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+LaTeX customization
+===================
+
+.. module:: latex
+ :synopsis: LaTeX specifics.
+
+.. raw:: latex
+
+ \begingroup
+ \sphinxsetup{%
+ TitleColor={named}{DarkGoldenrod},
+ pre_border-width=2pt,
+ pre_padding=5pt,
+ pre_border-radius=5pt,
+ pre_background-TeXcolor={named}{OldLace},
+ pre_border-TeXcolor={named}{Gold},
+ div.warning_border-width=3pt,
+ div.warning_padding=6pt,
+ div.warning_padding-right=18pt,
+ div.warning_padding-bottom=18pt,
+ div.warning_border-TeXcolor={named}{DarkCyan},
+ div.warning_background-TeXcolor={named}{LightCyan},
+ div.warning_box-shadow=-12pt -12pt inset,
+ div.warning_box-shadow-TeXcolor={named}{Cyan},
+ attentionborder=3pt,
+ attentionBorderColor={named}{Crimson},
+ attentionBgColor={named}{FloralWhite},
+ noteborder=2pt,
+ noteBorderColor={named}{Olive},
+ hintBorderColor={named}{LightCoral}}
+ \relax
+
+Unlike :ref:`the HTML builders <html-themes>`, the ``latex`` builder does not
+benefit from prepared themes. The :ref:`latex-options`, and particularly the
+:ref:`latex_elements <latex_elements_confval>` variable, provides much of the
+interface for customization. For example:
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+ # inside conf.py
+ latex_engine = 'xelatex'
+ latex_elements = {
+ 'fontpkg': r'''
+ \setmainfont{DejaVu Serif}
+ \setsansfont{DejaVu Sans}
+ \setmonofont{DejaVu Sans Mono}
+ ''',
+ 'preamble': r'''
+ \usepackage[titles]{tocloft}
+ \cftsetpnumwidth {1.25cm}\cftsetrmarg{1.5cm}
+ \setlength{\cftchapnumwidth}{0.75cm}
+ \setlength{\cftsecindent}{\cftchapnumwidth}
+ \setlength{\cftsecnumwidth}{1.25cm}
+ ''',
+ 'fncychap': r'\usepackage[Bjornstrup]{fncychap}',
+ 'printindex': r'\footnotesize\raggedright\printindex',
+ }
+ latex_show_urls = 'footnote'
+
+.. note::
+
+ Keep in mind that backslashes must be doubled in Python string literals to
+ avoid interpretation as escape sequences. Alternatively, you may use raw
+ strings as is done above.
+
+.. _latex_elements_confval:
+
+The ``latex_elements`` configuration setting
+--------------------------------------------
+
+A dictionary that contains LaTeX snippets overriding those Sphinx usually puts
+into the generated ``.tex`` files. Its ``'sphinxsetup'`` key is described
+:ref:`separately <latexsphinxsetup>`. It allows also local configurations
+inserted in generated files, via :rst:dir:`raw` directives. For example, in
+the PDF documentation this chapter is styled especially, as will be described
+later.
+
+Keys that you may want to override include:
+
+``'papersize'``
+ Paper size option of the document class (``'a4paper'`` or
+ ``'letterpaper'``)
+
+ Default: ``'letterpaper'``
+
+``'pointsize'``
+ Point size option of the document class (``'10pt'``, ``'11pt'`` or
+ ``'12pt'``)
+
+ Default: ``'10pt'``
+
+``'pxunit'``
+ The value of the ``px`` when used in image attributes ``width`` and
+ ``height``. The default value is ``'0.75bp'`` which achieves
+ ``96px=1in`` (in TeX ``1in = 72bp = 72.27pt``.) To obtain for
+ example ``100px=1in`` use ``'0.01in'`` or ``'0.7227pt'`` (the latter
+ leads to TeX computing a more precise value, due to the smaller unit
+ used in the specification); for ``72px=1in``, simply use ``'1bp'``; for
+ ``90px=1in``, use ``'0.8bp'`` or ``'0.803pt'``.
+
+ Default: ``'0.75bp'``
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.5
+
+``'passoptionstopackages'``
+ A string which will be positioned early in the preamble, designed to
+ contain ``\\PassOptionsToPackage{options}{foo}`` commands.
+
+ .. hint::
+
+ It may be also used for loading LaTeX packages very early in the
+ preamble. For example package ``fancybox`` is incompatible with
+ being loaded via the ``'preamble'`` key, it must be loaded earlier.
+
+ Default: ``''``
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.4
+
+``'babel'``
+ "babel" package inclusion, default ``'\\usepackage{babel}'`` (the
+ suitable document language string is passed as class option, and
+ ``english`` is used if no language.) For Japanese documents, the
+ default is the empty string.
+
+ With XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX, Sphinx configures the LaTeX document to use
+ `polyglossia`_, but one should be aware that current `babel`_ has
+ improved its support for Unicode engines in recent years and for some
+ languages it may make sense to prefer ``babel`` over ``polyglossia``.
+
+ .. _`polyglossia`: https://ctan.org/pkg/polyglossia
+ .. _`babel`: https://ctan.org/pkg/babel
+
+ .. hint::
+
+ After modifiying a core LaTeX key like this one, clean up the LaTeX
+ build repertory before next PDF build, else left-over auxiliary
+ files are likely to break the build.
+
+ Default: ``'\\usepackage{babel}'`` (``''`` for Japanese documents)
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.5
+ For :confval:`latex_engine` set to ``'xelatex'``, the default
+ is ``'\\usepackage{polyglossia}\n\\setmainlanguage{<language>}'``.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.6
+ ``'lualatex'`` uses same default setting as ``'xelatex'``
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.7.6
+ For French, ``xelatex`` and ``lualatex`` default to using
+ ``babel``, not ``polyglossia``.
+
+``'fontpkg'``
+ Font package inclusion. The default is::
+
+ r"""\usepackage{tgtermes}
+ \usepackage{tgheros}
+ \renewcommand\ttdefault{txtt}
+ """
+
+ For ``'xelatex'`` and ``'lualatex'`` however the default is to use
+ the GNU FreeFont.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.2
+ Defaults to ``''`` when the :confval:`language` uses the Cyrillic
+ script.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 2.0
+ Incorporates some font substitution commands to help support occasional
+ Greek or Cyrillic in a document using ``'pdflatex'`` engine.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 4.0.0
+
+ - The font substitution commands added at ``2.0`` have been moved
+ to the ``'fontsubstitution'`` key, as their presence here made
+ it complicated for user to customize the value of ``'fontpkg'``.
+ - The default font setting has changed: it still uses Times and
+ Helvetica clones for serif and sans serif, but via better, more
+ complete TeX fonts and associated LaTeX packages. The
+ monospace font has been changed to better match the Times clone.
+
+``'fncychap'``
+ Inclusion of the "fncychap" package (which makes fancy chapter titles),
+ default ``'\\usepackage[Bjarne]{fncychap}'`` for English documentation
+ (this option is slightly customized by Sphinx),
+ ``'\\usepackage[Sonny]{fncychap}'`` for internationalized docs (because
+ the "Bjarne" style uses numbers spelled out in English). Other
+ "fncychap" styles you can try are "Lenny", "Glenn", "Conny", "Rejne" and
+ "Bjornstrup". You can also set this to ``''`` to disable fncychap.
