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Just downloaded the beta. I was hoping this meant that right clicking on selected text in Firefox on macOS would let me look up the word in the macOS system dic
by jez 5y ago
Just downloaded the beta. I was hoping this meant that right clicking on selected text in Firefox on macOS would let me look up the word in the macOS system dictionary (e.g., in both Safari and Chrome, if you right click on a selected word, the first result in the context menu is `Look up "<word>"`).
It's such a convenient way to learn new words (and even works across multiple languages). Alas. Maybe in a future update!
(Another, similar, gripe is that both Safari and Chrome, along with most other native macOS apps, will select the word under the cursor with just a right click—no need to even double click to select first and then right click. Firefox doesn't do that.)
- perryizgr8 5y agoYou can just use the search option in the right-click menu. Google will give you the definition of the word for most words you actually want the definition for.
- hamandcheese 5y agoIf you use a Force Touch capable trackpad, force touching a word opens the dictionary.
- adwww 5y agoI'm amazed anyone finds that useful. I've had to disable it due to constantly accidentally activating it.
- hamandcheese 5y agoI almost never accidentally force click. You can increase the force required before it activates in settings.
- abdusco 5y agoYou can force click a word to trigger dictionary lookup. But I'm not sure how to get it working with a selection rather than only the word under the cursor.
- wodenokoto 5y agoThis has been fixed recently and force clicking will look up the selection rather than try to do a Smart Selection. I don’t know if it’s an macOS fix or Firefox fix, but it works like you’d expect now.
- dieortin 5y agoYou can tap the word with three fingers to look it up in the dictionary (you might have to enable it in trackpad settings)
- wraptile 5y agoAlternative recommendation I have is to setup launcher/terminal script for word definitions - retyping the word aids with memorization! For MacOs I use Alfred launcher and just click option+space "define myword"
- richardwhiuk 5y agoTracked in https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1116391 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1116391
- tzs 5y agoA couple workarounds. 1. Select the word and hit ^⌘D or ⌥⌘D. The former opens the definition in a pop-up, the latter opens it in the dictionary app. 2. There is an extension that adds a context menu item that opens a new tab on the Oxford definition of the selected word at lexico.com [1]. The same extension author also has one for the Cambridge dictionary. [1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/oxford-english-dictionary/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/oxford-englis...