Google search in the right-click menu doesn't open in default browser

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Google search in the right-click menu doesn't open in default browser

Hi ...,

Please share any suggestion that might help solve this issue.

Thank you in advance!!

Kubera

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Mainly using Google Chrome

Posted on Dec 9, 2013 11:02 PM

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Answer 1

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andyBall_uk

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Dec 10, 2013 5:18 AM in response to Shree Aananda Kubera

The 'search in google' shown in the right-click menu is actually a 'service' offered by the Safari application, and so is not affected by altering the default browser. It can be disabled in System Preferences - Keyboard - Shortcuts - Services but if shown, will always use Safari.

If Chrome has nothing similar - see Chrome: shortcut for "Search With Google"

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Answer 2

Dec 10, 2013 5:44 AM in response to andyBall_uk

Oh, wow that makes sense! Thank you for your reply and tips!!

The link you gave is for Lion, but ok -- still props/kudos!!!

I found this Chrome extension:

"Highlight to Search"
allows you search keywords by highlighting instead of typing them into a search box

Google Highlight to Search is a browser extension that helps you search keywords easily. After you highlight keywords within a web page, you'll see magnifying-glass icon appear below the highlighted keywords. By either clicking on the icon or the keywords itself, search-box with Autocomplete enabled appears for you to search quickly and easily. By installing this extension, you agree to these terms: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/intl/en/gallery_tos.html This extension uses Google Search, and the data related to the query will be handled as described in Google's privacy policy: http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacypolicy.html

Pretty awesome!

Not a right-click-menu-option, but OK let's see (...)

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