fix(i3): window startup

home/bin/executable_start-brave.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+# Restore Brave and place its windows after they finish opening.
+
+preferences="$HOME/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/Default/Preferences"
+
+function enable_session_restore {
+  if [ ! -f "$preferences" ] || ! command -v jq &> /dev/null; then
+    return
+  fi
+
+  temp_file="$(mktemp "${preferences}.XXXXXX")"
+  if jq '.session.restore_on_startup = 1 | .profile.exit_type = "Normal"' \
+    "$preferences" > "$temp_file"; then
+    mv "$temp_file" "$preferences"
+  else
+    rm -f "$temp_file"
+  fi
+}
+
+enable_session_restore
+i3-msg 'workspace 9; append_layout ~/.config/i3/brave-workspace-9.json; workspace 5'
+brave-browser --restore-last-session &
+
+# Brave creates restored windows asynchronously and after startup focus has moved.
+for _ in {1..20}; do
+  sleep 0.5
+  i3-msg '[class="^Brave-browser$" workspace="^(?!9$).*"] move to workspace 5' \
+    > /dev/null
+done