Hugo Kornelis (5/27/2013)
True, but since there is no way to manually apply formatting in the messages pane (as far as I know), the replacement text you type would still be in black.If you want the text in red, you need to ensure that SQL Server first puts a text in red there, then edit it. Depending on how you edit it, you can still lose the red color, or you can retain it.
I could argue that in the email the text of the QOTD in black was... 😀
...but I will not of course.
Nice question! I was surprised that it's not in the "fun" category, nor worth seven points - that was what I expected when I saw the question.
+1