Custom Styling

[Heehonk]

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!

[Alan Kilborn]

@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

[Heehonk]

@alan-kilborn Hey, Alan! Thanks for responding! Am I doing this right?

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

[Alan Kilborn]

@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.

[Heehonk]

@alan-kilborn Perfect! Thanks so much.