--- /dev/null
+diff -ur tf-50b3/src/globals.h tfmod/src/globals.h
+--- tf-50b3/src/globals.h Tue Jan 6 01:11:04 2004
++++ tfmod/src/globals.h Mon Jan 5 23:28:48 2004
+@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@
+ #define sockmload getintvar(VAR_sockmload)
+ #define status_fields getstdvar(VAR_stat_fields)
+ #define status_pad getstdvar(VAR_stat_pad)
++#define status_height getintvar(VAR_stat_height)
+ #define sub getintvar(VAR_sub)
+ #define tabsize getintvar(VAR_tabsize)
+ #define telopt getintvar(VAR_telopt)
+diff -ur tf-50b3/src/output.c tfmod/src/output.c
+--- tf-50b3/src/output.c Tue Jan 6 01:11:04 2004
++++ tfmod/src/output.c Tue Jan 6 00:27:03 2004
+@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
+ * Handles all screen-related phenomena.
+ *****************************************************************/
+
++#define MAX_STATUS_HEIGHT 5
++
+ #define TERM_vt100 1
+ #define TERM_vt220 2
+ #define TERM_ansi 3
+@@ -392,15 +394,15 @@
+ lines = ((str = getvar("LINES"))) ? atoi(str) : 0;
+ columns = ((str = getvar("COLUMNS"))) ? atoi(str) : 0;
+ if (lines <= 0 || columns <= 0) get_window_size();
+- ystatus = lines - isize;
++ ystatus = lines - isize - (status_height-1);
+ top_margin = 1;
+ bottom_margin = lines;
+
+ prompt = fgprompt();
+
+ init_term();
+- Stringninit(status_line, columns);
+- check_charattrs(status_line, columns, 0, __FILE__, __LINE__);
++ Stringninit(status_line, columns*MAX_STATUS_HEIGHT);
++ check_charattrs(status_line, columns*MAX_STATUS_HEIGHT, 0, __FILE__, __LINE__);
+ ch_hiliteattr();
+ ch_alert_attr();
+ redraw();
+@@ -657,7 +659,7 @@
+ } else {
+ prompt = fgprompt();
+ if (isize > lines - 3) set_var_by_id(VAR_isize, lines - 3);
+- ystatus = lines - isize;
++ ystatus = lines - isize - (status_height - 1);
+ #if 0
+ outcount = ystatus - 1;
+ #endif
+@@ -668,7 +670,7 @@
+ }
+ update_status_line();
+ ix = iendx = oy = 1;
+- iy = iendy = istarty = ystatus + 1;
++ iy = iendy = istarty = ystatus + status_height;
+ ipos();
+ #endif
+ }
+@@ -1282,8 +1284,8 @@
+ }
+
+ if (width > columns) {
+- eprintf("status_fields: status width (%d) is wider than screen (%d)",
+- width, columns);
++// eprintf("status_fields: status width (%d) is wider than screen (%d)",
++// width, columns);
+ }
+
+ /* update new fields */
+@@ -1374,21 +1376,21 @@
+ {
+ int column;
+ if (field->column >= 0)
+- return (field->column > columns) ? columns : field->column;
++ return (field->column > columns*status_height) ? columns*status_height : field->column;
+ column = field->column +
+- ((status_left + status_right > columns) ?
+- status_left + status_right : columns);
+- return (column > columns) ? columns : column;
++ ((status_left + status_right > columns*status_height) ?
++ status_left + status_right : columns*status_height);
++ return (column > columns*status_height) ? columns*status_height : column;
+ }
+
+ static int status_width(StatusField *field, int start)
+ {
+ int width;
+- if (start >= columns) return 0;
+- width = (field->width == 0) ? columns - status_right - status_left :
++ if (start >= columns*status_height) return 0;
++ width = (field->width == 0) ? columns*status_height - status_right - status_left :
+ (field->width > 0) ? field->width : -field->width;
+- if (width > columns - start)
+- width = columns - start;
++ if (width > columns*status_height - start)
++ width = columns*status_height - start;
+ if (width < 0)
+ width = 0;
+ return width;
+@@ -1548,7 +1550,7 @@
+ }
+ if (internal >= 0 && field->internal != internal) continue;
+ column = status_field_column(field);
+- if (column >= columns) /* doesn't fit, nor will any later fields */
++ if (column >= columns*status_height) /* doesn't fit, nor will any later fields */
+ break;
+ count++;
+ width = format_status_field(field);
+@@ -1589,12 +1591,12 @@
+ for (node = status_field_list->head; node; node = node->next) {
+ field = (StatusField*)node->datum;
+
+- if ((column = status_field_column(field)) >= columns)
++ if ((column = status_field_column(field)) >= columns*status_height)
+ break;
+ width = format_status_field(field);
+ }
+
+- for (column += width; column < columns; column++) {
++ for (column += width; column < columns*status_height; column++) {
+ status_line->data[column] = true_status_pad;
