Search Google with Firefox instead of Safari from Mail.app

Is there a way to have Mail use Firefox when searching a term via Google from within Mail instead of Safari?
My default browser is Firefox but mail launches Safari instead.
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GageGecko wrote:
Is there a way to have Mail use Firefox when searching a term via Google from within Mail instead of Safari?
no. that service is hard coded into Mail. you can not change it. it will use safari no matter what your default browser is.
My default browser is Firefox but mail launches Safari instead.
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P.S. you can probbly make your own service using automator that will search using firefox.
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