In regards to the script, I do not have the domain knowledge to do such a thing, unfortunately.
On Jun 26, 9:48 pm, "Ben Goodger (Google)" <[email protected]> wrote: > I would recommend looking into how the underlying protocol system is > implemented (what the format of the command is that Windows > dispatches) then writing a script and setting that as the handler. In > Chrome you can launch an app frame like so: > > path\to\chrome.exe --app URL > > Your script would synthesize the URL based on the data from windows > and the URL format of the webmail provider. > > -Ben > > > > On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 7:16 PM, Robert Dailey<[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks for getting back with me Ben. > > > Good to know you guys are aware of the problem and looking at portable > > solutions. In the meantime, however, are you aware of any short-term > > solutions to this annoying problem? I have to say this is the one > > thing I hate about Windows 7 so far. I really don't understand how the > > new protocol system works in Windows 7 yet, nor why MAILTO isn't > > available. I'm hoping there are some registry keys I can edit > > somewhere. > > > On Jun 26, 9:11 pm, "Ben Goodger (Google)" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It's a good idea. We've talked in the past about allowing webapps to > >> specify a manifest which (among other things) includes the list of > >> protocols that they wish to support. When a webapp is "installed" via > >> Create Application Shortcuts, we could add Chrome to the Windows list > >> on behalf of the webapp. > > >> There's also the registerProtocolHandler component of one of the WHAT > >> Web Apps specs. > > >> Definitely something we're considering, but no immediate implementation > >> plans. > > >> -Ben > > >> On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 7:07 PM, Robert Dailey<[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > This is only somewhat related to Chromium, but I'm asking here because > >> > the chromium developers might be the most likely to know the answer. > > >> > I currently am running Windows 7 Ultimate x64, and I want to associate > >> > mailto: links that I click in Chromium (and anywhere, really) to be > >> > associated to a new window popping up in Chromium that opens a new > >> > email composition in GMail. I know the command for this (it involves -- > >> > app), but that doesn't do me any good if I can't put it anywhere. On > >> > windows xp, all I had to do was find the MAILTO "file type" and > >> > associate the appropriate command with it and everything worked. But > >> > in Windows 7 I do not have a MAILTO protocol. > > >> > I go to Control Panel >> Default Programs >> Set Default Programs >> > >> > Chromium >> "Choose defaults for this program". In this window, I have > >> > "FTP", "HTTP", and "HTTPS" protocols, but no MAILTO protocol. I'm > >> > assuming this is because I have no email client installed on my > >> > operating system, and Windows 7 acts dumb and doesn't even make MAILTO > >> > available since it does not detect an email client. That's just my > >> > speculation, though. > > >> > Even if MAILTO was available, I don't think it would help because > >> > Windows 7 seems to have taken away the ability to associate a command > >> > with a protocol, like what was previously possible in Windows XP. Any > >> > ideas on this? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Developers mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
