A way of making smart inserters more useful

[cooltv27]

suggestion: smart insterers are currently "when item is less then x, work" I would love to see "when item A is less then item B, work"
reasoning: so having played for a long time and having a fully drone based factory, I automated the production of passive provider and requester chests (using the really compact factory -root uses)
because of the limits of drones only one is ever produced at a time, the providers only get materials when requesters turn off, but I want them to be produced equally

I could probably increase the production of things im short on, but this could also be used in other ways im to lazy to think of

[ssilk]

Hm. Could you make a practical example? Cause I've problems, to imagine for what case this could be more useful, then yet.

[cooltv27]

when you have 2 things you want produced equally but only have a limited flow into they system that produces it, you would be able to have it alternating between the 2

[FishSandwich]

when you have 2 things you want produced equally but only have a limited flow into they system that produces it, you would be able to have it alternating between the 2

You can do that with splitters.

[cooltv27]

when you have 2 things you want produced equally but only have a limited flow into they system that produces it, you would be able to have it alternating between the 2

You can do that with splitters.

well im doing a factory using only drones

[ssilk]

Use two requester chests. The drones try to provide the stuff equally.