How to auto disable compatibility mode in Internet Explorer
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The following workarounds were provided by other users who facing the same problem. Please always generate a backup of the file before any customization to ensure a revert is possible.
JIRA 4.4.x:
- Open the file <JIRA_INSTALL>/atlassian-jira/include/decorators/header.jsp and <JIRA_INSTALL>/atlassian-jira/include/decorators/header-deprecated.jsp
- Make a backup of header.jsp and header-deprecated.jsp
In the head tag of both files, add in the meta tag code from:
<head> ... </head>
to:
<head> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=7,IE=8,IE=9" /> ... </head>
- Restart JIRA
JIRA 6.x:
- Open the file <JIRA_INSTALL>/atlassian-jira/decorators/general.jsp
- Make a backup of general.jsp
In the head tag, change the following code from:
<head> <script type="text/javascript"> if (!window.performance) { window.mpPerformance = {}; window.mpPerformance.responseStart = new Date().getTime(); } </script> <%@ include file="/includes/decorators/aui-layout/head-common.jsp" %> <%@ include file="/includes/decorators/aui-layout/head-resources.jsp" %> </head>
to:
<head> <%@ include file="/includes/decorators/aui-layout/head-common.jsp" %> <%@ include file="/includes/decorators/aui-layout/head-resources.jsp" %> <script type="text/javascript"> if (!window.performance) { window.mpPerformance = {}; window.mpPerformance.responseStart = new Date().getTime(); } </script> </head>
- Restart JIRA