ace-jump-zap provides the functionality of zap-to-char and zap-up-to-char using ace-jump-mode. In a nutshell, you may trigger a key-binding to launch ace-jump-char-mode to vaporize all characters between the cursor and the selected character.
Recommended install from MELPA with M-x package-install ace-jump-zap.
Bind (ace-jump-zap-to-char) or (ace-jump-zap-up-to-char) to the key-binding of your heart's desire and zap away.
Alternatively, you can bind the helper functions (ace-jump-zap-to-char-dwim) and (ace-jump-zap-up-to-char-dwim). Calling them interactively will trigger (zap-to-char) and (zap-up-to-char) respectively, but with a prefix it will call the ace-jump-zap version.
This is the function used for zapping between point and char. The default is 'delete-region but it could also be 'kill-region.
Set to non-nil to choose to only zap forward from the point. Default will zap in both directions from the point in the current window.
Non-nil means sort the zap candidates by proximity to the current point. Set to nil for the default ace-jump-mode ordering. Enabled by default as of 0.1.0.
Set to non-nil to limit zapping reach to the first 52 characters. This is only really useful with ajz/sort-by-closest set to non-nil. Enabled by default as of 0.1.0.