Configuring Look & Feel in JIRA
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You can easily customise JIRA's look and feel to suit your needs.
The current configuration can be viewed via the Administration interface. It should look like this:
Clicking Edit Configuration will allow you to edit the current configuration. To reset to the default look and
feel of JIRA, simply click on the 'Reset Default' button.
Here is a list of the different configuration options available, and what they do.
| Option | Explanation |
| URL |
This URL points to the absolute or relative path of the image that you wish to display at the top of the
page. If the URL begins with 'http://' or 'https://' then the URL is
treated as an absolute URL. Otherwise it will be treated as a relative URL, and will have to be packaged
in the war file when you build JIRA.
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| Preview |
When an image is selected, a preview will be shown here.
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| Logo Width |
The width of the image, usually in pixels. You can use any width that is valid
in an image tag. eg. '100px', '80%'
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| Logo Height |
The height of the image, usually in pixels. You can use any height that is valid
in an image tag. eg. '25px', '30%'
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The colours you choose for each of the sections can be anything that is valid for both a font tag, and a
stylesheet's 'color:' attribute.
When choosing a colour - you can use the pop-up colour chooser, or specify your own. eg. '#FFFFFF',
'red'.
To return to the original colour scheme, just clear any values that you have set.
| Option | Explanation |
| Top Bar Colour |
The background colour of the top bar (the one that includes the
image). |
| Top Text Colour |
The colour of the text that sits inside the top bar (such as your user name when you are logged in). |
| Menu Bar Colour |
The background colour of the bar that contains the links to 'HOME' and 'BROWSE PROJECT'. |
| Menu Bar Text Colour |
The text color of the links in the menu bar (such as 'HOME'). |
| Menu Bar Higlight Colour |
The colour of the menu bar when it is selected or when the mouse hovers over it. |
| Menu Bar Text Highlight Colour |
The colour of the menu bar text when it is highlighted or when the mouse hovers over it. |
| Link Colour |
The colour of the text links. |
| Link Active Colour |
The colour of the text links when it is selected. |
| Heading Colour |
The colour of the text headings (such as 'Logo'). |
These are small descriptions which appear below each text field in the 'Create Issue' and 'Edit Issue' forms.
They are useful for explaining the meaning of certain input fields for reporters.
| Option | Explanation |
| Summary |
The description which appears under the 'Summary' input field. |
| Priority |
The description which appears under the 'Priority' select field. |
| Components |
The description which appears under the 'Components' select field. |
| Versions |
The description which appears under the 'Versions' select field. |
| Fix For Version |
The description which appears under the 'Fix For Versions' select field. |
| Assignee |
The description which appears under the 'Assignee' select field. |
| Environment |
The description which appears under the 'Environment' text field. |
| Description |
The description which appears under the 'Description' text area. |
| Estimated Time Tracking |
The description which appears under the 'Original Estimation' text field. This text field is only visible if
Time Tracking is on. |
