# ### backup-desktop.sh ### #
#!/bin/bash
# name and path of the script to be created (to be modified if necessary) 
file=~/restore_desktop.sh

echo '#!/bin/bash'>$file
icons_xy()
{
    for i in ~/Desktop/*
     do echo -n gio set '"'"$i"'"';gio info --attributes=metadata::caja-icon-position "$i"|grep metadata
    done

}
icons_xy >>$file
sed -i 's/n:/n/g' $file

chmod u+x $file

# focus the Desktop and simulate pressing F5 shortened to refresh the Desktop (to be adapted according to the Desktop used, here Mate) 
echo '/usr/local/bin/refresh-desktop.sh'>>$file




# ### refresh-desktop.sh ### #
#!/bin/bash

echo "Getting Id for Desktop then refreshing it by simulating F5"

# Get a list of window IDs for Caja
    window_ids=$(xdotool search --classname "desktop")

    # Iterate through each window ID
    for id in $window_ids; do
	
        # Get the window name for the current window ID
        window_name=$(xdotool getwindowname $id)
	
	echo "Checking ID $id : $window_name"

        # Check if the window name is "Desktop"
        if [[ "$window_name" == "Desktop" ]]; then
            # Run your script with the window ID
            echo "Found Desktop window with ID: $id"
            # Replace the following line with the script you want to run
            xdotool windowfocus --sync $id
            xdotool key F5
            echo "Completed refreshing icons"
            exit 0
        fi
    done

    # If no matching window was found
    echo "No Desktop window found."
    exit 0