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[mi_lk]

I tried Cmd-b search in spotlight but it went with Firefox+Google when my default is Firefox+Duckduckgo, any chance someone knows how to fix it?

[aunty_helen → mi_lk]

So, I've been messing around with this for about 30 minutes now. I don't like giving bad advice!

Set safari as your default, set the search engine you want in the safari preferences, change your browser back to what you prefer.

[IgorPartola → aunty_helen]

Props for the follow up!

[oarfish → mi_lk]

Same for me. Changing safari search engines unfortunately doesn't help. Still a very cool shortcut.

[Gaelan → mi_lk]

Try changing the default in Safari, on the theory that it might use that as some sort of “system search engine”? Failing that, it’s probably just hardcoded.

[mi_lk → Gaelan]

Changed and it's still Google. Yeah the search string is probably hardcoded :(

[moltar → mi_lk]

Try Alfred. It’s even easier. I have a global shortcut that opens a search engine prompt. Press enter to begin the search.

[pwinnski → mi_lk]

Definitely uses Safari + Duck Duck Go for me. It appears that it just "types" the string into Safari's search bar, so whatever that does is what it does.