Re: [dev] mailto: and customi URIs in surf?

From: Jean Louis <bugs_AT_gnu.support>
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2016 09:30:21 +0300

Thank you, I see it, that is great, so the option is already there. It
makes the surf usable for the CRM, like to send SMS, emails, to review
previous emails, to call people and similar.

Maybe one day I will learn C.

Jean

On Tue, Nov 08, 2016 at 11:49:18PM +0100, Quentin Rameau wrote:
> > Hello,
> Hi Jean,
>
> > Surf is excellent browser. I would like it to open mailto: URIs, at
> > least that there is solution that I configure it to give it a handler
> > to parse the mailto.
> If you had taken a loot at the config.h (and/or surf.c), you'd have
> seen there's a “PLUMB(URI)” macro wich lets you open non http(s) scheme
> with whatever you want (it's set to xdg-open by default but of course
> can be changed).
>
> > Same would be for other URIs, that it is configurable, similarly how
> > it may be configured in xombrero browser:
> >
> > custom_uri = mailto,mailto.scm
> > custom_uri = muttview,MuttView.pl
> >
> > Then mailto.scm parses:
> > mailto:some_AT_example.com?subject=Something%20Here?CC=others
> >
> > and opens whatever program user wishes.
> >
> > and MuttView.pl would open special view of mutt, showing all email
> > addresses belonging to user, like muttview:somebody_AT_example.com
> That's what your plumb program would do, yes.
>
> > Users shall have option to add custom URIs by choice, it need not be
> > hard coded. Then I can send quickly SMS, or call people, by clicking
> > on links.
> >
> > Jean
>
> Enjoy!
>
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