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I have written a script which is basically a small wysiwyg signature generator for Outlook. We want our signatures to be in corporate colours, and semi-standardised - hence the requirement for this.
I did the development work in Powershell ISE and all looked good. However, when I run the script just using powershell (as the users will) it looks totally different:
Powershell vs Powershell ISE http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/1d6e6c5c6f.png
The top one was generated in ISE, and looks as I want it. The bottom one was run from powershell directly and seems to have visually regressed five years!
How can I get the script to look as snazzy in Powershell as it does in Powershell ISE?
Thanks,
Ben
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The principal difference between the two is convenience. PowerShell is a simpler and more straightforward scripting and execution environment, while the ISE provides more flexible and forgiving editing and execution features. PowerShell can be a good platform for simple tasks where actions are clear.
IntelliSense is an automatic-completion assistance feature that is part of Windows PowerShell ISE. IntelliSense displays clickable menus of potentially matching cmdlets, parameters, parameter values, files, or folders as you type.
Select a ThemeThe default theme is “Dark Console, Light Editor” which is pleasant enough for starting off, but I prefer the “Dark Console, Dark Editor” theme to give code greater contrast and also emulate the natural PowerShell CLI. To make this change, navigate to Tools > Options > Colors and Fonts > Manage Themes.
Add the following line in your script before you show the form:
[System.Windows.Forms.Application]::EnableVisualStyles();
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