<![CDATA[Custom Styling]]>Hey, folks. My name is Youssef. I’m new to using Notepad+
How’s it going? I’m writing here to ask you for advice on how to automate a process. I want Notepad++ to count character lengths per line for me, and notify me when they’re over a certain number. Thanks a bunch! And take care!

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/23157/custom-stylingRSS for NodeFri, 07 Aug 2026 10:30:13 GMTFri, 24 Jun 2022 16:39:25 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Custom Styling on Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:28:30 GMT]]>@alan-kilborn Perfect! Thanks so much.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/77814https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/77814Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:28:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Custom Styling on Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:14:37 GMT]]>@alan-kilborn said in Custom Styling:

Find: (?-s)^.{100]

What the heck did I type??

I meant (?-s)^.{100,}

Actually, in a Find All or a Mark All, this will work as well:

(?-s)^.{100}

Note, no comma. Which was what I originally meant, although I lost the Shift key at the end and got ] instead of }.

Also, where can I learn more about customizing Notepad++?

I suppose the user manual?
https://npp-user-manual.org/
Or by reading postings here on this current site.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/77813https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/77813Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:14:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Custom Styling on Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:08:19 GMT]]>@alan-kilborn Hey, Alan! Thanks for responding! Am I doing this right?

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Also, where can I learn more about customizing Notepad++? Thanks!

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/77812https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/77812Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:08:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Custom Styling on Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:04:05 GMT]]>@heehonk

You could do a Find All to find lines greater than or equal to a certain length, e.g. 100:

Find: (?-s)^.{100]
Search mode: Regular expression

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