How can swiper or some other search be restricted to a range of columns in a buffer?

posted 11 months ago

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.topB

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11 months ago

just add two spaces at the beginning the search string

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vfclists@alien.topOPB

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11 months 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?

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