Bug 422065 - There is no way to use gmail web interface as default email client and "mailto:" link are not handled
Summary: There is no way to use gmail web interface as default email client and "mailt...
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: frameworks-kio
Classification: Frameworks and Libraries
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 5.69.0
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KIO Bugs
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Reported: 2020-05-25 18:33 UTC by Sergey
Modified: 2025-03-24 22:58 UTC (History)
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Description Sergey 2020-05-25 18:33:06 UTC 
I don't have kmail or any other email application installed. I use gmail web interface and I like to use email this way.

Unfortunately plasma settings do not have an option to setup gmail as a default email application.

and kde5-open ignores the settings at all for "mailto:" links.
So basically there is no way to click a "mailto:" link in some 3rdparty application and make my default browser load gmail web interface.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Have a clickable "mailto:" in any application which will likely use xdg-open
2. Click on it

OBSERVED RESULT
kio complains something about not found file for the mailto: link.
Being started from the terminal it also shows something about google-chrome even so I have Firefox as the default browser.
Nothing but the error dialog is opened as result.


EXPECTED RESULT
plasma default application settings have "GMail Web" option together with kmail.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Gentoo Linux
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.4.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.69.0
Qt Version: 5.14.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I tried to clean up google-chrome where I could find it as a mailto handler. It changed nothing. I didn't try to re-login though or regenerate any caches. Just manual edits.


This task it probably has to be splitted into two. Like fix kio and implement ui.