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Idea #25727: I think the action performed when you click an email link could be improved.

Written by fred_t the 28 Aug 10 at 21:06. Related project: Evolution Mail and Calendar. Status: New
Rationale
Whenever you're on a website and you click on a link to an email adress (e.g. info@companyofyourchoice.com), the EVOLUTION SETUP ASSISTANT automatically opens. If you're like me and don't want to use it, you close that "evolution setup assistant" window, right-click the link, copy the adress to hotmail and then write the message. Perhaps the action performed when you click an email link could be different.

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Solution #1: Give different options.
Written by fred_t the 28 Aug 10 at 21:06.
A different window could appear (hopefully faster than the "evolution setup assistant" window does).

It could offer 3 options:

1- to open Hotmail, Gmail... you name it.
2- to configure Evolution
3- to copy the email adress (so you can paste it later on)

If you choose option 1, you could be asked if you want to automatically perform this action next time.
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Solution #2: Be redirected to "prefered applications"
Written by fred_t the 30 Aug 10 at 22:06.
The first time you click an email adress, you would be redirected to "prefered applications" where you can change the default email reader. You could then select Hotmail, Gmail or Evolution Mail Reader.
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Solution #3: Use general file type and protocol system ways of doing
Written by puxkggn the 8 Sep 10 at 16:41.
This would be something as opening a file with a file type.
The first time it could be or not configured, lets assume unconfigured. Then it would ask what to do, present the options. It would also have a choice of what to do next time which could be set to any of the options and an always 'show dis dialogue' or something like that.

If there has been already a choice (by the distribution provider or the user in a previous question) then it would use this choice.

It's sort of a combination of Solution #1 and #2.

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cheesehead (Brainstorm admin) wrote on the 29 Aug 10 at 13:24
Most people don't get the Evolution Setup Assistant when they click on website links.

Is it possible you have a misconfiguration or have uncovered a bug?

tntricker wrote on the 29 Aug 10 at 19:37
He's talking about clicking on email addresses. It can be changed by editing the email reader in "preferred applications."

fred_t wrote on the 29 Aug 10 at 22:34
Yes, you're right tntricker, I changed it in preferred applications and it's now opening hotmail.com when I click on email addresses. Thanks for the advice. I still think the default action should be changed thought.

cheesehead (Brainstorm admin) wrote on the 30 Aug 10 at 02:13
The default action should be changed...to what?

stijnb wrote on the 30 Aug 10 at 10:42
it think it is a user friendly idea to include gmail and hotmail in the list of preferred mail readers.

system - preferences - preferred applications - mail reader - choose: evolution, gmail, hotmail

or at least an easy way to add webmail programs.





fred_t wrote on the 30 Aug 10 at 21:55
I agree with you stijnb. However a newbie (like me) has to discover that it is possible to edit the email reader in "prefered applications". I guess the best thing would be to be redirected to "prefered applications" the first time you click an email adress. At that moment you choose between hotmail, gmail, evolution... which will be the default reader next time you click email adresses. Btw sorry cheesehead if I'm not making myself clear, I do speak french...

tntricker wrote on the 31 Aug 10 at 18:07
"I still think the default action should be changed thought."

I do too.. I myself find it very annoying. I was just giving you a heads up for improvement to your post. If the idea can be implemented without touching a line of code, or consuming development resources, it's far more likely to be supported.

puxkggn wrote on the 31 Aug 11 at 13:27
I always would like to have a choice between hotmail, gmail and my third mail.


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