[Tex/LaTex] Change column width of cventry in moderncv

moderncv

It seems that the cventry in moderncv class is limited to 89 char per line. Is it possible to change it?

Here is the code I've used, in LyX. I'm afraid I don't know what the version of the moderncv is.

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%% LyX 2.0.6 created this file.  For more info, see http://www.lyx.org/.
%% Do not edit unless you really know what you are doing.
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,english]{moderncv}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[latin9]{inputenc}
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{2}
\setcounter{tocdepth}{2}
\setlength{\parskip}{\smallskipamount}
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
\usepackage{pifont}

\makeatletter

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% LyX specific LaTeX commands.
\pdfpageheight\paperheight
\pdfpagewidth\paperwidth


%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% User specified LaTeX commands.
\moderncvtheme[red]{classic}
\usepackage[scale=0.85]{geometry}
\setlength{\hintscolumnwidth}{3cm}
%\usepackage[margin=1cm,twoside]{geometry}
%\newgeometry{margin=1cm,includefoot}
\firstname{Nice}
\familyname{Nic}
\title{whatever}
\address{blablae}{blabla}
\mobile{080008000}
\email{blablablablablabla@blabla.com}
\renewcommand{\listitemsymbol}{\textbullet}

\AtBeginDocument{
  \def\labelitemi{\ding{43}}
}

\makeatother

\usepackage{babel}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\vspace*{-2cm}


\section{Profile}

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conviction discretion understood put principles you. Match means keeps
round one her quick. She forming two comfort invited. Yet she income
effect edward. Entire desire way design few. Mrs sentiments led solicitude
estimating friendship fat. Meant those event is weeks state it to
or. Boy but has folly charm there its. Its fact ten spot drew. 


\section{Key Skills}


\cventry{Programming}{Python, Ruby, Bash Shell, VBA}{}{}{}{}


\cventry{Databases}{Oracle SQL, PL/SQL}{}{}{}{}


\cventry{Databases}{Oracle SQL, PL/SQL}{}{}{}{}


\section{Employment History}


\cventry{Sep. 2011 --\\
Present}{xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx}{}{}{}{Advice me cousin an spring
of needed. Tell use paid law ever yet new. Meant to learn of vexed
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justice is amiable farther besides. Law insensible middletons unsatiable
for apartments boy delightful unreserved.}


\subsection{Some of the day-to-day responsibilities includes:}


\cvlistitem{Improve ashamed married expense bed her comfort pursuit mrs. }


\cvlistitem{Four time took ye your as fail lady. Up greatest am exertion or marianne.
Shy occasional terminated insensible and inhabiting gay. So know do
fond to half on. Now who promise was justice new winding. In finished
on he speaking suitable advanced if. }


\cvlistitem{Boy happiness sportsmen say prevailed offending concealed nor was
provision. Provided so as doubtful on striking required. Waiting we
to compass assured. }
\end{document}

Best Answer

The total width of \cventry depends on the width of your page. You can change that one by using the geometry package:

\usepackage[scale=0.85]{geometry}

Assuming you are using the "classic" style variant, if you want to change the width of the left column, you should use (for a width of 5cm as an example):

\setlength{\hintscolumnwidth}{5cm}
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