How can I change the description field on JIRA's create issue page to be full width?

[Andreas Knecht]

For some users the create form textareas are too narrow. Is there a way to expand it to full width?

[Andreas Knecht · Accepted solution]

This can be achieved with various browser extensions. A Chrome extension that works is Stylebot: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stylebot/oiaejidbmkiecgbjeifoejpgmdaleoha?hl=en

The CSS that needs to be installed for the create issue page is:

.aui-page-panel {
    width: 100%;
}

form.aui .long-field {
    max-width: 1000px;
}

[francis]

Thanks for this Andreas.

[Nelson Manio]

In which file would I need to add the CSS code above ? - nmanio@mssngsolutions.ph

[Andreas Knecht]

@Nelson Manio you can use a browser extension such as https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stylebot/oiaejidbmkiecgbjeifoejpgmdaleoha?hl=en for example to apply the CSS to the page.

[Will Sheppard]

This doesn't work for JIRA v6.4.12

[gianni]

Hi - could this be applied to the Description field within an existing ticket? If so, what would you set as the URL so that it works for every issue and not just a specific one?

Thanks

[Adam Dulberg]

Hi Gianni,

If you're seeking how to modify the width of the description field (text fields)

1.  Follow the suggestion above to add a CSS editor to your chrome panel (or if using another browser, find an applicable extension). Suggest stylebot
2. Then modify the element ".editable-field" (everything within the quotes)
3. See my note at the bottom of this thread, change the max width. If you have "live preview" checked, you should see the text fields contract or expand.

[Adam Dulberg]

Updating this thread; continue to use a CSS editor (confirming Stylebot works as of 9/27/18), however to affect all editable text fields use the following;

.editable-field {
 max-width: 800px;
}

[Somaiah Kumbera]

You can force the text window to be a larger width by adding some text that cannot be formatted, like a URL for example within the description text. 

[Stefano De Gaetano]

Hi all,

this workaround works for me, but I want the new style is applied for every users that work in my JIRA installation, without they install the chrome add-in! How can I modify the style in some files on the server installations?

Thanks in advance..

[Thiré Simon]

Hi,

This css works well with Stylbot for Chrome but not witj Stylish for FireFox .
Do you know why ?

Thanks in advance

[Will Sheppard]

This isn't an answer. It should be posted as a comment to the actual answer above, or even as a separate question, referencing this one

[brianjmurrell]

None of this is the answer.  I shouldn't have to install browser extensions and do coding work to simply get a usefully and unnecessarily constrained data entry dialog.