"Search in Google" always open Safari

I have Flock set as my default browser. When I'm in the Finder, or Mail, or TextEdit etc., select a word and command click to select "Search in Google," Safari opens instead of Flock. Is there another place I have to change this preference?

Yes, this is really pushy, annoying, and monopolistic behavior! I use firefox. I like Apple mail, and search in Google is a nice feature, but I don't want it to bring up Safari, especially when I'm already running firefox!
Anxiously awaiting someone with a fix, workaround, or for Apple to start behaving well. (Isn't this the sort of thing Microsoft is always accused of doing? Yet under Windows, I can make Firefox the default! Well, if that doesn't wake up Apple...)
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Is there anyway to get the "Search with google" feature in Safari to automatically open in new tab?

Is there any way to get the "Search with google" feature in safari to automatically open the link in a new tab?
I am indifferent as to the solution, whether it be an extension, plug-in or apple script using automator as long as it is well documented.
Have yet to see an elegant solution.

Hold down the command key while selecting the menu item.

Feature Request: "Search in Google" should open new tab

Hi,
This is a request for the Safari Dev team.
Highlighting a text and right-clicking on it shows the "Search in Google" option which is VERY convenient. Currently, clicking "Search in Google" takes you to the results page of whatever you wanted google to search. That, naturally, means that I have to leave the page I'm viewing. What I'm suggesting is having the "Search in Google" option open a tab in the background and I can view it later.
Thanks,

Hi,
I'm not on a Mac to test at present, but what happens when you hold down the command key and right-click on the text? Opening links with the cmd key held down opens them in a new tab so maybe it will do the same thing for this feature.
This is a request for the Safari Dev team.
If not, send feedback via Safari menu > Report Bugs to Apple... or via [this webpage|www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html]. The developers don't hang out around here much so it's unlikely they'll see your request.

Always open safari in full screen

For months my imac has always opened safari in full screen now it doesn't n. How do I get this back and how do I keep it from happening in the future?

Step one is to create a new admin user account, log into it, and see if the issue persists.

Out of the blue I now get Bing as my search engine when I open Safari. How to I get rid of it?

When I open Safari, Bing has somehow become my default search engine. It always has an insistent ad on it. So I pick google and everything is fine until I need to open another tab. Same problem occurs. I am not much of a tech person, but if anyone can give me very basic steps I could probably follow them. thank you!

There is no need to download anything to solve this problem.
You installed the "InstallMac" trojan. I suggest the procedure below to disable it. This procedure may leave a few small files behind, but it will permanently deactivate the trojan (as long as you never reinstall it.)
Malware is always changing to get around the defenses against it. These instructions are valid as of now, as far as I know. They won't necessarily be valid in the future. Anyone finding this comment a few days or more after it was posted should look for more recent discussions or start a new one.
Back up all data before proceeding.
Step 1
From the Safari menu bar, select
          Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Extensions
Uninstall any extensions you don't know you need, including one called "Omnibar," and any that have the word "Conduit," "Spigot," or "InstallMac" in the description. If in doubt, uninstall all extensions. Do the equivalent for the Firefox and Chrome browsers, if you use either of those.
Step 2
In the Applications folder, there may be items named "Installer," "InstallMac," "Reset Search," or "Uninstall IM Completer." Drag each such item to the Trash.
Step 3
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieo.completer.download.plist
Right-click or control-click the line and select
          Services ▹ Reveal in Finder (or just Reveal)
from the contextual menu.
If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select
          Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.
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Move this folder, if it exists, to the Trash in the same way:
~/Library/Application Support/com.genieoinnovation.Installer
Log out or restart the computer and empty the Trash.
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You may be wondering why you didn't get a warning from Gatekeeper about installing software from an unknown developer, as you should have. The reason is that the Internet criminal behind this attack has a codesigning certificate issued by Apple, which causes Gatekeeper to give the installer a pass. Apple could revoke the certificate, but as of this writing, has not done so, even though it's aware of the problem. This failure of oversight has compromised both Gatekeeper and the Developer ID program. You can't rely on Gatekeeper alone to protect you from harmful software.

My Google preferences are set to show search results in a new window. However, when I do a Google search, it Firefox always opens 2 new windows with the (same) results. How can I fix this?

I did not change my Google settings. I always have had it set to open search results in a new window. Some time ago, it started opening up two windows that have identical url/content.

That issue can be caused by an extension that isn't working properly.
Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

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.

"Reviews" link in Google always opens Maps app, not reviews, annoying.

