-set-window-option -g window-status-fg white
-set-window-option -g window-status-bg black
-set-window-option -g window-status-attr dim
+set -g status-left-length 28
+### status-left: @hostname:sessionname
+set -g status-left "#[fg=white]@#h#[fg=red]:#S#[fg=white] |"
+### status-left: username@hostname:sessionname
+#set -g status-left "#[fg=blue]#(echo ${USER})#[fg=white]@#h#[fg=red]:#S#[fg=white] |"