[X-Newbies] Google search from Mail in Firefox?

[W Lane]

On 07-Jan-23, at 12:12 PM, Brian Durant wrote:

> When I highlight a word or phrase in a Mail e-mail message (and
> despite Firefox being set as my default browser), right-click and
> choose Google search, Safari opens and the search is run from there.
> Is this a known issue?

I suspect that the contextual plug in you are using is 'tied' to  
Safari, despite your having selected Firefox as your browser.

> Is there anything to do about it?

Find and install an alternate contextual menu plugin

>
> BTW, I wonder why Apple got the absolutely mad idea to place default
> browser settings in Safari, rather than in system preferences???

an effort to keep us all faithful to Safari?