GMail as default Email – Firefox
When you click on an email address that uses the standard “mailto” email protocol, Firefox 3 itself can launch Gmail instead of a desktop app.
By default, the Firefox RC 1 only comes with Yahoo Mail as a possible “mailto” link handler, which leaves Gmail users out in the cold—unless you know how to set it up by hand. Here’s how to configure Firefox 3 to use Gmail as your default “mailto” application handler.
In the tab where Gmail is loaded, copy and paste the following snippet of Javascript into your address bar:
javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler(“mailto”,”https://mail.google.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s”,”GMail”)
If you are a Google Apps user, use this code instead, but replace example.com with your domain name:
javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler(“mailto”,”https://mail.google.com/a/example.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s”,”GMail”)
Firefox 3 will ask permission (popup) to add Gmail as default mailto handler. Click the Add Application button.
