Like:
msg("This is in black, but " + color(Red) + "this is red.")

here is some text with {colour:blue:this} written in blue and {back:red:that} with a red background.

OK... I enter this:
msg (Spaces (20) + "Ship command center " + Spaces (20) + "Ship Time: " + HH + ":" + MM + ":" + SS + Spaces (20) + " Ship Status: " + {color:blue:SSx})
and Quest changes it to this:
msg (Spaces (20) + "Ship command center " + Spaces (20) + "Ship Time: " + HH + ":" + MM + ":" + SS + Spaces (20) + " Ship Status: " + color:blue:SSx
call function )
The line works as:
msg (Spaces (20) + "Ship command center " + Spaces (20) + "Ship Time: " + HH + ":" + MM + ":" + SS + Spaces (20) + " Ship Status: " + SSx)
But I wanted Red Alert in red...
Option #2 would be to print raw up to Status, change the foreground color, then msg(SSX)
then switch the color back to black.
To put this all on one line.

I don't see red alert anywhere but this will do it for the text part anyway.
{colour:red:RedAlert}
so :
msg ("The ship is at {colour:red:RedAlert}.")

This is all I know on how to use it. I know your putting variables together above, but I'm stumped if {colour:red:RedAlert}will work in this conglomeration. If not let us know. DL someone with the goods will chime in. 😎

That first line of code should be this (assuming you have set variables HH, MM, SS, color and SSx):

msg (Spaces (20) + "Ship command center " + Spaces (20) + "Ship Time: " + HH + ":" + MM + ":" + SS + Spaces (20) + " Ship Status: {color:" + color + ":" + SSx + "}")

Yes, all variables are set, SSx is the ship status... Green, Yellow Alert, and Red Alert.
Pixie... Thanks, that fixed it!!!