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On Windows machines, mailto: links set off my spidey sense because accidentally clicking it may initiate an Outlook setup dialog that causes churn. Windows fol
by libria 15y ago
On Windows machines, mailto: links set off my spidey sense because accidentally clicking it may initiate an Outlook setup dialog that causes churn. Windows folks who just haven't bothered to set this up may prefer a contact form or a clickable pre-selected input box, e.g. http://jsfiddle.net/V6XAQ/ http://jsfiddle.net/V6XAQ/
- brandly 15y agoQuick, painless, and makes mailto useful: http://updates.html5rocks.com/2012/02/Getting-Gmail-to-handle-all-mailto-links-with-registerProtocolHandler http://updates.html5rocks.com/2012/02/Getting-Gmail-to-handl...
- zxoq 15y agoIs there any way to detect if such a handler is registered? So you can use mailto: then and otherwise just make it a text field?
- pacaro 15y agoI sincerely hope that there isn't. I really don't want a web page to know which email provider I use unless I choose to tell them.
- zxoq 15y agoI was thinking more along the lines of a simple query is a handler registered at all, not any info about what the handler actually does.
- mkopinsky 15y agoHow would a website tell the difference between a crappy handler like Outlook Express Installer or a real handler like Gmail (or actual Outlook Express for those who use it)?