Use backtick instead of Ctrl+A.
--- a/.screenrc Sun Sep 25 16:50:53 2011 +0300
+++ b/.screenrc Sun Sep 25 16:52:38 2011 +0300
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
startup_message off
+# Use backtick instead of Ctrl+A.
+escape ``
+
# If a window goes unresponsive, don't block the whole session waiting for it.
nonblock on
@@ -8,9 +11,6 @@
bindkey "^[[1;5I" next
bindkey "^[[1;6I" prev
-# If a window goes unresponsive, don't block the whole session waiting for it.
-defnonblock on
-
# Window numbering starts at 1, not 0.
bind c screen 1
bind 0 select 10