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[FEATURE]: Support multi-letter keybindings after leader key (e.g., <leader>bb) #6230

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Currently, only single-letter keybindings work after the leader key. Multi-letter sequences exit leader mode after the first keypress.

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"sidebar_toggle": "<leader>b"   // Works
"sidebar_toggle": "<leader>bb"  // Doesn't work - exits leader mode after first 'b'

Expected behavior

Pressing <leader>bb should trigger sidebar_toggle.

Actual behavior

Pressing <leader>b exits leader mode immediately; the second b is typed as input.

Feature request

  1. Support multi-letter key sequences after leader (e.g., <leader>bb, <leader>gc)
  2. Consider adding a tmux-style mode system where leader activates a "command mode" that persists until an action is matched or escaped

This would enable vim/tmux-like keybinding namespaces (e.g., <leader>g for git commands, <leader>b for buffer/sidebar commands).

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