ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

Yeh I've had this happen to an archer character in 1.0.0. Funny thing is, I've gotten to my own shade, and my shade is invulnerable too. I too can provide a save if need be.

http://te4.org/characters/30911/tome/5636b002-7659-4153-a659-50159781f1d6 Recently hopped onto Tome again, last time I played was Tome 2 I think? Different, but good. Ended up going mindstars on this character. No particular reason, just saw the category on an escort and figured I'd give it a go. U...

So I have a problem where as the game moves on, I have so many abilities in my bar that it takes up a lot of space, obscuring enemies a lot. Is there a way to make it so the screen centers on my character even when he's at the edge of the game map, and/or a way to make the bar partially transparent?