userguide: explain the difference between comma and semicolon for command chaining

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Michael Stapelberg 2013-12-11 19:46:41 +01:00
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@ -1289,6 +1289,11 @@ should be affected by that command, by using various criteria. The criteria
are specified before any command in a pair of square brackets and are separated
by space.
When using multiple commands, separate them by using a +,+ (a comma) instead of
a semicolon. Criteria apply only until the next semicolon, so if you use a
semicolon to separate commands, only the first one will be executed for the
matched window(s).
*Example*:
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# if you want to kill all windows which have the class Firefox, use:
@ -1299,6 +1304,9 @@ bindsym $mod+x [class="(?i)firefox"] kill
# kill only the About dialog from Firefox
bindsym $mod+x [class="Firefox" window_role="About"] kill
# enable floating mode and move container to workspace 4
for_window [class="^evil-app$"] floating enable, move container to workspace 4
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The criteria which are currently implemented are: