The other LispM systems I've seen have a system-wide mode line/area. I think it'd be nice for Mezzano too, especially if the activity indicators could be migrated.

For reference, here's the TI Explorer:

And here's the CADR running ZMACS circa 1979, running in an emulator:

And finally, here’s my Symbolics XL400 running Genera 8.3, immediately post-boot: