Nylas-mail: mailto: links do not open new composer on Linux

[g105b]

I click a mailto: link within a webpage in Chrome, and N1 opens, but there is no new window for composing an email.

[grinich]

Thanks for the report! We'll check it out.

[mbilker]

When you do that, what are the arguments of the main N1 process in the process manager. It could give some insight on how to detect a clicked email link.

[g105b]

There seem to be multiple processes spawned by clicking the mailto link, here's the output of ps -fp for each process:

for process_id in `pidof nylas`; do
> ps -fp $process_id
> done
UID        PID  PPID  C STIME TTY          TIME CMD
g105b    19970 19794  3 22:02 ?        00:00:02 /usr/share/nylas/nylas --type=renderer --force-device-scale-factor=1 --js-flags=--harmony --no-sandbox --enable-deferred-im
UID        PID  PPID  C STIME TTY          TIME CMD
g105b    19928 19794  3 22:02 ?        00:00:03 /usr/share/nylas/nylas --type=renderer --force-device-scale-factor=1 --js-flags=--harmony --no-sandbox --enable-deferred-im
UID        PID  PPID  C STIME TTY          TIME CMD
g105b    19833 19794  3 22:02 ?        00:00:03 /usr/share/nylas/nylas --type=renderer --force-device-scale-factor=1 --js-flags=--harmony --no-sandbox --enable-deferred-im
UID        PID  PPID  C STIME TTY          TIME CMD
g105b    19829 19794  6 22:02 ?        00:00:05 /usr/share/nylas/nylas --type=renderer --force-device-scale-factor=1 --js-flags=--harmony --no-sandbox --enable-deferred-im
UID        PID  PPID  C STIME TTY          TIME CMD
g105b    19816 19790  0 22:02 ?        00:00:00 /usr/share/nylas/nylas --type=gpu-process --channel=19790.0.1123018158 --no-sandbox --supports-dual-gpus=false --gpu-driver
UID        PID  PPID  C STIME TTY          TIME CMD
g105b    19794 19790  0 22:02 ?        00:00:00 /usr/share/nylas/nylas --type=zygote --no-sandbox
UID        PID  PPID  C STIME TTY          TIME CMD
g105b    19790  1509  2 22:02 ?        00:00:02 /usr/share/nylas/nylas mailto:[email protected]

[mbilker]

Ok the last one is the most important. I see the browser launched N1 with the first argument being the address.

[mbilker]

@grinich N1 needs to check for a mailto in process.argv and open a compose window.

[mbilker]

Though, which email would be selected if the user has multiple accounts.

[ChristopheLux]

Maybe the primary/main account otherwise put the focus on the choice of email identity to send with...

[mbilker]

I am wondering if account/alias selection in the composer window would be easier.

[bashok001]

Any update on this, team Nylas? mailto:[email protected]

[bengotow]

This should be fixed by b515a5e0e26f96e42bc3efd6ebd948f029f3f5de. I believe this was related to a bug where mailto:// links would only open a composer if N1 was already running, but would always launch the app.

[g105b]

@bengotow if N1 wasn't running, nothing would happen. If N1 was running, it would focus the N1 main window, but a compose window would not appear.

[bengotow]

Hey! This should be fixd in 0.4.19. Can you grab the update and let me know if you still run into the issue?

[JohnSandel]

Works like a charm on OS 10.10.5: with N1 set as the default email client, in
the 3 browsers I use daily:
1. Chrome 49.0.2623.87 (64-bit): CMD+SHIFT+i foregrounds a new N1 message window, populated thus:
- From field with my default sending addy
- Subject field with a useful description of the page
- A live link in the message body
- A cursor blinking in the To field

1. Firefox 45.0.1: "File > Email link…" [does same].

2. Safari 9.0.3 (10601.4.4) [does same]—but also calls the N1 viewer, so the
   windows appear:

3. N1 new message window foreground
4. N1 viewer behind that
5. Safari page behind that

(In this instance, it's simple to send the email, which makes the message
window go away, then just click on the Safari window to foreground it; adds a
step, but it's not onerous.)

Yay!

I'm having trouble updating N1 on my Linux box (Elementary OS 0.3.2, 64-bit,
over Ubuntu 14.04). Elementary's Software Updater (GUI app) only knows about
N1 0.4.16-8cb7748.

I was able to download & extract N1 0.4.19 from GitHub, but I don't know
how/where to install all the folders.

Can you tell me the command line to grab the latest N1 build via a terminal?
Then I can report on this feature in this Linux distro.

Thanks ion advance!

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John Sandel

On Mar 25 2016, at 4:45 pm, Ben Gotow <[email protected]> wrote:

Hey! This should be fixd in 0.4.19. Can you grab the update and let me
know if you still run into the issue?

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[twonth]

I'm not the OP, but I (still) have this issue. Opening a mailto link in Chrome switches focus to Nylas, but doesn't open a compose window. I'm on Ubuntu 15.04 (Gnome), running Nylas 0.4.19-d41e72c.

[g105b]

I just upgraded N1. I understand that the latest version in my software repository system is not the bleeding edge, but in case it helps anyone, here is a screen recording of the bug in action, using the latest version 0.4.16 in Ubuntu.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzOl9eneTdQ

[bengotow]

Hey folks! We've fixed two separate issues related to mailto links. First, in 0.4.19 we fixed a problem where N1 would launch, but not open a composer when you clicked a mailto link.

