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Document input selector precedence 

Signed-off-by: Dennis Schridde <devurandom@gmx.net>
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Dennis Schridde 2020-03-14 14:43:52 +01:00 committed by Brian Ashworth
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@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ in place of _\<identifier\>_ in the commands below. In addition, the settings
can be applied to a type of device, by using _type:\<input_type\>_ in place
of _\<identifier\>_.
In the configuration file, settings with a more specific selector take
precedence over more general ones: _\<identifier\>_ \> _type:\<input_type\>_ \>
_\*_. When executing input commands, however, the settings are applied to all
matching input devices! This means that _type:\<input_type\>_ can override
previously set _\<identifier\>_ settings, even though in a configuration file
they would take precedence. Similarly _\*_ can override both _\<identifier\>_
and _type:\<input_type\>_ settings, if applied later.
Tip: If the configuration settings do not appear to be taking effect, you could
try using _\*_ instead of _\<identifier\>_. If it works with the wildcard, try
using a different identifier from *swaymsg -t get_inputs* until you find the