+
+ Default: ``'\\usepackage[Bjarne]{fncychap}'`` for English documents,
+ ``'\\usepackage[Sonny]{fncychap}'`` for internationalized documents, and
+ ``''`` for Japanese documents.
+
+``'preamble'``
+ Additional preamble content. One may move all needed macros into some file
+ :file:`mystyle.tex.txt` of the project source repertory, and get LaTeX to
+ import it at run time::
+
+ 'preamble': r'\input{mystyle.tex.txt}',
+ # or, if the \ProvidesPackage LaTeX macro is used in a file mystyle.sty
+ 'preamble': r'\usepackage{mystyle}',
+
+ It is then needed to set appropriately :confval:`latex_additional_files`,
+ for example:
+
+ .. code-block:: python
+
+ latex_additional_files = ["mystyle.sty"]
+
+ Default: ``''``
+
+``'figure_align'``
+ Latex figure float alignment. Whenever an image doesn't fit into the current
+ page, it will be 'floated' into the next page but may be preceded by any
+ other text. If you don't like this behavior, use 'H' which will disable
+ floating and position figures strictly in the order they appear in the
+ source.
+
+ Default: ``'htbp'`` (here, top, bottom, page)
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.3
+
+``'atendofbody'``
+ Additional document content (right before the indices).
+
+ Default: ``''``
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.5
+
+``'extrapackages'``
+ Additional LaTeX packages. For example:
+
+ .. code-block:: python
+
+ latex_elements = {
+ 'extrapackages': r'\usepackage{isodate}'
+ }
+
+ The specified LaTeX packages will be loaded before
+ hyperref package and packages loaded from Sphinx extensions.
+
+ .. hint::
+ If you'd like to load additional LaTeX packages after hyperref, use
+ ``'preamble'`` key instead.
+
+ Default: ``''``
+
+ .. versionadded:: 2.3
+
+``'footer'``
+ Additional footer content (before the indices).
+
+ Default: ``''``
+
+ .. deprecated:: 1.5
+ Use ``'atendofbody'`` key instead.
+
+Keys that don't need to be overridden unless in special cases are:
+
+``'extraclassoptions'``
+ The default is the empty string. Example: ``'extraclassoptions':
+ 'openany'`` will allow chapters (for documents of the ``'manual'``
+ type) to start on any page.
+
+ Default: ``''``
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.2
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.6
+ Added this documentation.
+
+``'maxlistdepth'``
+ LaTeX allows by default at most 6 levels for nesting list and
+ quote-like environments, with at most 4 enumerated lists, and 4 bullet
+ lists. Setting this key for example to ``'10'`` (as a string) will
+ allow up to 10 nested levels (of all sorts). Leaving it to the empty
+ string means to obey the LaTeX default.
+
+ .. warning::
+
+ - Using this key may prove incompatible with some LaTeX packages
+ or special document classes which do their own list customization.
+
+ - The key setting is silently *ignored* if ``\usepackage{enumitem}``
+ is executed inside the document preamble. Use then rather the
+ dedicated commands of this LaTeX package.
+
+ Default: ``6``
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.5
+
+``'inputenc'``
+ "inputenc" package inclusion.
+
+ Default: ``'\\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}'`` when using pdflatex, else
+ ``''``.
+
+ .. note::
+
+ If using ``utf8x`` in place of ``utf8`` it is mandatory to extend the
+ LaTeX preamble with suitable ``\PreloadUnicodePage{<number>}`` commands,
+ as per the ``utf8x`` documentation (``texdoc ucs`` on a TeXLive based
+ TeX installation). Else, unexpected and possibly hard-to-spot problems
+ (i.e. not causing a build crash) may arise in the PDF, in particular
+ regarding hyperlinks.
+
+ Even if these precautions are taken, PDF build via ``pdflatex`` engine
+ may crash due to upstream LaTeX not being fully compatible with
+ ``utf8x``. For example, in certain circumstances related to
+ code-blocks, or attempting to include images whose filenames contain
+ Unicode characters. Indeed, starting in 2015, upstream LaTeX with
+ ``pdflatex`` engine has somewhat enhanced native support for Unicode and
+ is becoming more and more incompatible with ``utf8x``. In particular,
+ since the October 2019 LaTeX release, filenames can use Unicode
+ characters, and even spaces. At Sphinx level this means e.g. that the
+ :dudir:`image` and :dudir:`figure` directives are now compatible with
+ such filenames for PDF via LaTeX output. But this is broken if
+ ``utf8x`` is in use.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.4.3
+ Previously ``'\\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}'`` was used for all
+ compilers.
+
+``'cmappkg'``
+ "cmap" package inclusion.
+
+ Default: ``'\\usepackage{cmap}'``
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.2
+
+``'fontenc'``
+ Customize this from its default ``'\\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}'`` to:
+
+ - ``'\\usepackage[X2,T1]{fontenc}'`` if you need occasional
+ Cyrillic letters (физика частиц),
+
+ - ``'\\usepackage[LGR,T1]{fontenc}'`` if you need occasional
+ Greek letters (Σωματιδιακή φυσική).
+
+ Use ``[LGR,X2,T1]`` rather if both are needed.
+
+ .. attention::
+
+ - Do not use this key for a :confval:`latex_engine` other than
+ ``'pdflatex'``.
+
+ - If Greek is main language, do not use this key. Since Sphinx 2.2.1,
+ ``xelatex`` will be used automatically as :confval:`latex_engine`.
+
+ - The TeX installation may need some extra packages. For example,
+ on Ubuntu xenial, packages ``texlive-lang-greek`` and ``cm-super``
+ are needed for ``LGR`` to work. And ``texlive-lang-cyrillic`` and
+ ``cm-super`` are needed for support of Cyrillic.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.5
+ Defaults to ``'\\usepackage{fontspec}'`` when
+ :confval:`latex_engine` is ``'xelatex'``.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.6
+ ``'lualatex'`` uses ``fontspec`` per default like ``'xelatex'``.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 2.0
+ ``'lualatex'`` executes
+ ``\defaultfontfeatures[\rmfamily,\sffamily]{}`` to disable TeX
+ ligatures transforming `<<` and `>>` as escaping working with
+ ``pdflatex/xelatex`` failed with ``lualatex``.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 2.0
+ Detection of ``LGR``, ``T2A``, ``X2`` to trigger support of
+ occasional Greek or Cyrillic letters (``'pdflatex'``).
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 2.3.0
+ ``'xelatex'`` executes
+ ``\defaultfontfeatures[\rmfamily,\sffamily]{}`` in order to avoid
+ contractions of ``--`` into en-dash or transforms of straight quotes
+ into curly ones in PDF (in non-literal text paragraphs) despite
+ :confval:`smartquotes` being set to ``False``.
+
+``'fontsubstitution'``
+ Ignored if ``'fontenc'`` was not configured to use ``LGR`` or ``X2`` (or
+ ``T2A``). In case ``'fontpkg'`` key is configured for usage with some
+ TeX fonts known to be available in the ``LGR`` or ``X2`` encodings, set
+ this one to be the empty string. Else leave to its default.
