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How can swiper or some other search be restricted to a range of columns in a buffer? (alien.top)
submitted 1 year ago by vfclists@alien.top to c/emacs@communick.news
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When I do package-list-packages and I'm searching for a package, the search is not restricted to the package names, but searches the descriptions as well, and this requires scrolling down before starting the search.

Can the search be restricted to the column with the names?

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[–] deaddyfreddy@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

just add two spaces at the beginning the search string

[–] vfclists@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Clever🙂, but doesn't generalize to other documents.

Is there a command to select a range of characters on a line and extend it as a column to the end of the buffer or narrowed region without scrolling down to mark the actual area?