docs/userguide: document for_window (Thanks aksr)

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=== Arbitrary commands for specific windows (for_window)
With the +for_window+ command, you can let i3 execute any command when it
encounters a specific window. This can be used to set windows to floating or to
change their border style, for example.
*Syntax*:
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for_window [criteria] command
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*Examples*:
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# enable floating mode for all XTerm windows
for_window [class="XTerm"] mode floating
# Make all urxvts use a 1-pixel border:
for_window [class="urxvt"] border 1pixel
# A less useful, but rather funny example:
# makes the window floating as soon as I change
# directory to ~/work
for_window [title="x200: ~/work"] mode floating
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=== Variables
As you learned in the section about keyboard bindings, you will have