Right-click "Search Google" always launches Safari

I don't know if it was an app I installed or if it is a Leopard feature, but if I right click on text from just about any app, I can "Search Google". For example, in Textedit, Word, an email.
It always launches the search in Safari however even though FF is my default browser.
Is there a way to change it so search results come up in FF?

chicagofilms wrote:
I don't know if it was an app I installed or if it is a Leopard feature, but if I right click on text from just about any app, I can "Search Google". For example, in Textedit, Word, an email.
It always launches the search in Safari however even though FF is my default browser.
Is there a way to change it so search results come up in FF?
One can assume Apple "hearts" google
I am reasonable sure there is a terminal hack to change it. I prefer dogpatch myself.

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