Use Firefox to open email links on GMail

Hi,
I am running Firefox on Windows 7.
I want to open mailto: links from different applications in Firefox.
I have followed the instructions on the support page :
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-program-used-open-email-links
If I am on a web page, and I click on a mailto:xxxx link Gmail opens: great !
But if I am in another application (like an ERP application) and I click on a mailto:xxxx link then Outlook opens.
When I go to Default Programs => Associate a file type or a protocol to a program, for the MAILTO protocol there is only Outlook defined and I can not find a way to define another program for that protocol: any idea ?

Sorry, I don't need this addon: it doesn't solve my problem.
I can follow mailto links within Firefox, I want mailto links from an application to lauch Firefox.
At the moment, I have only Outlook as a possible choice in the window: Default Programs => Associate a file type or a protocol !
I have tried changing the registry settings with info gathered from several web page ... with no results.
Any ideas ?

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