Adding @window (#676)

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hotwired · May 29, 2023 · f7953b6 · f7953b6
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@@ -232,7 +232,13 @@ class EffectsController extends Controller {
 ```
 
 If the two controllers don't belong to the same HTML element, the `data-action` attribute
-needs to be added to the *receiving* controller's element.
+needs to be added to the *receiving* controller's element. And if the receiving controller's
+element is not a parent (or same) of the emitting controller's element, you need to add
+`@window` to the event:
+
+```html
+<div data-action="clipboard:copy@window->effects#flash">
+```
 
 `dispatch` accepts additional options as the second parameter as follows: