bash script to remove highlight from yad form date filed

yad-de-highlight

#!/bin/bash

# check if xdotool is installed
if ! hash xdotool; then
   echo "Install xdotool!"
   exit 1
fi

TEMPFILE="$(mktemp /tmp/yadformX.XXXXXX)"

# Trap that removes temporary file on exit
trap "rm -f $TEMPFILE" EXIT

# Class is necesary here
printf "%s\n" "12/05/18" "4:40" | yad --class "lilyad" --form --field="Date:DT"  --field="Date" --cycle-read >>$TEMPFILE & YADFPID=$!

# Sleep untill main window opens, that is until window name appears
until xdotool getwindowname "$(xdotool search --any --class "lilyad" 2>/dev/null | tail -1 2>/dev/null)" &>/dev/null; do
        # sleep until the window opens
        sleep .1
done

# Decimal window id
WindowID="$(xdotool search --any --class "lilyad" 2>/dev/null | tail -1)"

# Base seven
WindowIDbSeven=$(printf "0x%07x" ${WindowID})

xprop -root -spy _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW |  # <- this is the watcher process
     while IFS=$'#' read -a WIN; do
         WIN="${WIN[1]%%","*}"
         WIN="$(printf "%s\n" ${WIN})"  # bypass weird array bug

         if [[ "${WIN}" == "${WindowIDbSeven}" ]]; then
             xdotool key --clearmodifiers "$WindowIDbSeven" ctrl+Right # send ctrl+Right to de-highlight
         fi
          WIN=()
     done & WATCH_PID=$!


wait $YADFPID
YADEXITST=$?  # yad form return status

kill $WATCH_PID

echo "Results:"
cat $TEMPFILE

echo "yad form exit status: $YADEXITST"

exit 0