Solved Protocol Handlers (mailto://) not working

DoeDianeHudsonAcc

I couldn't find anything at the end of your link, but I've just successfully been able to get mailto: working in Vivaldi by adding this mailto extension https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mailto-for-gmail/dgkkmcknielgdhebimdnfahpipajcpjn/

DoeDianeHudsonAcc

@gwen-dragon
I don't know what your setup is. This is the only solution that has worked for me as none of the many webpages I looked at to try and get Vivaldi to open a gmail email message worked.

DoeDianeHudsonAcc

@gwen-dragon And that will make it open it in gmail, as I want, and not in Vivaldi's mail? Is it quicker to do that than to click the "add to chrome" button on an extension?

DoeDianeHudsonAcc

@gwen-dragon I use a Vivaldi email, too, for small stuff, but my company has everything integrated in G suite and I'm used to the setup and layout so that's the main one.

josephjohnkarl

I am having trouble with standard protocol handlers, and I cannot find any way to change them in Vivaldi.

Right now, all mailto:// links force open vivaldi://mail/composer/

Am I missing something completely obvious?
I have used Google, Outlook, etc on the web at it never prompts to be registered as a protocol handler.
Same for calendar and other customer handlers.

It seems to me like Vivaldi wouldn't want to make these kinds of protocol handling settings for an end user. The js navigator.registerProtocolHandler seems to be completely ignored by Vivaldi.

DoctorG

@josephjohnkarl On my Windows 10 with mailto links Windows asks me which app should open (if there was none set as default mail client in Windows Systemsettings for Defaults apps).

mavinova

Is this resolved? I cant find handlers link as @burnout426 described anymore. It just opens vivaldi main settings page.

Mailto links go to vivaldi mail . But I need it to go to gmail.

Pathduck

@mavinova It's not "resolved" because it was never a bug. Vivaldi just lacks the UI page to check handlers.

You need to paste the following URL into the address bar:
chrome://settings/handlers
Note that the "chrome" will change to "vivaldi".

It should by default be set to "Sites can ask" so unless you've changed it before a site should just ask you to become handler for the mailto protocol.

mavinova

@pathduck it is just like you described . it is set to "sites can ask to handle protocols. "

Yet it doesn't ask. It goes straight to vivaldi's mail page. Puts the email in the to: line there.

It is a minor thing , I can copy and paste the email from there. Still wish there was a way to fix this. It is such a simple thing .

iw00d

I'm also having issues with handlers: I want to set mailto: to be handled by ```
mail.google.com within Vivaldi, but if I set Vivaldi as mailto handler at the OS level (WIN10), it prompts vivaldi://mail/composer/ which I have not configured because it caused issues for me. I'm simply more comfortable with using web-mail to handle gmail.

I understand the urge to make us use the native interface, but when the main benefit of Vivaldi is as a very configurable browser, it is a bit tiring not to be able to use google apps in a chromium system. It is so well set up in Chrome. I'm not being ungrateful, the setup does not work for me, and I want to change it.

Most of the posts I've found regarding this is from before the launch of Vivaldis e-mail handler, so I'm commenting on this thread to illustrate that this is still an issue.

Chipy

Hi there,
I'm wondering about an old issue:

How can I set Gmail as my Browser's Default Email Client for Mailto Links?

Following this instructions, "Allow sites to ask to become default handlers for protocols" was already enabled (got there typing chrome://settings/handlers into the address bar).

Thanks in advance for your advices!

Chipy

Pathduck

@chipy Hi - have you done step 6 in those instructions?

"Launch Gmail and you should now see a diamond icon at the right of the address bar. Click that to set Gmail as your default email handler."

I did it for testing a long time ago so I have Gmail there:

But I use Thunderbird so when I click mailto links TB opens instead.

Chipy

@pathduck said in How to set Gmail as a handler for mailto?:

@chipy Hi - have you done step 6 in those instructions?

"Launch Gmail and you should now see a diamond icon at the right of the address bar. Click that to set Gmail as your default email handler."

I did it for testing a long time ago so I have Gmail there:

But I use Thunderbird so when I click mailto links TB opens instead.

Hey @pathduck,
thanks for your answer.

Sure, I did step 6. (Actually, I've done the steps already many times.)
But there is no diamond icon at the right of the address bar.

Pathduck

@chipy To be honest, I can't remember how I got there

Pretty sure I allowed it in Vivaldi, but it was a long time ago. Maybe it's a setting in your Google account?

Pathduck

Might be you have to set it on OS-level now, in Windows at least.

Or for MAILTO protocol:

Chipy

@pathduck said in How to set Gmail as a handler for mailto?:

@chipy To be honest, I can't remember how I got there

Pretty sure I allowed it in Vivaldi, but it was a long time ago. Maybe it's a setting in your Google account?

@pathduck, no, for sure it's not a setting in my Google account.
I started Chrome, opened gmail.com there and yes, there the diamonds do appear like a charm.

So it has to be really somethin within Vivaldi.

Pathduck

@chipy What is your OS?

Did you try what I suggested above?

Chipy

@pathduck said in How to set Gmail as a handler for mailto?:

@chipy What is your OS?

Did you try what I suggested above?

I'm using Kubuntu and yes, I tried what you suggested above with the default programmes.

Chipy

Hi there,

it seems protocol handler is not working properly.

I'd like to set Gmail as my Browser's Default Email Client for Mailto Links.

Although "Allow sites to ask to become default handlers for protocols" is enabled, no diamond icon at the right of the address bar appears.

That's why it's not possible to add mail.google.com there and then set it as default.

Does anyone else have also this issue with handlers or am I the only one?

In Chrome itself (version 96.0.4664.93 (64-Bit)) handlers work like a charm. So it has to be really something within Vivaldi.

I'm using Vivaldi Snapshot 5.1.2512.3 and my my OS ist Kubuntu 18.04.

Thanks in advance for your support!
Chipy

Chipy

@Pathduck, it seems to me, protocol handler isn't working properly on (K)Ubuntu.

I opened a new topic in the Linux section.