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New shortcut for google search in some software
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Lecynique
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Dec 26, 2005, 01:54 AM
 
I just found that using command+shift+L (ONLY WITH RIGHT SIDE command and shift) will start a google search for the highlighted words in at least Omnioutliner, safari, aperçu and textedit. It doesn't work with Mail, Word and Filemaker. What I really like is that it open the search in a NEW tab, better then choosing google search by right-clicking on a word in Safari.

     
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Dec 26, 2005, 02:57 AM
 
You just discovered the joy of "services".

1. It works with the left-hand keys, too. I just tried it.
2. It's a standard Mac OS X service, so it works in all standard Cocoa applications. Look in the application menu (e.g. Safari) -> Services to see all the services that are available.

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Lecynique  (op)
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Dec 26, 2005, 04:04 AM
 
Originally Posted by tooki
You just discovered the joy of "services".

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Dec 26, 2005, 05:54 AM
 
It works with both the left-sided and right-sided keys on my 12" iBook (10.4.3).
     
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Dec 26, 2005, 06:03 AM
 
Originally Posted by tooki
2. It's a standard Mac OS X service, so it works in all standard Cocoa applications.
It also works in Carbon applications that support Services (Finder, iTunes, TextWrangler to name a few).
     
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Dec 26, 2005, 06:04 AM
 
Originally Posted by philm
It works with both the left-sided and right-sided keys on my 12" iBook (10.4.3).
Same here

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