<![CDATA[Unwanted Language for tab extension]]>I use the .tab extension for tab separated files. I have noticed that they get opened with “Language - N - N - Nncrontab” but I want them to be opened with Language None (Normal Text). How can I turn off Nncrontab?

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/23782/unwanted-language-for-tab-extensionRSS for NodeWed, 14 Oct 2026 10:36:17 GMTMon, 21 Nov 2022 09:49:59 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Unwanted Language for tab extension on Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:11:04 GMT]]>

edit %AppData%\Notepad++\langs.xml

Specifically, change this line:

        <Language name="nncrontab" ext="tab spf" commentLine="\" commentStart="" commentEnd="">

to this:

        <Language name="nncrontab" ext="spf" commentLine="\" commentStart="" commentEnd="">

Removing tab from the list of extensions for nncrontab files.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81844https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81844Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:11:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unwanted Language for tab extension on Mon, 21 Nov 2022 22:14:50 GMT]]>Hi @PeterJones, thank you very much!

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81828https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81828Mon, 21 Nov 2022 22:14:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unwanted Language for tab extension on Mon, 21 Nov 2022 21:15:40 GMT]]>@datatraveller1 ,

The default extensions for a given language cannot be edited in the GUI. Instead, following the “Editing Config Files” sequence, edit %AppData%\Notepad++\langs.xml, save, and restart Notepad++. After that, tab won’t be in the list of default extensions in the extended crontab entry of the Style Configurator, and .tab should render as normal text instead of extended crontab syntax.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81824https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81824Mon, 21 Nov 2022 21:15:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unwanted Language for tab extension on Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:17:53 GMT]]>I have found Settings - Style Configurator - extended crontab file - Default ext.: "tab spf" but this can’t be edited.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81815https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81815Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:17:53 GMT