tmux status line with blank line on top?

Question

I have a nice tmux status line, but I don't like how the bash/commands run flush along it...that is, if the screen is full, i'm typing things right above the status line.

I'd like a one line break above it, so that what i'm typing ever "touches" the status line...is there any way to do this?

Example:

Let's say I have a very small terminal window that is two lines long

bash>$ (cursor)
1: bash*  2: bash-  3: vim-

How would I get a blank line to separate the status bar from the prompt, like:

bash>$ (cursor)

1: bash*  2: bash-  3: vim-

Answer 1

If you don't mind typing directly above the pane border (which you have to do anyway for any panel that doesn't touch the status line), you can force tmux to use a smaller window:

set force-height <single_window_height - 1>

However this only is a per-window setting and acts as maximum height limit hence it won't do what you want when you change your containing terminal dimesions.