From cb46c281ab4622fe43b8bd7bf236c42163e51837 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Nelson <jonels@microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 25 May 2021 21:30:16 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Position prev/next without pseudo-element

---
 sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html | 6 +++++-
 src/sass/_theme_layout.sass  | 8 +++++---
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html b/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html
index 44c7aeb3..1ff13340 100644
--- a/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html
+++ b/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 <footer>
   {%- if (theme_prev_next_buttons_location == 'bottom' or theme_prev_next_buttons_location == 'both') and (next or prev) %}
     <div class="rst-footer-buttons" role="navigation" aria-label="{{ _('Footer') }}">
+	  <div class="column">
       {%- if prev %}
-        <a href="{{ prev.link|e }}" class="btn btn-neutral float-left" title="{{ prev.title|striptags|e }}" accesskey="p" rel="prev"><span class="fa fa-arrow-circle-left" aria-hidden="true"></span> {{ _('Previous') }}</a>
+        <a href="{{ prev.link|e }}" class="btn btn-neutral" title="{{ prev.title|striptags|e }}" accesskey="p" rel="prev"><span class="fa fa-arrow-circle-left" aria-hidden="true"></span> {{ _('Previous') }}</a>
       {%- endif %}
+	  </div>
+	  <div class="column">
       {%- if next %}
         <a href="{{ next.link|e }}" class="btn btn-neutral float-right" title="{{ next.title|striptags|e }}" accesskey="n" rel="next">{{ _('Next') }} <span class="fa fa-arrow-circle-right" aria-hidden="true"></span></a>
       {%- endif %}
+	  </div>
     </div>
   {%- endif %}
 
diff --git a/src/sass/_theme_layout.sass b/src/sass/_theme_layout.sass
index b387935a..f1c03780 100644
--- a/src/sass/_theme_layout.sass
+++ b/src/sass/_theme_layout.sass
@@ -351,9 +351,11 @@ footer
     color: $footer-color
 
 .rst-footer-buttons
-  &:before, &:after
-    width: 100%
-  +clearfix
+  display: flex
+  flex-direction: row
+
+  .column
+    width: 50%
 
 .rst-breadcrumbs-buttons
   margin-top: 12px

From 901a16abf7569f6b4ca8f222dfcbeab461c0c8d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Nelson <jonels@microsoft.com>
Date: Wed, 26 May 2021 10:42:24 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Cleaner way to space buttons

---
 sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html | 6 +-----
 src/sass/_theme_layout.sass  | 4 +---
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html b/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html
index 1ff13340..a89e9460 100644
--- a/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html
+++ b/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 <footer>
   {%- if (theme_prev_next_buttons_location == 'bottom' or theme_prev_next_buttons_location == 'both') and (next or prev) %}
     <div class="rst-footer-buttons" role="navigation" aria-label="{{ _('Footer') }}">
-	  <div class="column">
       {%- if prev %}
         <a href="{{ prev.link|e }}" class="btn btn-neutral" title="{{ prev.title|striptags|e }}" accesskey="p" rel="prev"><span class="fa fa-arrow-circle-left" aria-hidden="true"></span> {{ _('Previous') }}</a>
       {%- endif %}
-	  </div>
-	  <div class="column">
       {%- if next %}
-        <a href="{{ next.link|e }}" class="btn btn-neutral float-right" title="{{ next.title|striptags|e }}" accesskey="n" rel="next">{{ _('Next') }} <span class="fa fa-arrow-circle-right" aria-hidden="true"></span></a>
+        <a href="{{ next.link|e }}" class="btn btn-neutral" title="{{ next.title|striptags|e }}" accesskey="n" rel="next">{{ _('Next') }} <span class="fa fa-arrow-circle-right" aria-hidden="true"></span></a>
       {%- endif %}
-	  </div>
     </div>
   {%- endif %}
 
diff --git a/src/sass/_theme_layout.sass b/src/sass/_theme_layout.sass
index f1c03780..c8438252 100644
--- a/src/sass/_theme_layout.sass
+++ b/src/sass/_theme_layout.sass
@@ -353,9 +353,7 @@ footer
 .rst-footer-buttons
   display: flex
   flex-direction: row
-
-  .column
-    width: 50%
+  justify-content: space-between
 
 .rst-breadcrumbs-buttons
   margin-top: 12px

From e42b2be8ec076b39dd4633f731988dd5fc721622 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Nelson <jonels@microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2021 16:21:25 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Keep next button to right always

---
 sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html b/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html
index a89e9460..bbc52e65 100644
--- a/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html
+++ b/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
     <div class="rst-footer-buttons" role="navigation" aria-label="{{ _('Footer') }}">
       {%- if prev %}
         <a href="{{ prev.link|e }}" class="btn btn-neutral" title="{{ prev.title|striptags|e }}" accesskey="p" rel="prev"><span class="fa fa-arrow-circle-left" aria-hidden="true"></span> {{ _('Previous') }}</a>
+      {%- else %}
+	    <div class="placeholder"></div>
       {%- endif %}
       {%- if next %}
         <a href="{{ next.link|e }}" class="btn btn-neutral" title="{{ next.title|striptags|e }}" accesskey="n" rel="next">{{ _('Next') }} <span class="fa fa-arrow-circle-right" aria-hidden="true"></span></a>

From 9f0d7a70cb8933eddb8e5e4a7f3d9566e6a1e41a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Nelson <jonels@microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2021 15:26:19 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Prefixes for IE compatibility

---
 src/sass/_theme_layout.sass | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/sass/_theme_layout.sass b/src/sass/_theme_layout.sass
index c8438252..7d090495 100644
--- a/src/sass/_theme_layout.sass
+++ b/src/sass/_theme_layout.sass
@@ -351,8 +351,11 @@ footer
     color: $footer-color
 
 .rst-footer-buttons
+  display: -ms-flexbox
   display: flex
+  -ms-flex-direction: row
   flex-direction: row
+  -ms-flex-pack: space-between
   justify-content: space-between
 
 .rst-breadcrumbs-buttons