The colors for directories output look super wierd since Powershell 7.3 update

[HymanZHAN]

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Steps to reproduce

I like the new effort of using ANSI formatting in $PSStyle. However, I don't think the outcome is ideal. At least not in the case of FileInfo.Directory.

Expected behavior

I should see the outcome of `ls` clearly. There should be enough contrast, and texts should be easy to read.

Actual behavior

The current style of having a blue background for directories is hard to read and looks awful.

Error details

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Environment data

> $PSVersionTable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.3.0
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.3.0
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.22621
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

Visuals

Current:

What I think was intended:

I am using the One Half Dark theme that comes with Windows Terminal.

[HymanZHAN]

Related issue: #18550

[petrsapak]

I'm experiencing the same issue in Windows Terminal 1.15.3466.0, One Half Dark (other color schemes are messed the same way) color scheme and Powershell 7.3.0 & 7.3.1.
As a workaround I tried this:

• I changed the color "Blue" to the same color as "Background" which fixed the issue, but caused some color issues when using posh-git module.
• I installed PSColor module, which fixed the issue, making my get-childitem calls look like this:
  

[HymanZHAN]

@petrsapak Thanks for your input~ Yeah, I already had my workaround in my $PROFILE, but I wish there would be an upstream fix.

As a side note, the full list of colors can be listed by $PSStyle:

And you may set the style for FileInfo.Directory directly:

$PSStyle.FileInfo.Directory = "`e[34m"

Hopefully, this would not cause issues on posh-git's side. (I also use posh-git, but I don't use its prompt. I am using starship instead.)

Another side note: The exactly identical issue occurred a few years ago on WSL1 using Ubuntu (18.04, I believe). Same colored background for directory listing, with low contrast and eyesore aesthetics. (It's blue foreground with a green background, IIRC🙍‍♂️) I hope this issue gets fixed soon.
That's a different issue related to the default styling of dircolors for different directory types.

[robinmalik]

Broke retrowave for me:

[9Rune5]

• I installed PSColor module, which fixed the issue, making my get-childitem calls look like this:

I'd like to recommend https://github.com/DHowett/DirColors instead. Especially if you're using MIcrosoft Terminal.

GitHub

GitHub - DHowett/DirColors: DirColors is a Powershell implementation of GNU coreutils' dircolors/LS_COLORS support

DirColors is a Powershell implementation of GNU coreutils' dircolors/LS_COLORS support - GitHub - DHowett/DirColors: DirColors is a Powershell implementation of GNU coreutils' dircolors/LS_...

[reeddunkle]

In case it helps someone else: the color formatting can be combined with bold formatting (for example):

$PSStyle.FileInfo.Directory = "`e[96;1m"
# Foreground.BrightCyan + Bold

There are also custom RGB definitions: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/console/console-virtual-terminal-sequences#text-formatting

Console Virtual Terminal Sequences - Windows Console

Virtual terminal sequences are control character sequences that can control cursor movement, color/font mode, and other operations when written to the output stream.