<![CDATA[How to: {{Moustache}} code highlighting for Notepad++]]>Hi folks!

I have some .php files with Moustache {{}} code in them, and would like the code to be “highlighted correctly” by Notepad++.

At the moment all is black and unrecognised!

What steps must I undertake to enable Moustache{{ }} code highliting?

Please do a step by step as i’m not a seasoned programmer, just content writer who happens to have fall in love with Notepad++ ;)

Thanks!

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/14656/how-to-moustache-code-highlighting-for-notepadRSS for NodeTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:52:03 GMTThu, 19 Oct 2017 13:47:49 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to How to: {{Moustache}} code highlighting for Notepad++ on Wed, 01 Nov 2017 23:46:54 GMT]]>RegEx Helper as a plugin can offer some help (assuming that RegEx Helper is already installed):

Open your file in Notepad++
Set the language to Php
Launch the plugin using Ctrl+F12
Type in the “Regular Expression” window: ({{)|(}})
Turn on the highlighting using ‘Mark’ button.

Tested using this Moustache template:
<strong>Hello, {{firstname}}</strong><br>
<p>You are visitor number {{visitorNumber}}.</p>

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/27786https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/27786Wed, 01 Nov 2017 23:46:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to: {{Moustache}} code highlighting for Notepad++ on Tue, 24 Oct 2017 21:30:35 GMT]]>@Sam-Zam

Does that mean that it is not possible let alone easy to have {{moustache}} syntax working in Notepad++?

Yes, the only save way to make this happen is to change the lexer.

Cheers
Claudia

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/27578https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/27578Tue, 24 Oct 2017 21:30:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to: {{Moustache}} code highlighting for Notepad++ on Tue, 24 Oct 2017 10:17:24 GMT]]>Dear Claudia

Thank you for your answer. Does that mean that it is not possible let alone easy to have {{moustache}} syntax working in Notepad++?

Greetings, Sam

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/27565https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/27565Tue, 24 Oct 2017 10:17:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to: {{Moustache}} code highlighting for Notepad++ on Fri, 20 Oct 2017 11:50:58 GMT]]>@Sam-Zam

npp uses scintilla as its syntax highlighting engine.
In order to make this work, the php (and maybe the html ) lexer needs to be changed.
I found a discussion from 2012 and the author of scintilla
refused to implement this.

Cheers
Claudia

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/27514https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/27514Fri, 20 Oct 2017 11:50:58 GMT