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kenwong

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Registered: 2015-04-06

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Send URL from firefox to Evolution

When I want to send a webpage's URL from Firefox to Evolution, I click on the "Email a link to this page" icon in Firefox.

The problem is, the link is not clickable.  Is there a way I can set it up?

Last edited by kenwong (2015-05-16 12:32:54)

Trilby

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Re: Send URL from firefox to Evolution

Have you set up a "mailto" handler in preferences > applications

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kenwong

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Re: Send URL from firefox to Evolution

Thanks Trilby.

Sorry I didn't make it clear.  Yes, that has been set up.  And the problem I'm having is, the URL is actually sent to a new message to be composed in Evolution.  Just that the link in that message is not clickable.  So, the receiver of the email will not be able to open the webpage that I want him/her to see by simply clicking on the link because it is not clickable.

Trilby

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Re: Send URL from firefox to Evolution

What do you mean by "clickable"?  Email is just text.  If it up to the recipient's email client to recognize text that looks like a url and respond to clicks on it.

EDIT: unless you use html emails by default.  If you do, I can be of no help as that is a horrible idea from the outset.

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Chazza

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Re: Send URL from firefox to Evolution

Evolution should automatically recognise links (even in plain text mode, which it defaults to). If the recipient is also using Evolution they should just have to hold Ctrl whilst left clicking to follow the link.

kenwong

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Re: Send URL from firefox to Evolution

It seems that Evolution recognises links if the email is in plain text format but doesn't when the message is formatted in HTML.

However, the link in a plain text message will break if the link is too long and as a result is split into multiple lines.

kenwong

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Re: Send URL from firefox to Evolution

ok, more information.  If I copy the URL in Firefox and then paste it into a new message in Evolution (rather than using the "Email a link to this page" button in Firefox), Evolution recognises it as link regardless the format.  Also, the link will remain intact even if it is too long.