A closer look at this shows that it seems to be a limitation in screen. I have a the same problem with a base screenrc as soon as default windows are defined.
Linking to the bug I opened on the GNU Screen bug tracker. -- running applications at startup doesn't work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311443 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs