[Users] Compose message window

[Dave Howorth]

On Tue, 18 Aug 2020 01:38:26 +0200
Ricardo Mones <ricardo at mones.org> wrote:

> 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 :)

I'm a bit confused by this answer. I started a thread back in January
about a similar issue -
https://lists.claws-mail.org/pipermail/users/2020-January/025348.html -
and got different answers. Namely, it's all to do with where claws is
told to store temporary files, including the one that tells it there is
already an instance running.

So I don't understand the current answer.

> > 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,