Open Safari Google contextual searches in new tabs

Apr 22, '04 10:01:00AM

Contributed by: nburatovich

Command-Control clicking on highlighted text in a Safari window will bring up the standard contextual menu. However, when the "Google Search" item is selected from the menu, the results open in a new tab, unlike the regular Control-click menu item.

This is useful for performing searches without requiring typing, or leaving the current page. Note that one does not need to continue holding Command or Control when the menu comes up, the keys only have to be held when clicking on highlighted text.

[robg adds: This was mentioned in a comment by eviltwin to an older hint, but I felt it was worth its own entry in the system...]

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