HOWTO: Notepad++ on Ubuntu  via WINE

Steps(Easier than expected):

1. System > Administration >Synaptic Package Manager
2. Supply password and Quick Search for "WINE" (no quotes)
3. Mark WINE for installation and Apply
4. (let the package manager install the dependencies it needs)
5. Download Notepad++ 
6. Extract the zip file
7. Create a  application launcher with  command of:
   wine <path-to-notepad++.exe>

For instance:

 Download the npp.5.8.6.bin.zip file and  unzip to the "notepad" folder under "Downloads" file.  

the corresponding notepad application launcher command is:

wine /home/srs/Downloads/notepad/ansi/notepad++.exe

Some useful resources to read if the above doesn't work for you would be the "Official"documentation.  You can also google notepad++ and WINE to get some more gems.

 WINE let's you run a good smathering of Windows applications on Linux.