--- | Report an error (to stderr).
-report_error :: String -> IO ()
-report_error = hPutRedLn stderr
+-- | Write the given line to a handle in color. The funnyCaps are for
+-- synergy with putstrLn and friends.
+--
+hPutStrColorLn :: Handle -> Color -> String -> IO ()
+hPutStrColorLn h c s = hPutStrColor h c (s ++ "\n")
+
+
+-- | Display text sent to the feed on the console. Don't automatically
+-- append a newline.
+--
+display_sent :: String -> IO ()
+display_sent = hPutStrColor stdout Green
+
+
+-- | Display debug text on the console. Don't automatically append a
+-- newline in case the raw text is needed for, uh, debugging.
+--
+display_debug :: String -> IO ()
+display_debug = putStr
+
+
+-- | Display an informational message on the console.
+--
+display_info :: String -> IO ()
+display_info = hPutStrColorLn stdout Cyan
+
+
+-- | Display a warning on the console. Uses stderr instead of stdout.
+--
+display_warning :: String -> IO ()
+display_warning = hPutStrColorLn stderr Yellow
+
+
+-- | Display an error on the console. Uses stderr instead of stdout.
+--
+display_error :: String -> IO ()
+display_error = hPutStrColorLn stderr Red