Public bug reported: Binary package hint: epiphany-browser
Epiphany/Webkit doesn't allow me to click on a mailto: link to open my email client in compose mode to write an email. Ubuntu version: 9.10 Browser version: epiphany-browser 2.28.0-4ubuntu1 URL of page where the error was discovered: http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-plaschke21-2009oct21,0,4113913,full.column on bottom of page with link to author's email address (mailto:bill.plasc...@latimes.com) STEPS FOLLOWED: 1. Surf to website containing an email link 2. Ckick on link to compose an email to the address provided with the mailto: protocol EXPECTED RESULTS: 1. My preferred email client is opened to a new compose mail window with the email address field (and subject and/or message body fields if provided) filled with the information provided in the html anchor link ACTUAL RESULTS: 1. Rather then opening my email client I get an error message in Epiphany, with a button at the bottom labeled "Try again": Unable to load page Problem occurred while loading the URL mailto:bill.plasc...@latimes.com URL cannot be shown ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 CheckboxSubmission: 6577f4a98123013ed895d57580291f00 CheckboxSystem: fc73f07fcd9845bb95fa3ca6b8be7ef2 Date: Wed Oct 21 10:32:39 2009 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: epiphany-browser 2.28.0-4ubuntu1 ProcEnviron: SHELL=/bin/bash PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic SourcePackage: epiphany-browser Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686 ** Affects: epiphany-browser (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 -- mailto: protocol no longer supported in kamic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/457243 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
