Once selected a text object, expand the selection?

[for-coursera]

Let's say I have a code block like this:

1.    def decr(d, a):
2.       r = {}
3.        for key, value in d.items():
4.           if key == a:
5.               value -= 1 #### my cursor is here
6.          r[key] = value
7.        return r

…and my cursor is on value -= 1 line. Once I press vaP, I get the if structure selected. But is it possible then to expand the selection somehow? Or, is it possible to pass some numeric argument before the selecting may be?

[tweekmonster]

We're talking about this in #1. I already have code that I'm going to push soon for adding counts to block operations, but I want to fix TravisCI first so I can get some tests in for this.

[tweekmonster]

Now you can use v2aP

[for-coursera]

Now you can use v2aP

Thanks! Works like a charm. And any thoughts on selection's expansion may be? :) Or do we close this issue?

[tweekmonster]

What do you mean by expansion? There's a discussion about block motions in #1.

[for-coursera]

What do you mean by expansion?

Something like that probably -- but for indented structures.

E.g., as for the code shown above, if my cursor is at line 5, and I press vaP, the if block gets selected, right? But what if add an additional shortcut, pressing which after the selection would expand this particular selection further? Press it once – and the for block gets selected; press it twice – and then the whole function is selected?

[tweekmonster]

Hmm, I think this is already covered if you press vaPaPaP. It's not exactly streamlined, but gets the job done. And a quick glance at their readme looks like you could define aP in its region config.

[for-coursera]

I think this is already covered if you press vaPaPaP

Oh, thanks for pointing :). Somehow I was too slow just to think of it :).