+
+ Ignored with :confval:`latex_engine` other than ``'pdflatex'``.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 4.0.0
+
+``'textgreek'``
+ For the support of occasional Greek letters.
+
+ It is ignored with ``'platex'``, ``'xelatex'`` or ``'lualatex'`` as
+ :confval:`latex_engine` and defaults to either the empty string or
+ to ``'\\usepackage{textalpha}'`` for ``'pdflatex'`` depending on
+ whether the ``'fontenc'`` key was used with ``LGR`` or not. Only
+ expert LaTeX users may want to customize this key.
+
+ It can also be used as ``r'\usepackage{textalpha,alphabeta}'`` to let
+ ``'pdflatex'`` support Greek Unicode input in :rst:dir:`math` context.
+ For example ``:math:`α``` (U+03B1) will render as :math:`\alpha`.
+
+ Default: ``'\\usepackage{textalpha}'`` or ``''`` if ``fontenc`` does not
+ include the ``LGR`` option.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 2.0
+
+``'geometry'``
+ "geometry" package inclusion, the default definition is:
+
+ .. code:: latex
+
+ '\\usepackage{geometry}'
+
+ with an additional ``[dvipdfm]`` for Japanese documents.
+ The Sphinx LaTeX style file executes:
+
+ .. code:: latex
+
+ \PassOptionsToPackage{hmargin=1in,vmargin=1in,marginpar=0.5in}{geometry}
+
+ which can be customized via corresponding :ref:`'sphinxsetup' options
+ <latexsphinxsetup>`.
+
+ Default: ``'\\usepackage{geometry}'`` (or
+ ``'\\usepackage[dvipdfm]{geometry}'`` for Japanese documents)
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.5
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.5.2
+ ``dvipdfm`` option if :confval:`latex_engine` is ``'platex'``.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.5.3
+ The :ref:`'sphinxsetup' keys for the margins
+ <latexsphinxsetuphmargin>`.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.5.3
+ The location in the LaTeX file has been moved to after
+ ``\usepackage{sphinx}`` and ``\sphinxsetup{..}``, hence also after
+ insertion of ``'fontpkg'`` key. This is in order to handle the paper
+ layout options in a special way for Japanese documents: the text
+ width will be set to an integer multiple of the *zenkaku* width, and
+ the text height to an integer multiple of the baseline. See the
+ :ref:`hmargin <latexsphinxsetuphmargin>` documentation for more.
+
+``'hyperref'``
+ "hyperref" package inclusion; also loads package "hypcap" and issues
+ ``\urlstyle{same}``. This is done after :file:`sphinx.sty` file is
+ loaded and before executing the contents of ``'preamble'`` key.
+
+ .. attention::
+
+ Loading of packages "hyperref" and "hypcap" is mandatory.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.5
+ Previously this was done from inside :file:`sphinx.sty`.
+
+``'maketitle'``
+ "maketitle" call. Override if you want to generate a differently styled
+ title page.
+
+ .. hint::
+
+ If the key value is set to
+ ``r'\newcommand\sphinxbackoftitlepage{<Extra
+ material>}\sphinxmaketitle'``, then ``<Extra material>`` will be
+ typeset on back of title page (``'manual'`` docclass only).
+
+ Default: ``'\\sphinxmaketitle'``
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.8.3
+ Original ``\maketitle`` from document class is not overwritten,
+ hence is re-usable as part of some custom setting for this key.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.8.3
+ ``\sphinxbackoftitlepage`` optional macro. It can also be defined
+ inside ``'preamble'`` key rather than this one.
+
+``'releasename'``
+ Value that prefixes ``'release'`` element on title page. As for *title* and
+ *author* used in the tuples of :confval:`latex_documents`, it is inserted as
+ LaTeX markup.
+
+ Default: ``'Release'``
+
+``'tableofcontents'``
+ "tableofcontents" call. The default of ``'\\sphinxtableofcontents'`` is a
+ wrapper of unmodified ``\tableofcontents``, which may itself be customized
+ by user loaded packages. Override if you want to generate a different table
+ of contents or put content between the title page and the TOC.
+
+ Default: ``'\\sphinxtableofcontents'``
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.5
+ Previously the meaning of ``\tableofcontents`` itself was modified
+ by Sphinx. This created an incompatibility with dedicated packages
+ modifying it also such as "tocloft" or "etoc".
+
+``'transition'``
+ Commands used to display transitions. Override if you want to display
+ transitions differently.
+
+ Default: ``'\n\n\\bigskip\\hrule\\bigskip\n\n'``
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.2
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.6
+ Remove unneeded ``{}`` after ``\\hrule``.
+
+``'makeindex'``
+ "makeindex" call, the last thing before ``\begin{document}``. With
+ ``'\\usepackage[columns=1]{idxlayout}\\makeindex'`` the index will use
+ only one column. You may have to install ``idxlayout`` LaTeX package.
+
+ Default: ``'\\makeindex'``
+
+``'printindex'``
+ "printindex" call, the last thing in the file. Override if you want to
+ generate the index differently, append some content after the index, or
+ change the font. As LaTeX uses two-column mode for the index it is
+ often advisable to set this key to
+ ``'\\footnotesize\\raggedright\\printindex'``. Or, to obtain a one-column
+ index, use ``'\\def\\twocolumn[#1]{#1}\\printindex'`` (this trick may fail
+ if using a custom document class; then try the ``idxlayout`` approach
+ described in the documentation of the ``'makeindex'`` key).
+
+ Default: ``'\\printindex'``
+
+``'fvset'``
+ Customization of ``fancyvrb`` LaTeX package.
+
+ The default value is ``'\\fvset{fontsize=auto}'`` which means that the
+ font size will adjust correctly if a code-block ends up in a footnote.
+ You may need to modify this if you use custom fonts:
+ ``'\\fvset{fontsize=\\small}'`` if the monospace font is Courier-like.
