File actions - Email using default mail client.

[Appu Mohan 2]

In file actions if i activate email to an address the apple mail opens, i didn't find any option to set that to default mail client.

 

If i use keyword "email" directly in alfred default mail client is opening. 

 

Please add the functionality to use default mail client in file actions.

 

Edited July 17, 2019 by Appu Mohan

[deanishe 1,393]

Which email program are you having problems with?

 

When you just send an email, Alfred asks macOS to open a mailto: URL, and it passes the URL to whichever email program you have set as your default.

 

To send an attachment, Alfred needs to use an application-specific plugin because there is no standard way to tell an email program to attach a file.

 

This also requires your email program to have a suitable API, which most unfortunately don't have.

 

[Appu Mohan 2]

3 hours ago, deanishe said:

Which email program are you having problems with?

 

When you just send an email, Alfred asks macOS to open a mailto: URL, and it passes the URL to whichever email program you have set as your default.

 

To send an attachment, Alfred needs to use an application-specific plugin because there is no standard way to tell an email program to attach a file.

 

This also requires your email program to have a suitable API, which most unfortunately don't have.

 

I am using Spark, mostly because it syncs email signatures in my android device also. 

I dont like the interface of the apple mail. 

It opens apple mail  for email option in "file actions" , direct "email" entry in alfred opens up default mail client.

Edited July 17, 2019 by Appu Mohan

[GuiB 78]

@Appu Mohan, some time ago I did a plugin for Spark to work with Alfred. You can have a look at the attached discussion link for the download file and how to install it. But in short, download the applescript file here and drop it into your folder at `~/Library/Application Support/Alfred/Plugins/Email/Spark.applescript`

 

Hope this helps!

 

 

Edited July 17, 2019 by GuiB
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[Appu Mohan 2]

It worked !! Thanks mate    

[Appu Mohan 2]

Any way to set spark for this (http://www.packal.org/workflow/mailapp-search) work flow ? 

 

It'll be awesome if it works !! 

[GuiB 78]

1 hour ago, Appu Mohan said:

Any way to set spark for this (http://www.packal.org/workflow/mailapp-search) work flow ? 

 

This is a different problem. This is a workflow that is simply a file scanner that is set to scan a specific kind of files in a specific directory ( ~/Library/Mail ). This is a specific configuration that work with Apple Mail since Mail put its email database inside a folder hierarchy composed of .emlx files which can be directly accessed by Finder.

 

Spark uses a different database composed of SQLite files. Therefore, the workflow you are linking (or a modified version) can't be used with Spark and you would need to create a new one that can interface with the SQLite database. If you want to go this route and create your own workflow, you can have a look and find Spark's data folder here: ~/Library/Group Containers/3L68KQB4HG.group.com.readdle.smartemail

[Appu Mohan 2]

Thanks for the detailed reply. If you ever come across any such workflow for spark pls share it with me. Bcoz me creating one is out of the picture 😄