[MlMt] Open Links in Background? (workaround)

Michael Nietzold lists.freron.com at nietzold.com
Sat Jan 28 20:43:15 EST 2023


Added an option:


     -- Setup the click behaviour:
     -- -> use normal click to come back: false
     -- -> use cmd+click to come back: true
     local enable_cmdClick = true


On 29 Jan 2023, at 1:46, Michael Nietzold wrote:

> For anyone interested for an workaround solution:
>
> I created this script for https://github.com/Hammerspoon/hammerspoon:
>
> https://github.com/muescha/dot_hammerspoon/blob/master/Functions/MailMateFocus.lua
>
>
> On 27 Jan 2023, at 17:07, Michael Nietzold wrote:
>
>> ## Summary
>>
>> Is there a way to open links in background? MailMate should stay 
>> activated
>>
>> ## What I do:
>>
>> I have many mails with many links (for example a newsletter with some 
>> list of articles).
>>
>> I like to open some of the links.
>>
>> Just now I click on them, and they open Chrome. But the problem is: 
>> then the Chrome app is the frontmost app.
>>
>>
>> ## What I see:
>>
>> - To delete the message (because there are no more links) I need to 
>> activate mail mate again, because chrome is the frontmost app
>> - to click on the next link, I have to click twice: the first click 
>> to activate mail mate and the second click to click on the link
>>
>>
>> ## What I expect:
>>
>> MailMate should stay activated so that I can work with MailMate
>>
>>
>> ## What I tried so far:
>>
>> I used modifier keys (shift, alt/option, command) in combination with 
>> the click - but no luck
>>
>>
>> ## Suggestion:
>>
>> As I know from Chrome there I can use the `cmd`+`click` to open a 
>> link in background it can be also in MailMate to open a link in 
>> Background. Otherwise an option that this `open in background` is the 
>> default behaviour would be the best solution for me 
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