Column-wise Visual Filter?

[serendipity]

Was there a reason why column-wise filter was applied to only selection filter and not visual filter?
While syntax for selection filter is:

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selfilter [<pattern>][, <f|d>][, <column>]

for Visual filter it is mere:

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filter [<pattern>]

I might have forgotten, but was this on purpose?

[jacky]

I might have forgotten, but was this on purpose?

I believe this is because they both work on different level within XY, and for internal reason VF cannot access info from other columns (because they haven't been gathered yet, I think), while selection filters can since, obviously, the List has been filled already.

[admin]

I might have forgotten, but was this on purpose?

I believe this is because they both work on different level within XY, and for internal reason VF cannot access info from other columns (because they haven't been gathered yet, I think), while selection filters can since, obviously, the List has been filled already.

Yes, the VF is applied at a very early stage of browsing, when just the name and some basic props of the file are known. This is for performance reasons.