Open received message in separate window?

taras · 15 Jan 2024, 07:34 AM

I'd like to be able to 'pop out' an email from the Fastmail web UI, the same way clicking the ↗ arrow at the top right of Gmail messages pops *just the message* out in a new window.

I'm probably missing something very obvious but I spent a good 5 mins searching the UI for how to do it, then another 5 mins searching the help.

DumbGuy · 15 Jan 2024, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by taras

I'd like to be able to 'pop out' an email from the Fastmail web UI, the same way clicking the ↗ arrow at the top right of Gmail messages pops *just the message* out in a new window.

I'm probably missing something very obvious but I spent a good 5 mins searching the UI for how to do it, then another 5 mins searching the help.

I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're seeking, but... When I review my FM inbox in the web UI, when I click on a message to open it, I make sure to hold down Command (I'm on a Mac) before clicking. This opens the message into a new tab of my browser. (I think there may be a browser setting to make that a new window if I want, but I prefer tab.)

Fenman · 15 Jan 2024, 02:55 PM

In Windows, it will pop out into a new tab if you hold down Ctrl. If you want a new window, then hold the shift key down.

hadaso · 15 Jan 2024, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Fenman

In Windows, it will pop out into a new tab if you hold down Ctrl. If you want a new window, then hold the shift key down.

Or you can right click and choose "open in new tab" or "open in new window" (or, if you're already reading the message, you can choose "duplicate" to have it in a separate tab).

taras · 16 Jan 2024, 04:07 AM

Thanks for the replies.

On my machine (macOS, Chrome) using a modifier key just opens a dupicate window, i.e. it still has the folders list, the message list, and the message itself.

I am just looking for a window with the email message on its own, like Gmail does.

The reason I need this in the first place is that Fastmail doesn't resize in a way that prioritises the message. This came about because I wanted to refer to the contents of an email while working in another app, but when I tiled FM to half the screen it became unusable.

Again, I may be missing something fundamental or have changed a setting somewhere...

(By the way, I'm only using Gmail as an easy example, I've been an FM user for many years)

hadaso · 16 Jan 2024, 04:15 AM

The truth is that quite often I encounter messages that are too big to be shown in Fastmail's window, so I see only half of every line (and that's on full screen on the desltop computer). The fault is probably the sender's software, but it's a pain that FastMail doesn't provide an easy way to get around this. Actually often there's a lot of whitespace on the screen because FastMail's interface limits the message width to less than what's available in the browser window.

15 Jan 2024, 07:34 AM	#1
taras Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2024 Location: UK Posts: 2	Open received message in separate window? I'd like to be able to 'pop out' an email from the Fastmail web UI, the same way clicking the ↗ arrow at the top right of Gmail messages pops just the message out in a new window. I'm probably missing something very obvious but I spent a good 5 mins searching the UI for how to do it, then another 5 mins searching the help.

15 Jan 2024, 02:55 PM	#3
Fenman Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: UK (East Anglia) Posts: 737	In Windows, it will pop out into a new tab if you hold down Ctrl. If you want a new window, then hold the shift key down.

16 Jan 2024, 04:07 AM	#5
taras Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2024 Location: UK Posts: 2	Thanks for the replies. On my machine (macOS, Chrome) using a modifier key just opens a dupicate window, i.e. it still has the folders list, the message list, and the message itself. I am just looking for a window with the email message on its own, like Gmail does. The reason I need this in the first place is that Fastmail doesn't resize in a way that prioritises the message. This came about because I wanted to refer to the contents of an email while working in another app, but when I tiled FM to half the screen it became unusable. Again, I may be missing something fundamental or have changed a setting somewhere... (By the way, I'm only using Gmail as an easy example, I've been an FM user for many years)

16 Jan 2024, 04:15 AM	#6
hadaso The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holon, Israel. Posts: 4,855	The truth is that quite often I encounter messages that are too big to be shown in Fastmail's window, so I see only half of every line (and that's on full screen on the desltop computer). The fault is probably the sender's software, but it's a pain that FastMail doesn't provide an easy way to get around this. Actually often there's a lot of whitespace on the screen because FastMail's interface limits the message width to less than what's available in the browser window.