PSF First output line is not colored

[nightroman]

PowerShellFar 5.2.3 Script Write-Red.ps1

    function Write-Red ($text) {
        $color = $host.UI.RawUI.ForegroundColor
        $host.UI.RawUI.ForegroundColor = 'Red'
        $text
        $host.UI.RawUI.ForegroundColor = $color
    }

    Write-Red 'must be red, it is not in PSF 5.2.3'
    Write-Red 'must be red, it is'

It is a generic PS script, not specific for Far. We can call it by powershell.exe

powershell.exe .\Write-Red.ps1

and it writes two red lines.

To make colored output, the script uses ForegroundColor instead of Write-Host -ForegroundColor .... This technique allows redirection of output, i.e. we can

powershell.exe .\Write-Red.ps1 > log.txt

and log.txt contains our two lines. This is not possible with Write-Host.

This technique of colored output is commonly used in PS, e.g. by

• Invoke-Build, see Write-Build
• psake, see WriteColoredOutput

The problem

If we invoke the above script in PSF (or use the mentioned or similar tools in PSF):

ps: .\Write-Red.ps1

then the first line is not colored, as we expect.

The problem is caused by a known change in Far, to be discussed with its author.