Hi All

Humour me again as a returning Amigan, I have forgot so much!

I am using currently OWB as my browser and Simplemail as my mail client, was wondering how do I configure them so that if I click on a web address link within a mail it opens it in OWB?

I can't see any options of this sort within Simplemail preferences and OWB has no preferences as such just options set within the icon, any ideas?

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@sicky

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I can't see any options of this sort within Simplemail preferences and OWB has no preferences as such just options set within the icon, any ideas?

http://aminet.net/search?query=openurl

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@sicky

It's been a long time since I used them. . . but. . . in prefs there's a control called URL. But I also have OpenURL in there as well. I think I added OpenURL because I wasn't getting consistent linking with the URL prefs editor. But at least one of them allows a click on a URL in simplemail and opens up OWB to the correct page.

Paul

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@number6

heh. . . you type too fast. (or I type too slow)

Paul

Last edited by Paul on 23-Jul-2011 at 08:21 PM.

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@number6

Ok, have installed latest version of OpenURL, how do I set it up?

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@number6/sicky

Ahem, no. Setting up SYS:Prefs/URL should be enough, no need to install extra software.

Last edited by cha05e90 on 23-Jul-2011 at 08:58 PM.

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@cha05e90

Hm, seems that this is correct for YAM only, so far. SimpleMail doesnt seem to use URLOpen, but works fine with OpenURL here.

@sicky:

Should work out of the box, at least it did here

@whose

Really? Nevermind - I read it vice versa (clicking a MAILTO: link in OWB starting up SimpleMail...).

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@sicky

Bah. My settings are for YAM.
You'll need someone to post for Simplemail.

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Last edited by number6 on 23-Jul-2011 at 09:14 PM.

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@sicky and number6

OpenURL grabs

I took shots of each setting in OpenURL and URLprefs. Change your paths etc as needed,

Paul

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@sicky
The latest version of OS4.1 removed the need for OpenURL, and I actually got rid of OpenURL because it started crashing. Go to Sys:Prefs/URL, then MAILTO tab, and for SimpleMail add the following line:

Client Name=SimpleMail
Client Path=APPDIR:SimpleMail
Commandline Format="MAILTO=*"%s*""

You may actually already have this line, in which case you just need to ensure it is ticked, and that YAM is unticked (or at least below SimpleMail).

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@ChrisH

Thanks Chris for tip, will check it out when I get home from work.

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@ChrisH

As far as I understand it, sicky needs a http assignment, so that OWB opens when he clicks on an URL within a mail, not a mailto: assignment for the case he clicks a mailto: link within a web page.

@whose

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As far as I understand it, sicky needs a http assignment, so that OWB opens when he clicks on an URL within a mail, not a mailto: assignment for the case he clicks a mailto: link within a web page.

Thats correct, if I click on a mail address link that works fine. I wanted it to open a web page if I click on a link to a websiute within a mail.

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@sicky

So you have to use OpenURL, until SimpleMail supports the URLOpen facility of OS4.x. AFAIK this should happen with one of the next versions of SimpleMail.

OpenURL worked here out of the box, so a simple install should be enough to get it working with SimpleMail. It supports OWB, too

I used this version, no problems here so far.

Edit: Oh, noticed that both URL open facilities work side by side. I had a configuration error in my URL Prefs which prevented SimpleMail to be opened on a mailto: click, and some error requester from the URL thingie popped up. http link within a mail opens IBrowse here, which is the default for OpenURL Prefs on my system.

Last edited by whose on 24-Jul-2011 at 06:07 PM.

@whose

Any particular reason you use an ancient version of openurl?

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@number6

If it ain't broke, why screw with it?

Other then that, v7.9 wasn't uploaded to depot, only to Aminet.

I know we all like updates, but from my laptop experience, not always a good thing.

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@sicky

Paul gave you some screen shots to look at, those openurl settings are the same for URL Prefs in 4.1. The commandline setting needs to be correct or it won't work.

My URL Pref HTTP setting:
Client=OWB_3.31
Path=APPDIR owb_3.31
Commandline="*"http//%s*""
Your file name may be different then mine.

Most of us are using YAM.

Last edited by sundown on 24-Jul-2011 at 06:44 PM.

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@All

Got it working now, had a setting wrong but all works just fine now, thanks for all your help

Last edited by sicky on 24-Jul-2011 at 06:47 PM.

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@number6

Uhm, yes... didnt know that there is an updated version of OpenURL