mini.operators: did you ever consider that "line"-mappings could support two counts?

[tuurep]

Consider that for example dd with count (for how-many-lines) can be given either:

• 2dd
• d2d

Think of the latter as alias for d2_, works exactly the same.

Then mini.operators "line" mappings could have 'space' for two counts, for example:

• 2gm2m
  where first count is "how many copies", and second is "how many lines down" (aka. extending the motion/textobject by count)

But the current implementation doesn't allow the second count for the "line" mappings.

[echasnovski]

I am afraid that's not really feasible, because the cleanest solution requires creating a m / r / etc. Operator-pending mappings. The hacky solution is present in 'mini.surround' for "add" action and I'd really like to not reuse it, as it looks like relying too much on Neovim's/Vim's internals.

The built-in operators working like that is a special case (:h operator-doubled) due to how they are implemented internallt and I don't think can/should be replicated in custom mappings.

As there is a perfectly working alternative by using _ textobject, I'd rather suggest sticking to it. Another reason to not remap _ :)

[tuurep]

Thanks, very useful info

A count before and after the first character is
multiplied, thus 2y3y yanks six lines.

This I didn't realize, wow.

[tuurep]

You'll take my _ mapping over my cold, dead body