Can't set Default Mail app to Spark

[apndavies]

Hi

 

I have set Spark email client as my default mail client - so mailto: links on websites etc open in Spark.

 

But when I use Universal Actions - then email to - Alfred insists on opening Apple Mail.

 

Any ideas?

 

Spark is set as default email client

.eml files are set to open globally using Spark

 

Thanks

Andrew

[Andrew]

Take a look at this Spark email plugin by long term Alfred user @GuiB

 

 

[mlevison]

Same problem but for Kiwi for GMail. Curious - other MacOS apps respect the preference set in apple mail - why not Alfred?

[deanishe]

22 minutes ago, mlevison said:

why not Alfred?

There's no such thing as a default application for sending emails with attachments. There is no standard for that.

 

It's an Alfred feature that you configure in Alfred. It doesn't matter what you've configured in Mail.app because this is a completely separate thing.

[mlevison]

@deanisheThanks for the reply. I wasn't aware that I could set this within Alfred. Where would I look in preferences? I've spent a few minutes and can't find it. (Likely blindness 🙂) 

[Vero]

@mlevison I've had a look around, but couldn't find all that much about Kiwi for Gmail, so you'll need to ask them whether they offer AppleScript support. Using attachments in a third-party email client depends entirely on their support.

 

You can see the list of supported apps in Alfred's Features > Contacts > Email, in the bottom subtext. If Kiwi support AppleScript, they should be able to provide a script for email attachments, which can then be used with Alfred

 

Cheers,
Vero 

[mlevison]

Thanks - in this case I think it maybe impossible since Kiwi for Gmail is just a specialized web browser for email only. - Cheers Mark

[Diddha]

New to Alfred, I'm surprised that such topic is still unresolved. Attachment or not, if a user set a default email app and it is accepted by Apple itself as new default, why is it an issue for Alfred which pitch is around workflow and efficiency?

Until now, I had forgotten about Apple Mail, and was surprised to see it pop up.

Version 5 is out: can it be sorted?

Edited July 20, 2022 by Diddha

[vitor]

Welcome @Diddha,

 

Have you checked the plugin mentioned above? I stopped using Spark some months ago but it’s likely it still works as they haven’t changed much.

 

6 hours ago, Diddha said:

Attachment or not

That does make a big difference, because if a feature isn’t supported by the client, a choice has to me made on how to proceed. Alfred supports mailto: links but programmatic attachment support depends on the email client itself.

 

What steps are you doing that trigger Mail to open? It’s necessary to know what you’re doing to best advise how to go about it.

 

Edited July 20, 2022 by vitor