Best way to open mailto: TAG in gmail

Question

Can any one please let me know that, i need to open a gmail Compose Mail popup via mailto TAG. It always open the Outlook Express for new mail.

Answer 1

The mailto: syntax of a hyperlink will open the default email application on your machine. There is no way you can force it to open gmail. You can use a regular link though, without the mailto: syntax.

Answer 2

There is actually a plugin for chrome which lets you do this:

http://skaelede.hu/?e=chromemailer&lg=en