cmmnd ctrl D for firefox or any other app

[spinnoza]

Is it possible to use this shortcut dictionary using on firefox?

if not, is there any quick hovering over a word dictionary app or add-on???

i just thought maybe it is possible by changing some values via terminal to activate this little function for texts in all apps

 

[GGJstudios]

Is it possible to use this shortcut dictionary using on firefox?

I don't use Firefox, so I don't know if it's supposed to work for that, but it works fine in Safari, Mail, TextEdit, Skype, etc.

 

[spinnoza]

I don't use Firefox, so I don't know if it's supposed to work for that, but it works fine in Safari, Mail, TextEdit, Skype, etc.

yepp it works with natural mac applications but i just wonder is it possible with FF?

i think, it is about firefox that not a cocoa applicaton

 

[GGJstudios]

yepp it works with natural mac applications but i just wonder is it possible with FF?

i think, it is about firefox that not a cocoa applicaton

Skype isn't a Mac app. I haven't tested with a wide variety of apps, so I'm not sure what the limiting factor may be.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

yepp it works with natural mac applications but i just wonder is it possible with FF?

i think, it is about firefox that not a cocoa applicaton

Firefox is using Cocoa, it is 64-bit, and Carbon apps can't be in 64-bit.

 

[spinnoza]

Firefox is using Cocoa, it is 64-bit, and Carbon apps can't be in 64-bit.

then why not appearing this mini dict. function on firefox????

10x for answering anyway (btw not for chrome, as well)

 

[simsaladimbamba]

I just tried Firefox 4 and it works in there.

 

[spinnoza]

I just tried Firefox 4 and it works in there.

does it

then why not working on mine, i just bought new mbp and installed ff4.
it s weird

can someone else try again pls????

 

[GGJstudios]

does it
then why not working on mine, i just bought new mbp and installed ff4.
it s weird
can someone else try again pls????

This may sound ridiculously simple, but have you rebooted?

 

[spinnoza]

btw it works all around free texts, like address bar or search bars. it is not working for a simple web page text on firefox and chrome

did u try in an address bar?

This may sound ridiculously simple, but have you rebooted?

i m spending 2 hours on google to find out this annoying detail
and yes i have tried to reboot

 

[simsaladimbamba]

btw it works all around free texts, like address bar or search bars. it is not working for a simple web page text on firefox and chrome

did u try in an address bar?

I did try in a text field and the address bar, and it works there. A normal text does not work as it does in Safari.
And FF is still quite slow.

 

[GGJstudios]

i m spending 2 hours on google to find out this annoying detail
and yes i have tried to reboot

One never knows! I had to ask! You'd be amazed how many problems are solved by a restart and how many forget to try it!

 

[spinnoza]

I did try in a text field and the address bar, and it works there. A normal text does not work as it does in Safari.
And FF is still quite slow.

i use firefox coz i get used to it and huge plug-in and add-on support
I think i better to use safari )))

 

[spinnoza]

I found an anlternative way to solve the issue


" Keystroke Alternative

Alternative on your Mac while you are waiting for an update:

Firefox menu>Services>Services Preferences...
Select 'Application Shortcuts' press the '+' to add a new one.
Enter 'Look Up in Dictionary' (get the capitalization correct), add your short cut '⌘;' (or the default that works in TextEdit and Safari '^Shift-D').
To use, select a word in Firefox, the press '⌘;' and the Dictionary.app will open to that definition. "

 

[ivnj]

command has always been the bookmark shortcut for me in every browser I have used. Even safari.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

command has always been the bookmark shortcut for me in every browser I have used. Even safari.

You mean CMD+D or just CMD alone?
We are talking about CMD+CTRL+D.

 

[ivnj]

command+d

adding ctrl does nothing.

 

[redsteven]

command+d

adding ctrl does nothing.

You're talking about the shortcut for adding a bookmark in a browser.

Cmd+CONTROL+D is an OS X system-wide shortcut supported by most cocoa applications. You mouse-over text (and while hovering over a word) use the command to get an instant pop-up dictionary definition.