I know it's heretical but Apple's Mail app assumes I want to search the Web with Safari (via its 'Search with Google' choice). Well, that's not my case as I use Chrome as my default browser.
Is there a way to configure the Mail app so that it'll open a new Chrome window rather than starting Safari (which is typically not running)?
TIA,
David
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4), 27" I5
Start Safari, on the menubar, Safari > Preferences > General tab > select default browser.
What will that do?
You set the default browser there. Change it from safari to google chrome in the drop down box.
Thanks but that has no effect on the Mail app. As I said, Chrome is already my default browser. Clearly, the Mail app isn't looking for the Safari property when firing off the search.
The Search with Google command is a function of Safari. It has nothing to do with Mail, even though you see the option while in Mail (the same command appears in other applications, TextEdit for example), and it has nothing to do with your default browser. It is a service built into Safari and offered to other applications.
In order to do this with Chrome, Chrome would have to offer a similar service. If it does, the service would appear in the Services menu, however. If Chrome does not offer such a service, it might be possible to create one with Automator.
Hi Jeffrey,
Thank you for the advice above! I'm having the same problem since a recent OS upgrade to Snow Leopard - following your instructions I can make Chrome my default browser (I was skeptical that it had anything to do with Safari, but you were absolutely right, it worked brilliantly) The problem is that if I change my default to my chosen browser, Firefox, I get the "Error - No associated application could be found" message if I try to open a link in Mail. I've restarted Mail, relaunched browser, etc....
I'm using
Any ideas would be appreciated - Chrome is better than nothing, but I'd still love to figure out what's happening.
Many thanks,
MC
Same here. I set ... Safari>preferences> Default browser to Chrome, but I still get Safari when searching text in Mail, or also in another program I use, Omni Focus.
The issue has been there for a couple of OSX releases now. Is there a preferece file that needs clearing?
/km
Ditto. Both Chrome and Safari are set so that Chrome is my default browser, and Google is my default search engine, but whenever I right-clilck on a word or phrase in Apple Mail and select "Search with Google" Safari opens. I've tried everything, I think, but I can't figure out how to fix it.
I found this: http://rentzsch.tumblr.com/post/5794765921/search-with-google-using-chrome
And did it exactly as he suggests.
I have zero programming experience, but only had to figure out how to add a Run Shell Script action in Automator, which I learned from the Automator Help, and was good to go. Saved the service and now I've got the "Search with Google (Wolf)" option if I right click text in Mail, and it uses Chrome.
Hope this helps.
Thank you for the advice captfred. I did what you say and it worked perfectly. Apple mail now opens in Chrome.
(I have Mavericks OS)
I, however, haven't been able to implement this great-sounding idea. Whenever I uncheck "Search with Google" in Keyboard->Services the option continues to show when I right click on words inside a Mail message.
Solved. Thank you.
BTW: How do we use the "this solved my problem - 10 points" feature?
NickWeber wrote:
I found this: http://rentzsch.tumblr.com/post/5794765921/search-with-google-using-chrome
And did it exactly as he suggests.
I have zero programming experience, but only had to figure out how to add a Run Shell Script action in Automator, which I learned from the Automator Help, and was good to go. Saved the service and now I've got the "Search with Google (Wolf)" option if I right click text in Mail, and it uses Chrome.
Hope this helps.
Using a different web browser with Mail
