Change search Google in Safari to use Firefox

Cmd+Shift+L searches for the selected text in Google using Safari. Can I change this to use Firefox instead?

Solution 1:

You can create a new service with automator, use the "Run Shell Script" action, and use:

open -a FireFox "http://www.google.com/search?q=$1"

as the shell script text, then save it as "Open with Firefox" or whatever you like.

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follow this summary from this thread:

1. Download and Install OnMyCommand/OMCEdit

2. Open OMCEdit

3. Click on "Download Commands" then "Download"

4. Go in "Command Library"

5. Choose #22 and click on "Append to Command"

6. Change the name if you want (in "Command Name")

7. Write " Top Level " in location if you don't want a sub-menu, or choose a name for the sub-menu ("In On My Command" is the default)

8. Save

9. You're done!

Solution 2:

What you need to do is create a new Automator service. Unfortunately, Firefox's AppleScript support sucks, so you'll have to do it manually.

You should be able to use a combination of the tips in this article and this comment, and the page Calavera linked to should give you a general idea of how to format the URLs.