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I'm not quite sure if this is a bug, intended or if just hadn't been considered.
I wanted to setup my main train station like shown in fff #140 but encountered a problem. If you use the new circuit network options to automatically set a filter on an inserter, it will only ever work with the item that has the highest input signal. If that Item can't be found in the container the inserter stops working, even if another desired Item is in the container.
That leads to problems in scenarios where you want to unload multiple items in high quantities. IMO the input signal's should work like a priority list, where the highest item gets unloaded first, if it can' t be found the item with the second highest input value gets unloaded, etc.

Are you using the stack filter inserter? You should use a normal filter inserter instead. since it has 5 filter slots.

Since the stack filter only has one slot, it's obvious that that slot will get occupied by one signal. Also there is no logic that selects the highest signal, just what happens to be first in the network.

Yes, I'm using the stack filter inserter. Of course, I could use the normal filter inserter, but that would mean losing A LOT of throughput because I move like a quarter the amount of items, no? And in that case I could just as well go back to my old, boring, non-smart setup.