+
+ Default: ``'\\fvset{fontsize=auto}'``
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.8
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 2.0
+ For ``'xelatex'`` and ``'lualatex'`` defaults to
+ ``'\\fvset{fontsize=\\small}'`` as this
+ is adapted to the relative widths of the FreeFont family.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 4.0.0
+ Changed default for ``'pdflatex'``. Previously it was using
+ ``'\\fvset{fontsize=\\small}'``.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 4.1.0
+ Changed default for Chinese documents to
+ ``'\\fvset{fontsize=\\small,formatcom=\\xeCJKVerbAddon}'``
+
+Keys that are set by other options and therefore should not be overridden are:
+
+``'docclass'``
+``'classoptions'``
+``'title'``
+``'release'``
+``'author'``
+
+
+.. _latexsphinxsetup:
+
+The ``sphinxsetup`` configuration setting
+-----------------------------------------
+
+.. versionadded:: 1.5
+
+The ``'sphinxsetup'`` key of :ref:`latex_elements <latex_elements_confval>`
+provides a LaTeX-type customization interface::
+
+ latex_elements = {
+ 'sphinxsetup': 'key1=value1, key2=value2, ...',
+ }
+
+It defaults to empty. If non-empty, it will be passed as argument to the
+``\sphinxsetup`` macro inside the document preamble, like this::
+
+ \usepackage{sphinx}
+ \sphinxsetup{key1=value1, key2=value2,...}
+
+The colors used in the above are provided by the ``svgnames`` option of the
+"xcolor" package::
+
+ latex_elements = {
+ 'passoptionstopackages': r'\PassOptionsToPackage{svgnames}{xcolor}',
+ }
+
+It is possible to insert further uses of the ``\sphinxsetup`` LaTeX macro
+directly into the body of the document, via the help of the ``raw``
+directive. This chapter is styled in the PDF output using the following at the
+start of the chapter (which uses keys described later in :ref:`additionalcss`)::
+
+ .. raw:: latex
+
+ \begingroup
+ \sphinxsetup{%
+ TitleColor={named}{DarkGoldenrod},
+ % pre_border-width is 5.1.0 alias for verbatimborder
+ pre_border-width=2pt,
+ % pre_padding is 5.1.0 alias for verbatimsep
+ pre_padding=5pt,
+ % rounded boxes are new at 5.1.0
+ pre_border-radius=5pt,
+ % TeXcolor means syntax must be as for LaTeX \definecolor
+ pre_background-TeXcolor={named}{OldLace},
+ pre_border-TeXcolor={named}{Gold},
+ %
+ % 5.1.0 alias for warningborder
+ div.warning_border-width=3pt,
+ div.warning_padding=6pt,
+ div.warning_padding-right=18pt,
+ div.warning_padding-bottom=18pt,
+ div.warning_border-TeXcolor={named}{DarkCyan},
+ div.warning_background-TeXcolor={named}{LightCyan},
+ div.warning_box-shadow=-12pt -12pt inset,
+ div.warning_box-shadow-TeXcolor={named}{Cyan},
+ %
+ % 5.1.0 new name would be div.attention_border-width
+ attentionborder=3pt,
+ % same as div.attention_border-TeXcolor
+ attentionBorderColor={named}{Crimson},
+ % same as div.attention_background-TeXcolor
+ attentionBgColor={named}{FloralWhite},
+ %
+ % no CSS-like names yet at 5.1.0 for note-type admonitions
+ noteborder=2pt,
+ noteBorderColor={named}{Olive},
+ hintBorderColor={named}{LightCoral}%
+ }
+
+
+And this is placed at the end of the chapter source to end the scope of
+the configuration::
+
+ .. raw:: latex
+
+ \endgroup
+
+LaTeX syntax for boolean keys requires *lowercase* ``true`` or ``false``
+e.g ``'sphinxsetup': "verbatimwrapslines=false"``. If setting the
+boolean key to ``true``, ``=true`` is optional.
+Spaces around the commas and equal signs are ignored, spaces inside LaTeX
+macros may be significant.
+Do not use quotes to enclose values, whether numerical or strings.
+
+``bookmarksdepth``
+ Controls the depth of the collapsible bookmarks panel in the PDF.
+ May be either a number (e.g. ``3``) or a LaTeX sectioning name (e.g.
+ ``subsubsection``, i.e. without backslash).
+ For details, refer to the ``hyperref`` LaTeX docs.
+
+ Default: ``5``
+
+ .. versionadded:: 4.0.0
+
+.. _latexsphinxsetuphmargin:
+
+``hmargin, vmargin``
+ The dimensions of the horizontal (resp. vertical) margins, passed as
+ ``hmargin`` (resp. ``vmargin``) option to the ``geometry`` package.
+ Example::
+
+ 'sphinxsetup': 'hmargin={2in,1.5in}, vmargin={1.5in,2in}, marginpar=1in',
+
+ Japanese documents currently accept only the one-dimension format for
+ these parameters. The ``geometry`` package is then passed suitable options
+ to get the text width set to an exact multiple of the *zenkaku* width, and
+ the text height set to an integer multiple of the baselineskip, with the
+ closest fit for the margins.
+
+ Default: ``1in`` (equivalent to ``{1in,1in}``)
+
+ .. hint::
+
+ For Japanese ``'manual'`` docclass with pointsize ``11pt`` or ``12pt``,
+ use the ``nomag`` extra document class option (cf.
+ ``'extraclassoptions'`` key of :confval:`latex_elements`) or so-called
+ TeX "true" units::
+
+ 'sphinxsetup': 'hmargin=1.5truein, vmargin=1.5truein, marginpar=5zw',
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.5.3
+
+``marginpar``
+ The ``\marginparwidth`` LaTeX dimension. For Japanese documents, the value
+ is modified to be the closest integer multiple of the *zenkaku* width.
+
+ Default: ``0.5in``
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.5.3
+
+``verbatimwithframe``
+ Boolean to specify if :rst:dir:`code-block`\ s and literal includes are
+ framed. Setting it to ``false`` does not deactivate use of package
+ "framed", because it is still in use for the optional background colour.
+
+ Default: ``true``.
+
+``verbatimwrapslines``
+ Boolean to specify if long lines in :rst:dir:`code-block`\ 's contents are
+ wrapped.
+
+ If ``true``, line breaks may happen at spaces (the last space before the
+ line break will be rendered using a special symbol), and at ascii
+ punctuation characters (i.e. not at letters or digits). Whenever a long
+ string has no break points, it is moved to next line. If its length is
+ longer than the line width it will overflow.
+
+ Default: ``true``
+
+.. _latexsphinxsetupforcewraps:
+
+``verbatimforcewraps``
+ Boolean to specify if long lines in :rst:dir:`code-block`\ 's contents
+ should be forcefully wrapped to never overflow due to long strings.
+
+ .. note::
+
+ It is assumed that the Pygments_ LaTeXFormatter has not been used with
+ its ``texcomments`` or similar options which allow additional
+ (arbitrary) LaTeX mark-up.
+
+ Also, in case of :confval:`latex_engine` set to ``'pdflatex'``, only
+ the default LaTeX handling of Unicode code points, i.e. ``utf8`` not
+ ``utf8x`` is allowed.
+
+ .. _Pygments: https://pygments.org/
+
+ Default: ``false``
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.5.0
+
+``verbatimmaxoverfull``
+ A number. If an unbreakable long string has length larger than the total
+ linewidth plus this number of characters, and if ``verbatimforcewraps``
+ mode is on, the input line will be reset using the forceful algorithm
+ which applies breakpoints at each character.
+
+ Default: ``3``
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.5.0
+
+``verbatimmaxunderfull``
+ A number. If ``verbatimforcewraps`` mode applies, and if after applying
+ the line wrapping at spaces and punctuation, the first part of the split
+ line is lacking at least that number of characters to fill the available
+ width, then the input line will be reset using the forceful algorithm.
+
+ As the default is set to a high value, the forceful algorithm is triggered
+ only in overfull case, i.e. in presence of a string longer than full
+ linewidth. Set this to ``0`` to force all input lines to be hard wrapped
+ at the current available linewidth::
+
+ latex_elements = {
+ 'sphinxsetup': "verbatimforcewraps, verbatimmaxunderfull=0",
+ }
+
+ This can be done locally for a given code-block via the use of raw latex
+ directives to insert suitable ``\sphinxsetup`` (before and after) into the
+ latex file.
