matplotlib
diff --git a/‎doc/conf.py
Lines changed: 77 additions & 22 deletions b/‎doc/conf.py
Lines changed: 77 additions & 22 deletions
@@ -304,33 +304,95 @@ def _check_dependencies():
 # the title page.
 latex_logo = None
 
+# Use Unicode aware LaTeX engine
+latex_engine = 'xelatex'  # or 'lualatex'
+
 latex_elements = {}
+
+# Keep babel usage also with xelatex (Sphinx default is polyglossia)
+# If this key is removed or changed, latex build directory must be cleaned
+latex_elements['babel'] = r'\usepackage{babel}'
+
+# Font configuration
+# Fix fontspec converting " into right curly quotes in PDF
+# cf https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/pull/6888/
+latex_elements['fontenc'] = r'''
+\usepackage{fontspec}
+\defaultfontfeatures[\rmfamily,\sffamily,\ttfamily]{}
+'''
+# Sphinx 2.0 adopts GNU FreeFont by default, but it does not have all
+# the Unicode codepoints needed for the section about Mathtext
+# "Writing mathematical expressions"
+latex_elements['fontpkg'] = r"""
+\setmainfont{XITS}[
+  Extension      = .otf,
+  UprightFont    = *-Regular,
+  ItalicFont     = *-Italic,
+  BoldFont       = *-Bold,
+  BoldItalicFont = *-BoldItalic,
+]
+\setsansfont{FreeSans}[
+  Extension      = .otf,
+  UprightFont    = *,
+  ItalicFont     = *Oblique,
+  BoldFont       = *Bold,
+  BoldItalicFont = *BoldOblique,
+]
+\setmonofont{FreeMono}[
+  Extension      = .otf,
+  UprightFont    = *,
+  ItalicFont     = *Oblique,
+  BoldFont       = *Bold,
+  BoldItalicFont = *BoldOblique,
+]
+% needed for \mathbb (blackboard alphabet) to actually work
+\usepackage{unicode-math}
+\setmathfont{XITS Math}
+"""
+# Sphinx <1.8.0 or >=2.0.0 does this by default, but the 1.8.x series
+# did not for latex_engine = 'xelatex' (as it used Latin Modern font).
+# We need this for code-blocks as FreeMono has wide glyphs.
+latex_elements['fvset'] = r'\fvset{fontsize=\small}'
+# Fix fancyhdr complaining about \headheight being too small
+latex_elements['passoptionstopackages'] = r"""
+    \PassOptionsToPackage{headheight=14pt}{geometry}
+"""
+
 # Additional stuff for the LaTeX preamble.
 latex_elements['preamble'] = r"""
    % One line per author on title page
    \DeclareRobustCommand{\and}%
      {\end{tabular}\kern-\tabcolsep\\\begin{tabular}[t]{c}}%
-   % In the parameters section, place a newline after the Parameters
-   % header.  (This is stolen directly from Numpy's conf.py, since it
-   % affects Numpy-style docstrings).
    \usepackage{expdlist}
    \let\latexdescription=\description
    \def\description{\latexdescription{}{} \breaklabel}
-
-   \usepackage{amsmath}
-   \usepackage{amsfonts}
-   \usepackage{amssymb}
-   \usepackage{txfonts}
-
-   % The enumitem package provides unlimited nesting of lists and
-   % enums.  Sphinx may use this in the future, in which case this can
-   % be removed.  See
-   % https://bitbucket.org/birkenfeld/sphinx/issue/777/latex-output-too-deeply-nested
-   \usepackage{enumitem}
-   \setlistdepth{2048}
+   % But expdlist old LaTeX package requires fixes:
+   % 1) remove extra space
+   \usepackage{etoolbox}
+   \makeatletter
+   \patchcmd\@item{{\@breaklabel} }{{\@breaklabel}}{}{}
+   \makeatother
+   % 2) fix bug in expdlist's way of breaking the line after long item label
+   \makeatletter
+   \def\breaklabel{%
+       \def\@breaklabel{%
+           \leavevmode\par
+           % now a hack because Sphinx inserts \leavevmode after term node
+           \def\leavevmode{\def\leavevmode{\unhbox\voidb@x}}%
+      }%
+   }
+   \makeatother
 """
+# Sphinx 1.5 provides this to avoid "too deeply nested" LaTeX error
+# and usage of "enumitem" LaTeX package is unneeded.
+# Value can be increased but do not set it to something such as 2048
+# which needlessly would trigger creation of thousands of TeX macros
+latex_elements['maxlistdepth'] = '10'
 latex_elements['pointsize'] = '11pt'
 
+# Better looking general index in PDF
+latex_elements['printindex'] = r'\footnotesize\raggedright\printindex'
+
 # Documents to append as an appendix to all manuals.
 
@@ -358,13 +420,6 @@ def _check_dependencies():
 
 numpydoc_show_class_members = False
 
-latex_engine = 'xelatex'  # or 'lualatex'
-
-latex_elements = {
-    'babel': r'\usepackage{babel}',
-    'fontpkg': r'\setmainfont{DejaVu Serif}',
-}
-
 html4_writer = True
 
 inheritance_node_attrs = dict(fontsize=16)