Merge pull request #2601 from jfbu/latex_datefont

set font for date in latex pdf output to be same as for title

CHANGES

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Bugs fixed
 * #2530: got "Counter too large" error on building PDF if large numbered footnotes existed in admonitions
 * ``width`` option of figure directive does not work if ``align`` option specified at same time (ref: #2595)
 * #2590: The ``inputenc`` package breaks compiling under lualatex and xelatex
+* #2540: date on latex front page use different font
+
 
 Release 1.4.2 (released May 29, 2016)
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sphinx/texinputs/sphinxhowto.cls

@@ -51,14 +51,15 @@
     \endgroup
   \fi
   \begin{flushright}
-    \sphinxlogo%
-    {\rm\Huge\py@HeaderFamily \@title} \par
-    {\em\large\py@HeaderFamily \py@release\releaseinfo} \par
+    \sphinxlogo
+    \py@HeaderFamily
+    {\Huge \@title }\par
+    {\itshape\large \py@release \releaseinfo}\par
     \vspace{25pt}
-    {\Large\py@HeaderFamily
+    {\Large
       \begin{tabular}[t]{c}
         \@author
-      \end{tabular}} \par
+      \end{tabular}}\par
     \vspace{25pt}
     \@date \par
     \py@authoraddress \par

sphinx/texinputs/sphinxmanual.cls

@@ -58,11 +58,12 @@
       \endgroup
     \fi
     \begin{flushright}%
-      \sphinxlogo%
-      {\rm\Huge\py@HeaderFamily \@title \par}%
-      {\em\LARGE\py@HeaderFamily \py@release\releaseinfo \par}
+      \sphinxlogo
+      \py@HeaderFamily
+      {\Huge \@title \par}
+      {\itshape\LARGE \py@release\releaseinfo \par}
       \vfill
-      {\LARGE\py@HeaderFamily
+      {\LARGE
         \begin{tabular}[t]{c}
           \@author
         \end{tabular}