+
+ Default: ``100``
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.5.0
+
+``verbatimhintsturnover``
+ Boolean to specify if code-blocks display "continued on next page" and
+ "continued from previous page" hints in case of pagebreaks.
+
+ Default: ``true``
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.6.3
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.7
+ the default changed from ``false`` to ``true``.
+
+``verbatimcontinuedalign``, ``verbatimcontinuesalign``
+ Horizontal position relative to the framed contents: either ``l`` (left
+ aligned), ``r`` (right aligned) or ``c`` (centered).
+
+ Default: ``r``
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.7
+
+``parsedliteralwraps``
+ Boolean to specify if long lines in :dudir:`parsed-literal`\ 's contents
+ should wrap.
+
+ Default: ``true``
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.5.2
+ set this option value to ``false`` to recover former behaviour.
+
+``inlineliteralwraps``
+ Boolean to specify if line breaks are allowed inside inline literals: but
+ extra potential break-points (additionally to those allowed by LaTeX at
+ spaces or for hyphenation) are currently inserted only after the characters
+ ``. , ; ? ! /`` and ``\``. Due to TeX internals, white space in the line
+ will be stretched (or shrunk) in order to accommodate the linebreak.
+
+ Default: ``true``
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.5
+ set this option value to ``false`` to recover former behaviour.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 2.3.0
+ added potential breakpoint at ``\`` characters.
+
+``verbatimvisiblespace``
+ When a long code line is split, the last space character from the source
+ code line right before the linebreak location is typeset using this.
+
+ Default: ``\textcolor{red}{\textvisiblespace}``
+
+``verbatimcontinued``
+ A LaTeX macro inserted at start of continuation code lines. Its
+ (complicated...) default typesets a small red hook pointing to the right::
+
+ \makebox[2\fontcharwd\font`\x][r]{\textcolor{red}{\tiny$\hookrightarrow$}}
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.5
+ The breaking of long code lines was added at 1.4.2. The default
+ definition of the continuation symbol was changed at 1.5 to accommodate
+ various font sizes (e.g. code-blocks can be in footnotes).
+
+.. note::
+
+ Values for colour keys must either:
+
+ - obey the syntax of the ``\definecolor`` LaTeX command, e.g. something
+ such as ``VerbatimColor={rgb}{0.2,0.3,0.5}`` or ``{RGB}{37,23,255}`` or
+ ``{gray}{0.75}`` or (only with package ``xcolor``) ``{HTML}{808080}`` or
+ ...
+
+ - or obey the syntax of the ``\colorlet`` command from package ``xcolor``
+ (which then must exist in the LaTeX installation),
+ e.g. ``VerbatimColor=red!10`` or ``red!50!green`` or ``-red!75`` or
+ ``MyPreviouslyDefinedColour`` or... Refer to xcolor_ documentation for
+ this syntax.
+
+ .. _xcolor: https://ctan.org/pkg/xcolor
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 5.3.0
+ Formerly only the ``\definecolor`` syntax was accepted.
+
+``TitleColor``
+ The colour for titles (as configured via use of package "titlesec".)
+
+ Default: ``{rgb}{0.126,0.263,0.361}``
+
+``InnerLinkColor``
+ A colour passed to ``hyperref`` as value of ``linkcolor`` and
+ ``citecolor``.
+
+ Default: ``{rgb}{0.208,0.374,0.486}``.
+
+``OuterLinkColor``
+ A colour passed to ``hyperref`` as value of ``filecolor``, ``menucolor``,
+ and ``urlcolor``.
+
+ Default: ``{rgb}{0.216,0.439,0.388}``
+
+``VerbatimColor``
+ The background colour for :rst:dir:`code-block`\ s.
+
+ Default: ``{rgb}{1,1,1}`` (white)
+
+``VerbatimBorderColor``
+ The frame color.
+
+ Default: ``{rgb}{0,0,0}`` (black)
+
+``VerbatimHighlightColor``
+ The color for highlighted lines.
+
+ Default: ``{rgb}{0.878,1,1}``
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.6.6
+
+.. _tablecolors:
+
+``TableRowColorHeader``
+ Sets the background colour for (all) the header rows of tables.
+
+ It will have an effect only if either the :confval:`latex_table_style`
+ contains ``'colorrows'`` or if the table is assigned the ``colorrows``
+ class. It is ignored for tables with ``nocolorrows`` class.
+
+ As for the other ``'sphinxsetup'`` keys, it can also be set or modified
+ from a ``\sphinxsetup{...}`` LaTeX command inserted via the :dudir:`raw`
+ directive, or also from a LaTeX environment associated to a `container
+ class <latexcontainer_>`_ and using such ``\sphinxsetup{...}``.
+
+ Default: ``{gray}{0.86}``
+
+ There is also ``TableMergeColorHeader``. If used, sets a specific colour
+ for merged single-row cells in the header.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 5.3.0
+
+``TableRowColorOdd``
+ Sets the background colour for odd rows in tables (the row count starts at
+ ``1`` at the first non-header row). Has an effect only if the
+ :confval:`latex_table_style` contains ``'colorrows'`` or for specific
+ tables assigned the ``colorrows`` class.
+
+ Default: ``{gray}{0.92}``
+
+ There is also ``TableMergeColorOdd``.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 5.3.0
+
+``TableRowColorEven``
+ Sets the background colour for even rows in tables.
+
+ Default ``{gray}{0.98}``
+
+ There is also ``TableMergeColorEven``.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 5.3.0
+
+``verbatimsep``
+ The separation between code lines and the frame.
+
+ Default: ``\fboxsep``
+
+``verbatimborder``
+ The width of the frame around :rst:dir:`code-block`\ s.
+
+ Default: ``\fboxrule``
+
+``shadowsep``
+ The separation between contents and frame for :dudir:`contents` and
+ :dudir:`topic` boxes.
+
+ Default: ``5pt``
+
+``shadowsize``
+ The width of the lateral "shadow" to the right and bottom.
+
+ Default: ``4pt``
+
+``shadowrule``
+ The width of the frame around :dudir:`topic` boxes.
+
+ Default: ``\fboxrule``
+
+|notebdcolors|
+ The colour for the two horizontal rules used by Sphinx in LaTeX for styling
+ a :dudir:`note` type admonition.
+
+ Default: ``{rgb}{0,0,0}`` (black)
+
+``noteborder``, ``hintborder``, ``importantborder``, ``tipborder``
+ The width of the two horizontal rules.
+
+ Default: ``0.5pt``
+
+.. only:: not latex
+
+ |warningbdcolors|
+ The colour for the admonition frame.
+
+ Default: ``{rgb}{0,0,0}`` (black)
+
+.. only:: latex
+
+ |wgbdcolorslatex|
+ The colour for the admonition frame.
+
+ Default: ``{rgb}{0,0,0}`` (black)
+
+|warningbgcolors|
+ The background colours for the respective admonitions.
+
+ Default: ``{rgb}{1,1,1}`` (white)
+
+|warningborders|
+ The width of the frame.
+
+ Default: ``1pt``
+
+``AtStartFootnote``
+ LaTeX macros inserted at the start of the footnote text at bottom of page,
+ after the footnote number.
