Feature request: Digit keys in normal mode act as universal-argument without needing C-u

[spacelike]

Requesting a feature for digit keys in normal mode to automatically act as universal-arguments, without needing to press C-u first.

For example, assuming the "j" key is mapped to move cursor down 1 line in normal mode (meow-next function), you can then move down 10 lines by typing "C-u 1 0 j".
My suggestion would allow you to move down 10 lines by simply typing "1 0 j" in normal mode.

I've already been testing this for a while in my own meow config with the following:

(defun my-meow-digit ( digit )
  (interactive)
  (if (not (and meow--expand-nav-function
                (region-active-p)
                (meow--selection-type)))
      (progn
        (universal-argument)
        (meow-digit-argument))
    (meow-expand digit)))

And then bind the number keys to it as follows:

(meow-normal-define-key
 '("1" . (lambda () (interactive) (my-meow-digit 1)))
  ("2" . (lambda () (interactive) (my-meow-digit 2)))
  ;; And so on...

It seems to work great and I haven't noticed any issues or conflicts with anything. It's very useful and I can't think of any reason not to have such a feature built-in to meow.
Of course there's probably a better way to build it into meow directly, such as modifying the meow-expand function or adding a var so this feature can be enabled/disabled (in case someone doesn't want it for some reason although I can't think of any downsides).

[DogLooksGood]

Hey, first of all, thanks for the suggestion.

There's a simple principle in Meow that we want to avoid DWIM command. Especially for those have different behaviors when there's a selection and when there's no selection. So a digit command should only work for one form, either as prefix or as suffix, otherwise user must distinguish whether there's a selection or not.

But yes, you can mix them up to build your own command.