enhancement suggestion : possibility to chose the (external) browser to open the link in

[Madydri]

Hello,
Thanks for your work !
Use case : when I work I use different browsers depending on the type of content (one for testing customer sites -with the appropriate plugins-, one for production management, another for research, one for supplier extranets, etc (in order to better orient myself when there are a lot of open windows, especially when I am tired :)). Would it be possible to be able to indicate for a link in which browser (program) it should open (outside Thunderbird)? Thanks, Yves

[fnxweb]

Not if I understand you correctly, we don't actually get a say in what external app handles the URL, it's up to the OS/user's settings. We just pass the URL.

[KeithBurston]

On the same issue, since recent TB updates (currently 78.4.0), the extension always opens URLs in a new Thunderbird window, despite configuring Thunderbird to open links in an external browser. TB recognised links open in an external browser. This is a pity as this is otherwise the most useful extention I use.

[fnxweb]

This works for me OK in 78.4 (Linux). Do you have Prefer New Window ticked in URL Link's prefs?

[siffegh]

I have noticed the same thing as KeithBurston just above. Prefer New Window is ticked. TB 78.14.0/Win 7 Pro SP1.

[fnxweb]

I'll have another look and play. As well as having Prefer new window selected, also try changing Menu control to Hide the open in tab options (which shouldn't make a difference, but that's what I have working in front of me).

I have TB 78.11.0, but I doubt it's broken in a point release.

[siffegh]

Well, it does make a difference :-) It works when changing Menu control to 'Hide the open in tab options' and it doesn't work if either of the other two options are chosen.

[fnxweb]

Ok, thanks, I'll try and figure out why…

[fnxweb]

I thought I had briefly seen this issue myself with a fresh install on the latest TB beta, but sitting down explicitly to look for it with the current 91.9 and the beta 101.0b3 I'm unable to make it go wrong :-(

That said, I am running with a locally tweaked coy of the extension, not the uploaded one, so maybe a combination of the latest changes and the latest TB has fixed things.

I aim to add a start-up tweak for TB that resets the prefs. (once) to a sane set for TB use (prefer new window, hide open in tabs) as that is the workflow I think most people would expect: links open in their preferred browser. After the one-off-ever change, people who do want the tab option will be able to reselect it.

Once that is uploaded we'll have to see if this sort of thing is still a problem for people.

I need to double check all functionality against the major changes in the upcoming TB 102 first.