+
+ Default: ``\mbox{ }``
+
+``BeforeFootnote``
+ LaTeX macros inserted before the footnote mark. The default removes
+ possible space before it (else, TeX could insert a line break there).
+
+ Default: ``\leavevmode\unskip``
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.5
+
+``HeaderFamily``
+ default ``\sffamily\bfseries``. Sets the font used by headings.
+
+
+.. |notebdcolors| replace:: ``noteBorderColor``, ``hintBorderColor``,
+ ``importantBorderColor``, ``tipBorderColor``
+
+.. |warningbdcolors| replace:: ``warningBorderColor``, ``cautionBorderColor``,
+ ``attentionBorderColor``, ``dangerBorderColor``,
+ ``errorBorderColor``
+
+.. |wgbdcolorslatex| replace:: ``warningBorderColor``, and
+ ``(caution|attention|danger|error)BorderColor``
+
+.. else latex goes into right margin, as it does not hyphenate the names
+
+.. |warningbgcolors| replace:: ``warningBgColor``, ``cautionBgColor``,
+ ``attentionBgColor``, ``dangerBgColor``,
+ ``errorBgColor``
+
+.. |warningborders| replace:: ``warningborder``, ``cautionborder``,
+ ``attentionborder``, ``dangerborder``,
+ ``errorborder``
+
+.. _additionalcss:
+
+Additional CSS-like ``'sphinxsetup'`` keys
+-------------------------------------------
+
+.. versionadded:: 5.1.0
+
+
+At ``5.1.0`` the LaTeX styling possibilities have been significantly enhanced.
+Code-blocks, topic directives, and the five warning-type directives each now
+possess:
+
+- four border-widths parameters,
+- four padding parameters,
+- four radius parameters (only circular arcs) for the corners,
+- optional shadow, with x-offset and y-offset being possibly negative,
+ and the shadow possibly inset,
+- colors for background, border and shadow.
+
+All those options have been named in a CSS-like way. Indeed, in future it is
+envisioned to allow these settings to be specified either in an external file,
+or in a string variable which would be parsed to extract from CSS the
+selectors and properties which are understood.
+
+Currently though this is added via a bunch of new ``'sphinxsetup'`` keys
+whose names will be given now.
+
+.. important:: Low-level LaTeX errors causing a build failure can happen if
+ the input syntax is not respected. In particular properties for colours,
+ whose names end with ``TeXcolor``, must be input as for the other colour
+ related options previously described, i.e. for example::
+
+ ...<other options>
+ div.warning_border-TeXcolor={rgb}{1,0,0},%
+ ...<other options>
+
+ A colon will not be accepted in place of the equal sign which is
+ expected by the LaTeX syntax.
+ Do not insert spaces in the input. With the exception of the
+ ``box-shadow`` all dimensional parameters expect a unique dimension
+ not a space separated list of dimensions.
+
+Options for code-blocks:
+
+- | ``pre_border-top-width``,
+ | ``pre_border-right-width``,
+ | ``pre_border-bottom-width``,
+ | ``pre_border-left-width``,
+ | ``pre_border-width``, beware that this is a *single* dimension. Its
+ default, and the ones of the separate widths is the setting of
+ ``\fboxrule`` in the preamble, i.e. normally ``0.4pt``.
+- ``pre_box-decoration-break`` can be set to ``clone`` or ``slice``, default
+ is ``clone`` for backwards compatibility.
+- | ``pre_padding-top``,
+ | ``pre_padding-right``,
+ | ``pre_padding-bottom``,
+ | ``pre_padding-left``,
+ | ``pre_padding``, again this is a single dimension. Its default is the
+ setting of ``\fboxsep`` i.e. normally ``3pt``.
+- | ``pre_border-top-left-radius``,
+ | ``pre_border-top-right-radius``,
+ | ``pre_border-bottom-right-radius``,
+ | ``pre_border-bottom-left-radius``,
+ | ``pre_border-radius``, are all single dimensions (rounded corners are
+ circular arcs only), which default to ``0pt``.
+- ``pre_box-shadow`` is special in so far as it may be the ``none`` keyword,
+ or a single dimension
+ which will be assigned to both x-offset and y-offset, or two dimensions, or
+ two dimensions followed by the word ``inset``. The x-offset and y-offset
+ may be negative. The defaults is ``none``.
+- | ``pre_border-TeXcolor``,
+ | ``pre_background-TeXcolor``,
+ | ``pre_box-shadow-TeXcolor``.
+
+ They must all be of the format as accepted by LaTeX ``\definecolor``. They
+ default to ``{rgb}{0,0,0}``, ``{rgb}{1,1,1}`` and ``{rgb}{0,0,0}``
+ respectively.
+
+If one of the radius parameters is positive, the separate border widths will
+be ignored and only the value set by ``pre_border-width`` will be used. Also,
+if a shadow is present and is inset, the box will be rendered with straight
+corners.
+
+.. note::
+
+ Rounded boxes are done using the pict2e_ interface to some basic PDF
+ graphics operations. If this LaTeX package can not be found the build will
+ proceed and render all boxes with straight corners.
+
+.. _pict2e: https://ctan.org/pkg/pict2e
+
+
+Options for topic boxes:
+
+- | ``div.topic_border-top-width``,
+ | ``div.topic_border-right-width``,
+ | ``div.topic_border-bottom-width``,
+ | ``div.topic_border-left-width``,
+ | ``div.topic_border-width``, beware that this is a *single* dimension. Its
+ default, and the ones of the separate widths is the setting of
+ ``\fboxrule`` in the preamble, i.e. normally ``0.4pt``.
+- ``div.topic_box-decoration-break`` is currently ignored.
+- | ``div.topic_padding-top``,
+ | ``div.topic_padding-right``,
+ | ``div.topic_padding-bottom``,
+ | ``div.topic_padding-left``,
+ | ``div.topic_padding``,
+ again this is a single dimension. Its default is ``5pt``.
+- | ``div.topic_border-top-left-radius``,
+ | ``div.topic_border-top-right-radius``,
+ | ``div.topic_border-bottom-right-radius``,
+ | ``div.topic_border-bottom-left-radius``,
+ | ``div.topic_border-radius``.
+
+ They all are single dimensions which default to ``0pt``.
+- ``div.topic_box-shadow`` defaults to ``4pt 4pt``.
+- | ``div.topic_border-TeXcolor``,
+ | ``div.topic_background-TeXcolor``,
+ | ``div.topic_box-shadow-TeXcolor``.
+
+ They must all be of the format as accepted by
+ LaTeX ``\definecolor``. They default to ``{rgb}{0,0,0}``, ``{rgb}{1,1,1}``
+ and ``{rgb}{0,0,0}`` respectively.
+
+Options for ``warning`` (and similarly for ``caution``, ``attention``,
+``danger``, ``error``) directive:
+
+- | ``div.warning_border-top-width``,
+ | ``div.warning_border-right-width``,
+ | ``div.warning_border-bottom-width``,
+ | ``div.warning_border-left-width``,
+ | ``div.warning_border-width``,
+ beware that this is a *single* dimension. Its
+ default, and the ones of the separate widths is ``1pt``.
+- ``div.warning_box-decoration-break`` is currently ignored.