+ status_line->charattrs[column] = status_attr;
+ }
+@@ -1602,23 +1604,33 @@
+
+ int display_status_line(void)
+ {
++ int i;
+ if (screen_mode < 1) return 0;
+
+ if (!alert_len) {
+ /* no overlap with alert */
+- xy(1, ystatus);
+- hwrite(status_line, 0, columns, 0);
++ for (i=0;i<status_height;i++) {
++ xy(1, ystatus+i);
++ hwrite(status_line, (columns*i), columns, 0);
++ }
+ } else {
+ /* overlap with alert (this could happen in ch_status_attr()) */
+- if (alert_pos > 0) {
+- xy(1, ystatus);
+- hwrite(status_line, 0, alert_pos, 0);
+- }
+- if (alert_pos + alert_len < columns) {
+- xy(alert_pos + alert_len + 1, ystatus);
+- hwrite(status_line, alert_pos + alert_len,
+- columns - (alert_pos + alert_len), 0);
++ for (i=0;i<status_height;i++) {
++ if (!i) {
++ if (alert_pos > 0) {
++ xy(1, ystatus);
++ hwrite(status_line, 0, alert_pos, 0);
++ }
++ if (alert_pos + alert_len < columns) {
++ xy(alert_pos + alert_len + 1, ystatus);
++ hwrite(status_line, alert_pos + alert_len,
++ columns - (alert_pos + alert_len), 0);
++ }
++ } else {
++ xy(1, ystatus+i);
++ hwrite(status_line, (columns*i), columns, 0);
+ }
++ }
+ }
+
+ bufflush();
+@@ -1710,11 +1722,12 @@
+ int ch_visual(void)
+ {
+ static int old_isize = 0;
++ static int old_height = 0;
+ int need_redraw;
+
+- if (status_line->len < columns)
+- Stringnadd(status_line, '?', columns - status_line->len);
+- Stringtrunc(status_line, columns);
++ if (status_line->len < columns*status_height)
++ Stringnadd(status_line, '?', columns*status_height - status_line->len);
++ Stringtrunc(status_line, columns*status_height);
+
+ if (screen_mode < 0) { /* e.g., called by init_variables() */
+ need_redraw = 0;
+@@ -1728,6 +1741,11 @@
+ #ifdef SCREEN
+ } else if (isize != old_isize) { /* %isize changed */
+ need_redraw = 1;
++ } else if (status_height != old_height) { /* %status_height changed */
++ if (status_height > MAX_STATUS_HEIGHT) {
++ set_var_by_id(VAR_stat_height, MAX_STATUS_HEIGHT);
++ }
++ need_redraw = 1;
+ } else { /* SIGWINCH */
+ /* Set ystatus to the top of the area fix_screen() must erase. */
+ /* ystatus = 1; */
+@@ -1742,6 +1760,7 @@
+ transmit_window_size();
+ }
+ old_isize = isize;
++ old_height = status_height;
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+@@ -1810,9 +1829,9 @@
+ static void clear_input_window(void)
+ {
+ /* only called in visual mode */
+- clear_lines(ystatus + 1, lines);
++ clear_lines(ystatus + status_height, lines);
+ ix = iendx = 1;
+- iy = iendy = istarty = ystatus + 1;
++ iy = iendy = istarty = ystatus + status_height;
+ ipos();
+ }
+
+@@ -1830,14 +1849,14 @@
+ static void scroll_input(int n)
+ {
+ if (n > isize) {
+- clear_lines(ystatus + 1, lines);
+- iendy = ystatus + 1;
++ clear_lines(ystatus + status_height, lines);
++ iendy = ystatus + status_height;
+ } else if (delete_line) {
+- xy(1, ystatus + 1);
++ xy(1, ystatus + status_height);
+ for (iendy = lines + 1; iendy > lines - n + 1; iendy--)
+ tp(delete_line);
+ } else if (has_scroll_region) {
+- setscroll(ystatus + 1, lines);
++ setscroll(ystatus + status_height, lines);
+ xy(1, lines);
+ crnl(n); /* DON'T: cy += n; */
+ iendy = lines - n + 1;
+@@ -1986,7 +2005,7 @@
+ iendx = ix = 1;
+ } else if (scroll && !clearfull) {
+ scroll_input(1);
+- if (istarty > ystatus + 1) istarty--;
++ if (istarty > ystatus + status_height) istarty--;
+ } else {
+ clear_input_window();
+ }
+@@ -2176,7 +2195,7 @@
+ ioutall(place - (ix - 1) - (iy - lines - 1) * Wrap);
+ iy = lines;
+ ipos();
+- } else if ((iy < ystatus + 1) || (iy > lines)) {
++ } else if ((iy < ystatus + status_height) || (iy > lines)) {
+ logical_refresh();
+ } else {
+ ipos();
+diff -ur tf-50b3/src/varlist.h tfmod/src/varlist.h
+--- tf-50b3/src/varlist.h Tue Jan 6 01:11:05 2004
++++ tfmod/src/varlist.h Mon Jan 5 23:35:36 2004
+@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
+ varflag(VAR_sockmload, "sockmload", FALSE, NULL)
+ varstr (VAR_stat_attr, "status_attr", NULL, ch_status_attr)
+ varstr (VAR_stat_fields,"status_fields",NULL, ch_status_fields)
++varint (VAR_stat_height,"status_height",1, ch_visual)
+ varstr (VAR_stat_pad, "status_pad", "_", update_status_line)
+ varstr (VAR_stint_clock,"status_int_clock",NULL, ch_status_int)
+ varstr (VAR_stint_more, "status_int_more",NULL, ch_status_int)