Hi Dave Correction: this does not happen on mailto: links on arbitrary websites -- they do open in a new tab. This happens only when clicking on a link in gmail.
Show Original Message in gmail gives plain text: User Name <[email protected]> html: <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"; target=3D"_bla= nk">User Name</a> regards, Jan On 7 May 2012 16:58, Dave Steele <[email protected]> wrote: > > gnome-gmail uses the webrowser module open_new_tab() method to launch the > GMail session. > > http://docs.python.org/library/webbrowser.html#browser-controller- > objects > > Firefox used to do the right thing. Chrome works for me now. > > This is a bug in webbrowser, GNOME, or Firefox. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/995894 > > Title: > Clicking on a mail link always opens a new firefox window > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-gmail/+bug/995894/+subscriptions -- .~. /V\ Jan Groenewald /( )\ www.aims.ac.za ^^-^^ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/995894 Title: Clicking on a mail link always opens a new firefox window To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-gmail/+bug/995894/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
