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How can swiper or some other search be restricted to a range of columns in a buffer? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months 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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[–] LoneRider11@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not sure because i cant try it now, but how about narrowing to a rectangular selection, which is the package list column and using swiper in that?

[–] vfclists@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I didn't know that narrowing could also apply to columns, but narrowing to a rectangular selection means scrolling to the bottom of the listing, which is why I prefer to search in the first place.