Safari not opening firefox even though firefox is set as default in safai

I followed the recommended set up by going to preferences and setting firefox as the default browser.
If I start Safari it does not open the web page using firefox
If I activate firefox from the menu bar it works fine.
Why is setting the default to firefox not working.

Safari is not going to open Firefox since they are both browsers. When you set a default browser, it means that if you click a link in an email, say, the browser that the link will open with is Firefox. If you want to launch a browsing session on your own, you select the browser you want to use.
Cheers,
GB

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