Task

Display a word in various colours on the terminal.

The system palette, or colours such as Red, Green, Blue, Magenta, Cyan, and Yellow can be used.



Optionally demonstrate:

 How the system should determine if the terminal supports colour
 Setting of the background colour
 How to cause blinking or flashing (if supported by the terminal)


open System
 
Console.ForegroundColor <- ConsoleColor.Red
Console.BackgroundColor <- ConsoleColor.Yellow
Console.WriteLine("Red on Yellow")
 
Console.ForegroundColor <- ConsoleColor.White
Console.BackgroundColor <- ConsoleColor.Black
Console.WriteLine("White on Black")
 
Console.ForegroundColor <- ConsoleColor.Green
Console.BackgroundColor <- ConsoleColor.Blue
Console.WriteLine("Green on Blue")
 
Console.ResetColor()
Console.WriteLine("Back to normal")
Console.ReadKey()