You can use _hiperlink.vcx in the ffc directory.
But you must change the validurl method in the _hiperlinkbase.
New _validurl is:

LPARAMETERS tcURL
LOCAL lcURL

IF EMPTY(tcURL)
RETURN ""
ENDIF
lcURL=ALLTRIM(tcURL)
IF NOT LOWER(LEFT(lcURL,5))=="http:" and NOT LOWER(LEFT(lcURL,7))=="mailto:" AND NOT LOWER(LEFT(lcURL,5))=="file:" AND ;
(LOWER(LEFT(lcURL,4))=="www." OR ;
INLIST(LOWER(RIGHT(lcURL,4)),".com",".gov",".net") OR ;
(NOT SUBSTR(lcURL,2,1)==":" AND NOT LEFT(lcURL,2)=="\\"))
lcURL="http://"+lcURL
ENDIF
IF SUBSTR(PADR(lcURL,5),5,1)==":" .OR. SUBSTR(PADR(lcURL,7),7,1)==":"
lcURL=STRTRAN(STRTRAN(lcURl,"\","/"),"///","//")
ELSE
lcURL="file://"+STRTRAN(STRTRAN(STRTRAN(lcURL,"\","/"),"///","//"),"//","/")
ENDIF
RETURN lcURL

After you change this method:
Create a _hiperlinkimage or _hiperlinkbutton.
Type into the ctarget property : mailto:xxx@xxx.com


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