Open the href mailto link in new tab / window

Question

I have an image which when click, I want to link to a mailto:

 <a id="mailto" href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_newtab" >         <img src="@Url.Content("~/Content/HomePage/email.png")" alt="email" /></a> 

However, currently once its clicked, it will launch the email option to choose a mailto application, and once i choose, the mailto link is open in the current tab. This will cause user to leave the application.

So, I want the page to sent email (by gmail, yahoo, etc ) is either open in new tab or in a window. Any idea how to do this? I tried both target="_newtab" and target="_blank" but both didn't work.

Any help will be much appreciated.. Thanks...

(jQuery method is also acceptable if there is no other way, thanks)

Answer 1

this information is outdated, now it is possible to do so i believe, since gmail and others now work via browser links. there is however the problem that you would only want it to open in a new tab if NOT opening in a system mail client, and open in a new tab if it is a webmail client, otherwise for example Outlook users see a blank tab appear, which is disorienting, especially since they are Outlook users.

Answer 2

You don't need Javascript/Jquery for this. A standard link works (except Firefox v30+ due to a bug, see below).

<a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank"> 

As of Firefox 30, does not work in Firefox due to a bug. It opens in the same tab AND replaces history so hitting back will not bring you back to the page where the mailto: link was.