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15 Jan 2024, 07:34 AM | #1 |
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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, 12:48 PM | #2 | |
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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.) |
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15 Jan 2024, 02:55 PM | #3 |
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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.
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15 Jan 2024, 06:00 PM | #4 |
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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).
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16 Jan 2024, 04:07 AM | #5 |
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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 |
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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.
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