Interface Configuration

Colors

The Console, ISE, and Result dialog all provide a way a way to view output data. The $host variable provides access to configuring the colors for this output data.

Example: The following configures colors for the background and forground text in multiple streams.

$Host.UI.RawUI.BackgroundColor = ($bckgrnd = 'DarkRed')
$Host.UI.RawUI.ForegroundColor = 'Cyan'
$Host.PrivateData.WarningForegroundColor = 'Magenta'
$Host.PrivateData.WarningBackgroundColor = "Green"
$Host.PrivateData.VerboseForegroundColor = 'Green'
$Host.PrivateData.VerboseBackgroundColor = "Red"
Write-Host " Write-Host "
Write-Verbose " Write-Verbose " -Verbose
Write-Warning " Write-Warning "
Show-Result -Text -Width 500 -Height 300

Host output using Show-Result