Thanks for your input Shari and for explaining it in such an understanding manner.
Regards, Mike Lish On 25 July 2013 17:00, Shari Smith <shari.sm...@uneedstuff.com> wrote: > Hi Mike, I use Thunderbird imap'd to gMail. The simple answer (and possibly > not technically correct) to your question is that gMail in itself is not a > program, like Microsoft Word is a program. Your computer can be set to open > the file type .doc with a program. As gMail isn't a program, it can't be > select as the "open with." > > When you're working in your browser and offered email, it's your browser > that is handling that, not your system, hence why it can offer the gMail > option. > > I believe a few people have shared some ways around this, so it can be > "made" to do it. I find Thunderbird the easiest, as I use it for my email; > hence why I choose that route. > > > On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 6:03 AM, MIKE LISH <emell...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > All of this seems rather convoluted and complicated. Why can't AOO be > made > > to recognize Google, as it has been made to recognize its compatibility > > with Microsoft .doc etc. etc. instead of pushing blame in Google's > > direction. I find it difficult to accept there is no work around to this > > problem. C'mon! AOO is great in most other ways, and it seems ridiculous > > for it not to recognize Google email! ! > > > > Mike Lish > > > > > > On 23 July 2013 19:03, Dennis E. Hamilton <dennis.hamil...@acm.org> > wrote: > > > > > That's not the issue. Apache OpenOffice does not discriminate on that > > > basis. > > > > > > What is the issue is that Apache OpenOffice uses the on-desktop > protocol > > > for requesting the opening of an e-mail with a given attachment. This > > will > > > usually be whatever is recognized as the default e-mail application on > > the > > > desktop. Google does not provide any kind of desktop presence by which > > > this can be handled. > > > > > > However, it is possible to access Google Mail by standard desktop > e-mail > > > applications, instead of using a browser. *That* software can then be > > > reached by Apache OpenOffice so long as it is capable of being > registered > > > as the default e-mail application. > > > > > > The Microsoft Outlook desktop application will do this -- connect to > > > Google Mail and integrate with Apache OpenOffice. Depending on > operating > > > system, the Windows Live Mail application will also connect to Google > > Mail > > > and also be triggered by Apache OpenOffice. The same should apply for > > > Outlook Express if someone still uses an operating system that has that > > > desktop application. > > > > > > There are some differences in how this works with Windows 8. There is > > > some other thread or perhaps bugzilla issue where that has been > > discussed. > > > > > > - Dennis > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Urmas [mailto:davian...@gmail.com] > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 05:08 AM > > > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > > > Subject: Re: Still unable to email documents with version 4 upgrade > > > > > > I was hoping this upgrade would overcome this frustrating and very > > annoying > > > problem. It does not!! > > > > > > I use Google for everything, and for any office platform not to > recognize > > > Google email is stone age stuff ! > > > > > > Why should OO give a special treatment to a proprietary web service > from > > > 3rd > > > party company? > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > > > > > > >
