Set mailto: in Firefox and Bluefin

 1. Configure Firefox (Internal Handler) 

This tells Firefox to open Gmail whenever it detects a mailto: link. 

Open Settings: Click the menu button (≡) and select Settings.

Find Applications: In the General panel, scroll to the Applications section.

Update Mailto:

Find mailto in the Content Type column.

Click the Action dropdown and select Use Gmail.

Manual Trigger (Optional): If Gmail isn't in the list, open Gmail and look for the Double Diamond icon in the address bar to "Allow" it, or use the javascript:navigator.registerProtocolHandler(...) command in the console. 

2. Configure Bluefin (System Handler)

This tells the OS to send "Share" requests from other apps (like your file manager) to Firefox.

Open GNOME Settings: Open the Activities overview and type Settings.

Set Default App:

Navigate to Apps > Default Apps.

Click the dropdown next to Mail and select Firefox.

Terminal Override: If Firefox doesn't appear in the dropdown, run this command:

bash

xdg-settings set default-url-scheme-handler mailto firefox.desktop

Use code with caution.

3. Workflow Limitation

Opening: Clicking any email link now opens a Gmail "Compose" tab in Firefox.

Attachments: Because of browser sandboxing, sharing a file from your system will open the compose window but cannot attach the file automatically. You must drag and drop the file from your folder into the Gmail window manually. 

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