> Uwe, please, could you at least discuss such classes before committing
> them? While moderncv indeed looks reasonably good (although with an
> awful syntax on the latex side), we try to have a policy to propose
> layouts that are something else than a repository for ERT trickery and
> huge preambles.
I know, but currently we have nothing in this area but users requests this often on the lyx-users
list. Your cv-layout requires a LaTeX-class "cv" that is not on CTAN and interferes there with the
existing cv-class, so that it won't work for the users when they have installed the cv-class from CTAN.
ModernCV looks very nice, is customizable and supports 4 different styles. Unfortunately it uses a
syntax that isn't supported by LyX: Commands with up to 5 arguments. So there's a lot of ERT but
with the template the users just needs to fill out the field.
> - it seems to me that all the stuff you put in preamble could have its
> own layouts, declared as InTitle.
No, all those stuff needs to be in the preamble. I write the author of moderncv that he should
change this because this is in my opinion not the right place.
> - you do not provide Subsection
There is no subsection supported by moderncv.
> - Are you sure that floats work?
Yes but I'll cross check this again.
> - Are you sure that counters are needed?
For floats I think - I took this part from your cv.layout.
> - What about a Bibliography environment?
Look at the template, there's one included. The "test.bib" I also added will be used for the
templates for moderncv and europecv.
> I understand that commands like \cventry and friends have an horrible
> syntax, but it would have been nice to try to handle them better. A
> class where 80% of the marking is done through ERT is a bit useless
> IMO.
> I am not saying we should not support cvmodern, but if we make a
> release of it as it is, we will be forced forever to support it, and I
> am not sure it is a good idea.
I volunteer for this. I already made some patches to the moderncv class to improve the situation but
I cannot do much to get rid of the \cventry ERTs. If you know a solution please tell me.
I'll add a layout for europecv today that will use less ERT I think. Eurpecv is also a nice looking
CV class and me was told that it's style is nowadays required in some working fields. having these
two should be enough support for CV. OK to proceed?
thanks for looking at this and regards
Uwe