+- | ``div.warning_padding-top``,
+ | ``div.warning_padding-right``,
+ | ``div.warning_padding-bottom``,
+ | ``div.warning_padding-left``,
+ | ``div.warning_padding``, again this is a single dimension.
+
+ .. important:: Prior to ``5.1.0`` there was no separate customizability of
+ padding for warning-type boxes in PDF via LaTeX output. The sum of
+ padding and border-width (as set by ``warningborder``, now also named
+ ``div.warning_border-width``) was kept to a certain constant value (and
+ this limited the border-width to small values else the border could
+ overlap the text contents). This behaviour is kept as default. Using
+ the ``div.warning_padding`` key will cancel for all four paddings the
+ legacy behaviour, but using only one of the four padding keys leaves the
+ three other paddings behave as formerly.
+- | ``div.warning_border-top-left-radius``,
+ | ``div.warning_border-top-right-radius``,
+ | ``div.warning_border-bottom-right-radius``,
+ | ``div.warning_border-bottom-left-radius``,
+ | ``div.warning_border-radius``.
+
+ They are all single dimensions which default to ``0pt``.
+- ``div.warning_box-shadow`` defaults to ``none``.
+- | ``div.warning_border-TeXcolor``,
+ | ``div.warning_background-TeXcolor``,
+ | ``div.warning_box-shadow-TeXcolor``.
+
+ They must all be of the format as accepted by
+ LaTeX ``\definecolor``. They default to ``{rgb}{0,0,0}``, ``{rgb}{1,1,1}``
+ and ``{rgb}{0,0,0}`` respectively.
+
+In the above replace ``warning`` by one of ``caution``, ``attention``,
+``danger``, ``error`` to style the respective directives.
+
+The following legacy behaviour of the PDF layout is currently not
+customizable:
+
+- for code-blocks, padding and border-width and shadow (if one adds one) will
+ go into the margin; the code lines remain at the same place independently of
+ the values of the padding and border-width, except for being shifted
+ vertically of course to not overwrite other text.
+
+- for topic boxes and warning-type notices only the shadows will go into page
+ margin, the borders are kept within the text area.
+
+- ``contents`` and ``topic`` directive are styled the same way.
+
+.. note::
+
+ The ``note``-style admonition directives admit no such customization
+ interface at this stage.
+
+Here is a random example (not especially recommended!):
+
+.. code-block::
+
+ latex_elements = {
+ 'sphinxsetup': """%
+ pre_background-TeXcolor={RGB}{242,242,242},% alias of VerbatimColor
+ pre_border-TeXcolor={RGB}{32,32,32},%
+ pre_box-decoration-break=slice,
+ % pre_border-top-width=5pt,% will be ignored due to non-zero radii
+ % pre_border-right-width=10pt,
+ % pre_border-bottom-width=15pt,
+ % pre_border-left-width=20pt,
+ pre_border-width=3pt,% sets equally the four border-widths,
+ % needed for rounded corners
+ pre_border-top-left-radius=20pt,
+ pre_border-top-right-radius=0pt,
+ pre_border-bottom-right-radius=20pt,
+ pre_border-bottom-left-radius=0pt,
+ pre_box-shadow=10pt 10pt,
+ pre_box-shadow-TeXcolor={RGB}{192,192,192},
+ %
+ div.topic_border-TeXcolor={RGB}{102,102,102},%
+ div.topic_box-shadow-TeXcolor={RGB}{187,187,187},%
+ div.topic_background-TeXcolor={RGB}{238,238,255},%
+ div.topic_border-bottom-right-radius=10pt,%
+ div.topic_border-top-right-radius=10pt,%
+ div.topic_border-width=2pt,%
+ div.topic_box-shadow=10pt 10pt,%
+ %
+ div.danger_border-width=10pt,%
+ div.danger_padding=6pt,% (see Important notice above)
+ div.danger_background-TeXcolor={rgb}{0.6,.8,0.8},%
+ div.danger_border-TeXcolor={RGB}{64,64,64},%
+ div.danger_box-shadow=-7pt 7pt,%
+ div.danger_box-shadow-TeXcolor={RGB}{192,192,192},%
+ div.danger_border-bottom-left-radius=15pt%
+ """,
+ }
+
+In future, it is hoped to add further CSS properties such as ``font`` or
+``color``.
+
+
+LaTeX macros and environments
+-----------------------------
+
+The "LaTeX package" file :file:`sphinx.sty` loads various components
+providing support macros (aka commands), and environments, which are used in
+the mark-up produced on output from the ``latex`` builder, before conversion
+to ``pdf`` via the LaTeX toolchain. Also the "LaTeX class" files
+:file:`sphinxhowto.cls` and :file:`sphinxmanual.cls` define or customize some
+environments. All of these files can be found in the latex build repertory.
+
+Some of these provide facilities not available from pre-existing LaTeX
+packages and work around LaTeX limitations with lists, table cells, verbatim
+rendering, footnotes, etc...
+
+Others simply define macros with public names to make overwriting their
+defaults easy via user-added contents to the preamble. We will survey most of
+those public names here, but defaults have to be looked at in their respective
+definition files.
+
+.. hint::
+
+ Sphinx LaTeX support code is split across multiple smaller-sized files.
+ Rather than adding code to the preamble via
+ `latex_elements <latex_elements_confval_>`_\ [``'preamble'``] it is
+ also possible to replace entirely one of the component files of Sphinx
+ LaTeX code with a custom version, simply by including a modified copy in
+ the project source and adding the filename to the
+ :confval:`latex_additional_files` list. Check the LaTeX build repertory
+ for the filenames and contents.
+
+.. versionchanged:: 4.0.0
+ split of :file:`sphinx.sty` into multiple smaller units, to facilitate
+ customization of many aspects simultaneously.
+
+.. _latex-macros:
+
+Macros
+~~~~~~
+
+- Text styling commands:
+
+ - ``\sphinxstrong``,
+ - ``\sphinxbfcode``,
+ - ``\sphinxemail``,
+ - ``\sphinxtablecontinued``,
+ - ``\sphinxtitleref``,
+ - ``\sphinxmenuselection``,
+ - ``\sphinxaccelerator``,
+ - ``\sphinxcrossref``,
+ - ``\sphinxtermref``,
+ - ``\sphinxoptional``.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.4.5
+ Use of ``\sphinx`` prefixed macro names to limit possibilities of conflict
+ with LaTeX packages.
+
+- More text styling:
+
+ - ``\sphinxstyleindexentry``,
+ - ``\sphinxstyleindexextra``,
+ - ``\sphinxstyleindexpageref``,
+ - ``\sphinxstyletopictitle``,
+ - ``\sphinxstylesidebartitle``,
+ - ``\sphinxstyleothertitle``,
+ - ``\sphinxstylesidebarsubtitle``,
+ - ``\sphinxstyletheadfamily``,
+ - ``\sphinxstyleemphasis``,
+ - ``\sphinxstyleliteralemphasis``,
+ - ``\sphinxstylestrong``,
+ - ``\sphinxstyleliteralstrong``,
+ - ``\sphinxstyleabbreviation``,
+ - ``\sphinxstyleliteralintitle``,
+ - ``\sphinxstylecodecontinued``,
+ - ``\sphinxstylecodecontinues``.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.5
+ These macros were formerly hard-coded as non customizable ``\texttt``,
+ ``\emph``, etc...
