Desktop Entry Creator

Desktop Entry Creator is a Python application that allows users to create .desktop entries for installed applications on Chrome OS. This application lets users search for application icons using SerpAPI, select an icon, and generate a .desktop entry for the application.

Features

Search for application icons using SerpAPI.
Select and preview an icon for the application.
Generate and save .desktop entries for installed applications.

Requirements

Python 3.x
requests library
pillow library
serpapi library
google-search-results library
tkinter (comes pre-installed with Python)

Setup

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/desktop-entry-creator.git
cd desktop-entry-creator

Create and activate a virtual environment:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use `venv\Scripts\activate`

Install the required libraries:

pip install requests pillow serpapi google-search-results

Add your SerpAPI key to config.py:

# config.py
SERPAPI_API_KEY = "YOUR_SERPAPI_API_KEY"

Run the application:
```
python chromeOSapplicationadder.py
```

Usage

Enter the application name, command to execute, and an optional comment.
Click the "Search for Icon" button to search for application icons.
Select an icon from the displayed results.
Click the "Generate .desktop Entry" button to generate the entry.
Click the "Save" button to save the .desktop entry.

Create Alias (Optional)

You can create an alias to run this script easily from the terminal:

Open your .bashrc file:
```
nano ~/.bashrc
```

Add the following alias (replace /path/to/your/project with the actual path):

alias myscript='source /path/to/your/project/venv/bin/activate && python /path/to/your/project/chromeOSapplicationadder.py && deactivate'

Save and close the file, then reload .bashrc:
```
source ~/.bashrc
```
Now you can run the script using:
```
myscript
```

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.