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Why? What's wrong with the standard behavior?

ashittywebdev 6y ago
I have the same question. For me at least, the issue it is trying to solve doesn't exist. I can't see it existing for many other people either, at least not to the extent that they need something like this.
- ktpsns 6y ago
  Same for me. The advantage with the standard is that my phone proposes from itself what it would do when I click a "tel:" URL or "mailto:" URL. And what I do most is just long-press and copy to clipoard. As this uses the native UI from my mobile OS, this just feels better then a HTML-rendered custom UI. This is one of the old and golden web rules: Don't surpise the user with some UI he would not expect. Be consistent to the standards.
  - hnick 6y ago
    One thing I would like on Desktop (maybe it exists and I'm missing it) is to have Chrome's context menu show "Copy Phone Number" like it shows "Copy Email Address" because copying the link includes the tel prefix and it's annoying to remove for some workflows.
    - renewiltord 6y ago
      On phone they have "copy link text" which is useful.
Cthulhu_ 6y ago
Speaking for myself, some mailto links I would like to open in gmail (browser), others in my work email (office).
- dependenttypes 6y ago
  You should be able to configure a script to show you a popup whenever you click on one.
- input_sh 6y ago
  At least in Firefox, multiple websites/apps can handle mailto links, and you're presented with a modal to pick from them when clicking on a mailto link.
MatekCopatek 6y ago
The fact that many people don't have the handling for it configured, especially on desktop. If you use a provider like gmail or hotmail, there's a chance they're not set up as your mailto link handler. So in that case, some random email client you have installed will open up and bug you with its first time setup wizard. Best case, the user is annoyed but still manages to copy the address manually. Worst case, they conclude the link is broken and don't use it.
- kennydude 6y ago
  That's an issue web browsers can solve.
  - kzrdude 6y ago
    Chrome is jumping on it, by handling tel:. Which means it's not open to others
- bandie91 6y ago
  > If you use a provider like gmail or hotmail, there's a chance they're not set up as your mailto link handler. so, they should set themself up. what drives someone into invent yet another tool which accomplish something on a much higher cost, which is other programms' responsibility and those could less painstakingly fix it.
  - judge2020 6y ago
    Gmail is doing this currently, at least for me (might still be in an A/B stage). It'll pop up the browser permission to handle mail links, then chrome will open the Windows 10 "default apps" page of settings to get you to change the mail app to Chrome.
    - dudus 6y ago
      This is an old feature. But it requires Gmail asking for a permission or maybe clicking on a setting somewhere and that means most users will ignore it or simply dismiss it without understanding what it even is. These days there are so many popups with warnings all the time (cookies, tos, notifications) you can't blame the users for just dismissing them without even reading
grumple 6y ago
I do not use a native email client and I don’t make calls with my computer. This means those links are not useful, so I have to copy them and then enter them wherever suitable.

I have the same question. For me at least, the issue it is trying to solve doesn't exist. I can't see it existing for many other people either, at least not to the extent that they need something like this.

ktpsns 6y ago
Same for me. The advantage with the standard is that my phone proposes from itself what it would do when I click a "tel:" URL or "mailto:" URL. And what I do most is just long-press and copy to clipoard. As this uses the native UI from my mobile OS, this just feels better then a HTML-rendered custom UI. This is one of the old and golden web rules: Don't surpise the user with some UI he would not expect. Be consistent to the standards.
- hnick 6y ago
  One thing I would like on Desktop (maybe it exists and I'm missing it) is to have Chrome's context menu show "Copy Phone Number" like it shows "Copy Email Address" because copying the link includes the tel prefix and it's annoying to remove for some workflows.
  - renewiltord 6y ago
    On phone they have "copy link text" which is useful.

Cthulhu_ 6y ago

Speaking for myself, some mailto links I would like to open in gmail (browser), others in my work email (office).

dependenttypes 6y ago
You should be able to configure a script to show you a popup whenever you click on one.
input_sh 6y ago
At least in Firefox, multiple websites/apps can handle mailto links, and you're presented with a modal to pick from them when clicking on a mailto link.

MatekCopatek 6y ago

The fact that many people don't have the handling for it configured, especially on desktop. If you use a provider like gmail or hotmail, there's a chance they're not set up as your mailto link handler. So in that case, some random email client you have installed will open up and bug you with its first time setup wizard. Best case, the user is annoyed but still manages to copy the address manually. Worst case, they conclude the link is broken and don't use it.

kennydude 6y ago
That's an issue web browsers can solve.
- kzrdude 6y ago
  Chrome is jumping on it, by handling tel:. Which means it's not open to others
bandie91 6y ago
> If you use a provider like gmail or hotmail, there's a chance they're not set up as your mailto link handler. so, they should set themself up. what drives someone into invent yet another tool which accomplish something on a much higher cost, which is other programms' responsibility and those could less painstakingly fix it.
- judge2020 6y ago
  Gmail is doing this currently, at least for me (might still be in an A/B stage). It'll pop up the browser permission to handle mail links, then chrome will open the Windows 10 "default apps" page of settings to get you to change the mail app to Chrome.
  - dudus 6y ago
    This is an old feature. But it requires Gmail asking for a permission or maybe clicking on a setting somewhere and that means most users will ignore it or simply dismiss it without understanding what it even is. These days there are so many popups with warnings all the time (cookies, tos, notifications) you can't blame the users for just dismissing them without even reading

grumple 6y ago

I do not use a native email client and I don’t make calls with my computer. This means those links are not useful, so I have to copy them and then enter them wherever suitable.