<![CDATA[Associate log extension with Normal Text instead of errorlist]]>Notepad++ 8.8.1 introduced a new errorlist syntax and associates this with file extentions .err and .log.
I frequently use Notepad++ to analyse .log files but the format of these files does not work well with the new errorlist syntax. I end up changing the syntax to Normal Text each time I open a .log file.

I cannot find a way to configure Notepad++ to stop associating .log with the errorlog syntax and use Normal Text instead.

I am not really looking to define my own syntax definition.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/26918/associate-log-extension-with-normal-text-instead-of-errorlistRSS for NodeThu, 14 May 2026 06:57:33 GMTFri, 30 May 2025 07:54:56 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Associate log extension with Normal Text instead of errorlist on Fri, 30 May 2025 10:47:18 GMT]]>@Terry-R said:

PeterJones had this post, where he suggests making the change in a different way.

Hmm, that post is about adding, not removing.
If you try to remove via the GUI, you’ll find that the Default ext.: edit box is disabled, meaning you can’t change it.
I suggest following the @Ekopalypse advice above.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/101858https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/101858Fri, 30 May 2025 10:47:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Associate log extension with Normal Text instead of errorlist on Fri, 30 May 2025 08:43:15 GMT]]>@KlaasBonnema said in Associate log extension with Normal Text instead of errorlist:

I cannot find a way to configure Notepad++ to stop associating .log with the errorlog syntax and use Normal Text instead.

@PeterJones had this post, where he suggests making the change in a different way. This method is done via the Notepad++ GUI, so not needing to edit a XML file manually.

Terry

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/101857https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/101857Fri, 30 May 2025 08:43:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Associate log extension with Normal Text instead of errorlist on Fri, 30 May 2025 08:37:15 GMT]]>@KlaasBonnema

There is a file called langs.xml.
Search for errorlist and remove log from the registered extensions. Restart npp.
It may be necessary to close and reopen a log file as Npp remembers the previously used lexer.

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