In the next release, were fixing a separate issue where mailto links within N1 would open the default mail client when it was not N1. In the next release (due this week) clicking mailto links inside N1 will always keep you in N1.

I believe there may be a third issue, where N1 is not responding to mailto links properly on Linux. Could you do me a favor and try 0.4.19 and see if your issue persists? Cheers!

[bashok001]

On Linux with 0.4.19, clicking on mailto: link is launching N1 if not open, would bring N1 to focus if it is open. But as you mentioned, no composer yet.

[orschiro]

Dear Ben,

I would love to help testing 0.4.19.

Thank you very much for your work!

Is there any chance I can install this version using an Ubuntu deb package?

Thankfully,

~Robert

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On Apr 5 2016, at 7:46 pm, Ben Gotow <[email protected]> wrote:

Hey folks! We've fixed two separate issues related to mailto links. First,
in 0.4.19 we fixed a problem where N1 would launch, but not open a composer
when you clicked a mailto link.

In the next release, were fixing a separate issue where mailto links within
N1 would open the default mail client when it was not N1. In the next release
(due this week) clicking mailto links inside N1 will always keep you in N1.

I believe there may be a third issue, where N1 is not responding to mailto
links properly on Linux. Could you do me a favor and try 0.4.19 and see if
your issue persists? Cheers!

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[bengotow]

Hey folks—This should be fixed in version 0.4.25, which will be hitting the auto-updaters soon. (If you want you can grab the update now on the Releases page.) Give it a spin, and feel free to re-open if you run into the issue again. Cheers—enjoy the update!

[twonth]

Thanks for your work on this. However, I'm still having the same issue I noted above, despite upgrading to 0.4.25. mailto links switch the focus to Nylas, but don't open a compose window.

[kungpaogao]

I am also experiencing the same performance as before. As twonth commented, links just focus Nylas, but don't actually open the compose window.

(Xubuntu 15.10)

[orschiro]

Hi all,

I can confirm that on Ubuntu 15.10 and Nylas N1 0.4.25 clicking on a mailto
link only gives focus to the main window but does not open a compose window.

Warmly,

~Robert

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On Apr 13 2016, at 4:05 am, kungpaogao <[email protected]> wrote:

I am also experiencing the same performance as before. As twonth commented,
links just focus Nylas, but don't actually open the compose window.

(Xubuntu 15.10)

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[JohnSandel]

Same here, on Ubuntu 14.04, N1 0.4.25-a22631a.

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On Apr 13 2016, at 5:27 am, Robert Orzanna <[email protected]>
wrote:

Hi all,

I can confirm that on Ubuntu 15.10 and Nylas N1 0.4.25 clicking on a mailto
link only gives focus to the main window but does not open a compose window.

Warmly,

~Robert

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mail client.

On Apr 13 2016, at 4:05 am, kungpaogao
&lt;[email protected]&gt; wrote:

> I am also experiencing the same performance as before. As twonth
commented,
links just focus Nylas, but don't actually open the compose window.

>

> (Xubuntu 15.10)

>

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[truckingsim]

Still not working for me on Ubuntu 14.04, N1 0.4.25-a22631a either.

[albflo]

Also on Ubuntu 16.04 the bug still exists with version 0.4.25-a22631a.

[albflo]

Still not working after Update to 0.4.32-1de17e7 on Ubuntu 16.04.

[orschiro]

Still not working after Update to 0.4.32-1de17e7 on Ubuntu 16.04.

Unfortunately I must agree on this.

~Robert

[bashok001]

Since its not working, can we reopen this, @bengotow ?

[bengotow]

Hey folks—definitely.

[orschiro]

I just clicked on a mailto link in an email and it did open a new window.

Great, this one is working! :+1:

[g105b]

@orschiro which Distro, and what version of N1 and the Distro are you running? Problem still persists on Ubuntu 16.04 with the latest available through the deb.

[albflo]

Yes the problem still exists on Ubuntu 16.04 with version 0.4.33-e8f137e.

[orschiro]

@g105b Ubuntu 16.04 and N1 0.4.33.

See this screencast: https://cloudup.com/cjg5xeXw1JA

[twonth]

Thanks @orschiro . This screencast shows that mailto links work _if clicked on from within a message in N1_. That feature is also working for me. But mailto links from Chrome (for example) still have the issue described at the start of this thread; N1 is brought to focus, but no compose window is opened. Do you agree?

[orschiro]

@twonth,

Yes, you're absolutely right!

It does work from within N1 but not from outside N1.

Thanks for clarifying,

~Robert

[JeroenBoersma]

My Nylas does shows activity in the taskbar that its triggered, but no new compose window.
Hope this will be fixed soon.

[JeroenBoersma]

Looks like it is resolved since the last update... Works on my machine. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
v 0.4.38-27d21d1

[grinich]

@orschiro can you confirm this is fixed?

[orschiro]

@grinich, indeed fixed.

Thank you so much! :smiley:

~Robert

[grinich]

Great!

[j-rahman]

@grinich The bug still exists on Xubuntu 16.04 (LTS). I can confirm this. Please reopen.