
 
-# Window switching
-bind-key    C-a last-window
-
-# Use vi style key bindings
-set-option -g mode-keys vi
-set-option -g status-keys vi
-
-# Pane logging, a-la screen's C-a H
-bind-key H \
-    pipe-pane -o 'cat >> ~/tmux_logs/tmux_log.#I-#P' \;\
-    display-message 'Toggled logging to ~/tmux_logs/tmux_log.#I-#P'
-
 
 # Defaults
 # bind-key        C-b send-prefix