Merge pull request #3480 from jfbu/extraclassoptions

Make ``'extraclassoptions'`` key of ``latex_elements`` public

doc/config.rst

@@ -1714,6 +1714,14 @@ These options influence LaTeX output. See further :doc:`latex`.
 
    * 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.
+
+        .. 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

doc/latex.rst

@@ -179,12 +179,8 @@ Here are the currently available options together with their default values.
        This is due to the way the LaTeX class ``jsbook`` handles the
        pointsize.
 
-       Or, one uses regular units but with ``nomag`` as document class option.
-       This can be achieved for example via::
-
-         'pointsize': 'nomag,12pt',
-
-       in the :confval:`latex_elements` configuration variable.
+       Or, one uses regular units but with ``nomag`` as extra document class
+       option (cf. ``'extraclassoptions'`` key of :confval:`latex_elements`.)
 
     .. versionadded:: 1.5.3