doc: add reference docs + index for config and env variables

Add reference documentation for configuration settings & node/device
properties.  We should have boring & exhaustive reference lists of all
the options, and an index where they can be looked up as needed.

The content is mostly stolen from the Wiki.

Add pipewire-client.conf.5, pipewire-jack.conf.5, and pipewire-device.7
that try to explain all available configuration settings for native/ALSA/JACK
clients, and parameters & properties devices.

Expand pipewire.conf.5 and pipewire-pulse.conf.5 with lists of supported
properties. Also explain environment variables.

Doxygen doesn't have an indexing mechanism suitable for configuration
settings, so add a simple one using an input filter and use it here.

Tweak styling a bit.
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Configuration of daemons:
- [PipeWire daemon configuration](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/Config-PipeWire)
- \ref page_man_pipewire_conf_5
- \ref page_man_pipewire-pulse_conf_5
- [WirePlumber daemon configuration](https://pipewire.pages.freedesktop.org/wireplumber/)
- [PipeWire PulseAudio daemon configuration](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/Config-PulseAudio)
- [Wiki page on PipeWire daemon configuration](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/Config-PipeWire)
- [Wiki page on PipeWire PulseAudio daemon configuration](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/Config-PulseAudio)
Configuration of devices:
- \ref page_man_pipewire-devices_7
- [WirePlumber configuration](https://pipewire.pages.freedesktop.org/wireplumber/daemon/configuration.html)
- [Device runtime settings](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/Config-Devices)
- [Wiki page on device runtime settings](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/Config-Devices)
Configuration for client applications, either connecting via the
native PipeWire interface, or the emulated ALSA, JACK, or PulseAudio
interfaces:
- [PipeWire native clients](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/Config-client)
- [PipeWire ALSA clients](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/Config-ALSA)
- [PipeWire JACK clients](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/Config-JACK)
- [PipeWire PulseAudio clients](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/Config-PulseAudio)
- \ref page_man_pipewire-client_conf_5
- \ref page_man_pipewire-jack_conf_5
- \ref page_man_pipewire-pulse_conf_5
- [Wiki page on native clients](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/Config-client)
- [Wiki page on ALSA clients](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/Config-ALSA)
- [Wiki page on JACK clients](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/Config-JACK)
- [Wiki page on PulseAudio clients](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/Config-PulseAudio)
# Configuration Index
\ref page_man_pipewire_conf_5 "pipewire.conf"
@SECREF@ pipewire.conf
\ref page_man_pipewire_conf_5 "pipewire-pulse.conf"
@SECREF@ pipewire-pulse.conf
\ref page_man_pipewire_conf_5 "client.conf, client-rt.conf"
@SECREF@ client.conf
\ref page_man_pipewire_conf_5 "jack.conf"
@SECREF@ jack.conf
**Runtime settings**
@SECREF@ pipewire-settings
**Environment variables**
@SECREF@ pipewire-env client-env jack-env pulse-env
**Device properties**
@SECREF@ device-property
**Device parameters**
@SECREF@ device-param