open email client through javascript

Question

is there anyway through which I can open more than one email client, (on a single click) in java script, I know how to use mailto but don't know how to open multiple clients this code opens the client on each reload.

window.location.href = "mailto:user@example.com?subject=Subject&body=message%20goes%20here";

Any help in this regard Thanks

Answer 1

If you want it to load the mail client on a click rather than every time the page refreshes, you want it attached to a click event, something like this :

<button class="button">Open Email</button>

Using jQuery :

$(document).ready(function(){
    $('.button').on('click',function(){
       window.location.href = "mailto:user@example.com?subject=Subject&body=message%20goes%20here"; 
    });
});

Update

If you want it to load multiple instances of the client, just duplicate the window.location.href :

$(document).ready(function(){
    $('.button').on('click',function(){
       window.location.href = "mailto:user@example.com?subject=Subject&body=message%20goes%20here";
       window.location.href = "mailto:user@example.com?subject=Subject2&body=message%20goes%20here";
    });
});

Answer 2

It is not possible to launch external applications from JavaScript in a Browser. mailto only launches the MUA which is configured as the default in the system-settings.