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.6
+ ``\sphinxstyletheadfamily`` which defaults to ``\sffamily`` and allows
+ multiple paragraphs in header cells of tables.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.6.3
+ ``\sphinxstylecodecontinued`` and ``\sphinxstylecodecontinues``.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.0
+ ``\sphinxkeyboard``
+
+- ``\sphinxtableofcontents``: A wrapper (defined differently in
+ :file:`sphinxhowto.cls` and in :file:`sphinxmanual.cls`) of standard
+ ``\tableofcontents``. The macro ``\sphinxtableofcontentshook`` is executed
+ during its expansion right before ``\tableofcontents`` itself.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.5
+ Formerly, the meaning of ``\tableofcontents`` was modified by Sphinx.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 2.0
+ Hard-coded redefinitions of ``\l@section`` and ``\l@subsection`` formerly
+ done during loading of ``'manual'`` docclass are now executed later via
+ ``\sphinxtableofcontentshook``. This macro is also executed by the
+ ``'howto'`` docclass, but defaults to empty with it.
+
+ .. hint::
+
+ If adding to preamble the loading of ``tocloft`` package, also add to
+ preamble ``\renewcommand\sphinxtableofcontentshook{}`` else it will reset
+ ``\l@section`` and ``\l@subsection`` cancelling ``tocloft`` customization.
+
+- ``\sphinxmaketitle``: Used as the default setting of the ``'maketitle'``
+ :confval:`latex_elements` key.
+ Defined in the class files :file:`sphinxmanual.cls` and
+ :file:`sphinxhowto.cls`.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.8.3
+ Formerly, ``\maketitle`` from LaTeX document class was modified by
+ Sphinx.
+
+- ``\sphinxbackoftitlepage``: For ``'manual'`` docclass, and if it is
+ defined, it gets executed at end of ``\sphinxmaketitle``, before the final
+ ``\clearpage``. Use either the ``'maketitle'`` key or the ``'preamble'`` key
+ of :confval:`latex_elements` to add a custom definition of
+ ``\sphinxbackoftitlepage``.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.8.3
+
+- ``\sphinxcite``: A wrapper of standard ``\cite`` for citation references.
+
+Environments
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- A :dudir:`figure` may have an optional legend with arbitrary body
+ elements: they are rendered in a ``sphinxlegend`` environment. The default
+ definition issues ``\small``, and ends with ``\par``.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.5.6
+ Formerly, the ``\small`` was hardcoded in LaTeX writer and the ending
+ ``\par`` was lacking.
+
+- Environments associated with admonitions:
+
+ - ``sphinxnote``,
+ - ``sphinxhint``,
+ - ``sphinximportant``,
+ - ``sphinxtip``,
+ - ``sphinxwarning``,
+ - ``sphinxcaution``,
+ - ``sphinxattention``,
+ - ``sphinxdanger``,
+ - ``sphinxerror``.
+
+ They may be ``\renewenvironment``
+ 'd individually, and must then be defined with one argument (it is the heading
+ of the notice, for example ``Warning:`` for :dudir:`warning` directive, if
+ English is the document language). Their default definitions use either the
+ *sphinxheavybox* (for the last 5 ones) or the *sphinxlightbox*
+ environments, configured to use the parameters (colours, border thickness)
+ specific to each type, which can be set via ``'sphinxsetup'`` string.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.5
+ Use of public environment names, separate customizability of the
+ parameters, such as ``noteBorderColor``, ``noteborder``,
+ ``warningBgColor``, ``warningBorderColor``, ``warningborder``, ...
+
+- The :dudir:`contents` directive (with ``:local:`` option) and the
+ :dudir:`topic` directive are implemented by environment ``sphinxShadowBox``.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.4.2
+ Former code refactored into an environment allowing page breaks.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.5
+ Options ``shadowsep``, ``shadowsize``, ``shadowrule``.
+
+- The literal blocks (via ``::`` or :rst:dir:`code-block`), are
+ implemented using ``sphinxVerbatim`` environment which is a wrapper of
+ ``Verbatim`` environment from package ``fancyvrb.sty``. It adds the handling
+ of the top caption and the wrapping of long lines, and a frame which allows
+ pagebreaks. Inside tables the used
+ environment is ``sphinxVerbatimintable`` (it does not draw a frame, but
+ allows a caption).
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.5
+ ``Verbatim`` keeps exact same meaning as in ``fancyvrb.sty`` (also
+ under the name ``OriginalVerbatim``); ``sphinxVerbatimintable`` is used
+ inside tables.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.5
+ Options ``verbatimwithframe``, ``verbatimwrapslines``,
+ ``verbatimsep``, ``verbatimborder``.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.6.6
+ Support for ``:emphasize-lines:`` option
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.6.6
+ Easier customizability of the formatting via exposed to user LaTeX macros
+ such as ``\sphinxVerbatimHighlightLine``.
+
+- The bibliography uses ``sphinxthebibliography`` and the Python Module index
+ as well as the general index both use ``sphinxtheindex``; these environments
+ are wrappers of the ``thebibliography`` and respectively ``theindex``
+ environments as provided by the document class (or packages).
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.5
+ Formerly, the original environments were modified by Sphinx.
+
+Miscellany
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- Every text paragraph in document body starts with ``\sphinxAtStartPar``.
+ Currently, this is used to insert a zero width horizontal skip which
+ is a trick to allow TeX hyphenation of the first word of a paragraph
+ in a narrow context (like a table cell). For ``'lualatex'`` which
+ does not need the trick, the ``\sphinxAtStartPar`` does nothing.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.5.0
+
+- The section, subsection, ... headings are set using *titlesec*'s
+ ``\titleformat`` command.
+
+- For the ``'manual'`` docclass, the chapter headings can be customized using
+ *fncychap*'s commands ``\ChNameVar``, ``\ChNumVar``, ``\ChTitleVar``. File
+ :file:`sphinx.sty` has custom re-definitions in case of *fncychap*
+ option ``Bjarne``.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.5
+ Formerly, use of *fncychap* with other styles than ``Bjarne`` was
+ dysfunctional.
+
+.. _latexcontainer:
+
+- Docutils :dudir:`container` directives are supported in LaTeX output: to
+ let a container class with name ``foo`` influence the final PDF via LaTeX,
+ it is only needed to define in the preamble an environment
+ ``sphinxclassfoo``. A simple example would be:
+
+ .. code-block:: latex
+
+ \newenvironment{sphinxclassred}{\color{red}}{}
+
+ Currently the class names must contain only ascii characters and avoid
+ characters special to LaTeX such as ``\``.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 4.1.0
+
+.. hint::
+
+ As an experimental feature, Sphinx can use user-defined template file for
+ LaTeX source if you have a file named ``_templates/latex.tex_t`` in your
+ project.
+
+ Additional files ``longtable.tex_t``, ``tabulary.tex_t`` and
+ ``tabular.tex_t`` can be added to ``_templates/`` to configure some aspects
+ of table rendering (such as the caption position).
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.6
+ currently all template variables are unstable and undocumented.
+
+.. raw:: latex
+
+ \endgroup