[Users] Compose message window

Ricardo Mones ricardo at mones.org
Tue Aug 18 01:38:26 CEST 2020


On Mon, 17 Aug 2020 15:04:01 -0400
<edwardp at gmx.com> wrote:

> I have a Google Chrome extension (Share link via email) added to the
> browser that will open a new e-mail compose window when the extension's
> icon is selected. For this to work, a preferred e-mail client must be
> selected in the system settings.
> 
> When I had it set up with Thunderbird, the extension only opened a
> Thunderbird new message window.
> 
> But when set up with Claws Mail, it will open a new Claws message
> window, but it unexpectedly also opens up the main Claws Mail screen.
> Am curious as to whether that's by design. As long as a/the extension
> opens a new e-mail compose window, I'm happy.

It's the expected behaviour. But you can also say it's by design :)

> Would there also be a similar extension that people are using, that only
> opens up a new Claws message window?

Don't expect that from any browser extension, but IIRC you could configure
Claws Mail to start minimized to tray, and it would look like only the
compose window is being opened.

regards,
-- 
  Ricardo Mones 
  ~
  Don't take the name of root in vain.          /usr/src/linux/README
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