Thanks again. I'm actually talking about the "Search with Google" action. Firefox is set as my default browser in "Safari>Preferences". Yet when I type text into QS and then choose "Search with Google" as the action, it opens Safari! Why?
On Feb 4, 12:03 pm, Howard Melman <[email protected]> wrote: > Ah, you're talking about using the Search For... or Find With... > actions. No they only use the default web browser. > > You could write an applescript action that takes text entered in the > first pane and constructs the appropriate google search url and opens > it in firefox. Then put it in ~/Library/Application Support/ > Quicksilver/Actions/ so it's available as an action in the 2nd pane. > > Howard > > On Feb 4, 2009, at 2:59 PM, lilmoch wrote: > > > > > Thanks for your fast reply. > > > But is it possible to perform a Google search with QS using Firefox as > > the browser? It seems the methods you describe below are only helpful > > if I already know the URL. > > > On Feb 4, 11:58 am, Howard Melman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Feb 4, 2009, at 2:55 PM, lilmoch wrote: > > >>> Is there a way to use Firefox instead of Safari as the browser which > >>> opens when I perform a Google search with QS? > > >> The Open URL... action uses the system default web browser. This is > >> (non-intuitively) set in the Safari General preferences. > > >> There's also the Open URL With... action which lets you pick a > >> browser > >> in the 3rd pane. > > >> Howard
