Another alternative, would it be possible to split the status bar to two lines? Something like this -
Click for image (quick MS Paint mockup!)
EDIT: Hmm, just thought of something, the above is probably fine for us (mainly) retro gamers that have winUAE predominantly displaying 4x3 footage. But would probably be an issue for the more 'hardcore' users with a 16x9 setup, as a status bar over two lines would probably cover up too much of the screen