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Thanks

When I click on the reviews link on my Compaq laptop, it take me straight to a page with all the reviews, which is what I have done also on my Apple laptop too for years, very handy link, but the iPad somehow thinks it should open Maps and shows me where business is located. Strange. It seems many websites have a way of knowing if you are accessing it with a iPad or iPhone or similar device and then things react differently, sometimes not correctly as in this case.
Edit: One thing I noticed on the reviews page which my Compaq opened, the reviews page is under the "Maps" section, still within Google actually. So, the iPad can't access Google Maps in that way because iPad uses that separate Maps app. I wish there was a preference in iPad that allowed you to stop it from automatically using the Maps app all the time.
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When i go to open a website that i searched on google it opens a totaly diffrent website everytime.

I searched for cheap fishing tackle and google gave me several choices. when i clicked on one it sent me to a totaly diffrent website. I did it several times and it would send me to weird websites.

Search redirect Malware or a trojan.
Install, update, and run these programs in this order. They are listed in order of efficacy. '''''(Not all programs detect the same Malware, so you may need to run them all to solve your problem.)''''' These programs are all free for personal use, but some have limited functionality in the "free mode" - but those are features you really don't need to find and remove the problem that you have. 
''Note: If your Malware infection is bad enough and you are mis-directed to URL's other than what is posted, you may have to use a different PC to download these programs and use a USB stick to transfer them to the afflicted PC.''
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware - [http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php] 
SuperAntispyware - [http://www.superantispyware.com/] 
AdAware - [http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/] 
Spybot Search & Destroy - [http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html] 
Windows Defender: Home Page - [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx] 
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http://deletemalware.blogspot.com/2010/02/remove-google-redirect-virus.html
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[http://www.spywarewarrior.com/index.php] 
[http://forum.aumha.org/] 
[http://www.spywareinfoforum.com/] 
[http://bleepingcomputer.com]

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@mstm, please ensure that you write some thing in search bar before you click search icon. without entering anything will redirect to google.com. And make sure that you are clicking on search icon not home icon.

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EMCheckCompatibility: true
Email: [email protected]
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I have some trouble with Safari! Everytime i google something, I expect safari to open the link i click in the same window and same tab - as it did before - but now it always opens a new tab! I'm getting really tired of that! So please help me!

I have some trouble with Safari!
Everytime i google something, I expect safari to open the link i click in the same window and same tab - as it did before - but now it always opens a new tab! I'm getting really tired of that! So please help me! I want safari to open the google search link in the same window and tab! How to fix that?
Please help me!!!
Thank you!

From the Safari menu bar, select
Safari ▹ Preferences ▹ Extensions
Turn all extensions OFF and test. If the problem is resolved, turn extensions back ON and then disable them one or a few at a time until you find the culprit.

Safari always opens at the last web page viewed. How can I make google the default opening page?

On my iphone 4, safari always opens at the last page viewed. Does anyone know how I can set it to always open at google?

You can't but you can navigate to Google and add that to your homescreen as a shortcut. Press the arrow on the bottom.

My friend says:I can open Safari OK, but as soon as I try to open Google, Safari shuts down. It either does so immediately, or once I type an address or search name into Google.Mac OSX version 10.3.9, and Safari 1.3.2

On behalf of a friend (who obviously cannot get on-line):
I can open Safari OK, but as soon as I try to open Google, Safari shuts down. It either does so immediately, or once I type an address or search name into Google. The systems no longer seem to be compatible. All was well until about three weeks ago. I've pressed the Safari Reset button several times to try that, to no avail.
The operating system is Mac OSX version 10.3.9, and Safari is 1.3.2.
Is there a solution? He does say his iMac is old and the OS antedeluvian
Would welcome any thoughts!
B

Sorry to say it, but he is correct!
Solution? Either update the OS and Safari if possible, or start saving!

Edit "Search with Google" service to open in a new safari page

I frequently use the search with google service in OSX.
This appears in the contextual menu as "Search in google" and in the services menu as "Search with google".
When I am in Safari and I want to search some word or phrase in google, I am redirected to the google page in the same page I m at. So if I want to search several words in google, I have to do it one by one.
I want to be able to edit this function so the word I am looking is searched in a separate tab or browser window.
I cant find the workflow in the Services folder so I can edit it. Anyone have an idea?
Thank you

this is a built in service not made with automator. You can not edit it. you can try making your own service for this task using automator although I don't quite see how to make one that will do what you want.

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