The suggestion almost remindes me of the way BitchX displayed a blue bar at the bottom of the screen that keeps track of user statistics while the rest of the chat continues to be posted above it. Perhaps to expand on the idea, this 2nd scrollable area could also be used with the /window command, so custom/picture windows have the split screen capability... It would allow for some interesting combinations for those who like to use custom windows as an emulated chat window for display purposes. Im definately all for it.