desktop file to open mailto URLs in Emacs notmuch-message-mode

desktop file to open mailto URLs in Emacs notmuch-message-mode

[Arun Isaac]

Hi,

This is a feature request.

Emacs comes with emacs-mail.desktop and emacsclient-mail.desktop files
that allows opening mailto URLs in message-mode. Can we provide similar
desktop files for notmuch-emacs so that one can open mailto URLs in
notmuch-message-mode?

Thank you for your consideration!

Regards,
Arun

Re: desktop file to open mailto URLs in Emacs notmuch-message-mode

[David Bremner]

Arun Isaac <arunisaac@systemreboot.net> writes:

> This is a feature request.
>
> Emacs comes with emacs-mail.desktop and emacsclient-mail.desktop files
> that allows opening mailto URLs in message-mode. Can we provide similar
> desktop files for notmuch-emacs so that one can open mailto URLs in
> notmuch-message-mode?

There is emacs/notmuch-mua-mail.desktop in the source. This seems to do
what you ask for?

Re: desktop file to open mailto URLs in Emacs notmuch-message-mode

[Arun Isaac]

Hi David,

> There is emacs/notmuch-mua-mail.desktop in the source. This seems to do
> what you ask for?

Lovely! This is exactly what I am looking for. But, in addition, we also
need another desktop file that uses emacsclient instead of emacs. It
would be great if notmuch provided that.

Thanks,
Arun

Re: desktop file to open mailto URLs in Emacs notmuch-message-mode

[Tomi Ollila]

On Tue, Jun 18 2024, Arun Isaac wrote:

> Hi David,
>
>> There is emacs/notmuch-mua-mail.desktop in the source. This seems to do
>> what you ask for?
>
> Lovely! This is exactly what I am looking for. But, in addition, we also
> need another desktop file that uses emacsclient instead of emacs. It
> would be great if notmuch provided that.

That is kinda provided, if u get the ./emacs/notmuch-emacs-mua.desktop
file and did

@@ -38 +38 @@ NO_WINDOW=
-USE_EMACSCLIENT=
+USE_EMACSCLIENT=yes

there ;D

>
> Thanks,
> Arun

Tomi

Re: desktop file to open mailto URLs in Emacs notmuch-message-mode

[Arun Isaac]

Hi Tomi,

>> Lovely! This is exactly what I am looking for. But, in addition, we also
>> need another desktop file that uses emacsclient instead of emacs. It
>> would be great if notmuch provided that.
>
> That is kinda provided, if u get the ./emacs/notmuch-emacs-mua.desktop
> file and did
>
> @@ -38 +38 @@ NO_WINDOW=
> -USE_EMACSCLIENT=
> +USE_EMACSCLIENT=yes
>
> there ;D

Yes, we're almost there. It would be nice if such a desktop file is
provided (in addition to the notmuch-emacs-mua.desktop that we already
provide) along with notmuch so that users don't have to make that
modification themselves. In other words, provide something like a
notmuch-emacsclient-mua.desktop. That would make for a slightly smoother
user experience.

Thanks,
Arun