[Tex/LaTex] ModernCV cover letter – switch sides

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I want to slightly edit Cover letter in ModernCV Latex template. I want to have my personal data on the left side of the page and the recipient and my signature (under the letter) on the right. How can I do this?

Thanks!

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\documentclass{moderncv}

\moderncvstyle{classic}
\moderncvcolor{orange}

\makeatletter
\renewcommand*{\recomputeletterlengths}{%
  \recomputecvlengths%
  \setlength{\parskip}{6\p@}}

\renewcommand*{\makelettertitle}{%
  % recompute lengths (in case we are switching from letter to resume, or vice versa)
  \recomputeletterlengths%
  % sender contact info
  \begin{minipage}[t]{.5\textwidth}%
    %\raggedleft%
    \addressfont\textcolor{color2}{%
      {\bfseries\upshape\@firstname~\@lastname}\@firstdetailselementfalse%
      \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@addressstreet}}{}{\makenewline\addresssymbol\@addressstreet%
        \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscity}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
        \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscountry}}%
      \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
        \makenewline\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}%
      \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\makenewline\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}%
      \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@homepage}}{}{\makenewline\homepagesymbol\httplink{\@homepage}}%
      \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@extrainfo}}{}{\makenewline\@extrainfo}}%
    \end{minipage}
    % date
  \hfill% US style
  %\\[1em]% UK style
  \@date%\\[1em]% US informal style: "January 1, 1900"; UK formal style: "01/01/1900"
  % recipient block
  \par\mbox{}\hfill%
  \begin{minipage}[t]{.5\textwidth}
    \raggedleft%
    \addressfont%
    {\bfseries\upshape\@recipientname}\\%
    \@recipientaddress%
    \par
  \end{minipage}
  \\[2em]
  % opening
  \raggedright%
  \@opening\\[1.5em]%
  \hspace{0pt}\par\vspace{-\baselineskip}\vspace{-\parskip}}

\renewcommand*{\makeletterclosing}{%
  \raggedleft
  \@closing\\[3em]%
  \raggedright
  {\bfseries \@firstname~\@lastname}%
  \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@enclosure}}{}{%
    \\%
    \vfill%
    {\color{color2}\itshape\enclname: \@enclosure}}}
    \makeatother

\usepackage{lipsum}
\title{Curriculum Vitae}
\address{Some street}{City}
\mobile{123456}
\phone{3654789}
\fax{85698745}

\begin{document}

\recipient{HR Departmnet}{Corporation\\123 Pleasant Lane\\12345 City, State} % Letter recipient
\date{\today} % Letter date
\opening{Dear Sir or Madam,} % Opening greeting
\closing{Sincerely yours,} % Closing phrase
\enclosure[Attached]{curriculum vit\ae{}} % List of enclosed documents

\makelettertitle % Print letter title
\lipsum[1-2] % Dummy text

\makeletterclosing % Print letter signature

%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

\end{document}

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I would follow the procedure listed in Adding a signature on an online job application to obtain an electronic (vectorized) version of a signature. Assume the signature is called signature.pdf. Then you would add the following code to your document preamble:

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Under the classic style, moderncv sets the letter opening in a specific way. Consider the following visual:

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The sender address (top right) is contained in a minipage that is flush-right, set in \raggedleft and spans 50% of the \textwidth. This is followed by a 1em vertical gap, and then the recipient address (bottom left), set in a minipage that is flush-left, set in \raggedright and spans 50% of the \textwidth. Finally, an \hfill pushes the "date box" flush-right.

Depending on where you want these boxes to be located, they're pretty easy to move around and/or reformat in terms of their layout. Here's one example:

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which stems from adding

\usepackage{etoolbox}% http://ctan.org/pkg/etoolbox
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\patchcmd{\makelettertitle}{\hfill}{}{}{}% Sender address flush-left
\patchcmd{\makelettertitle}{\raggedleft}{\raggedright}{}{}% Sender address \raggedright

to your document preamble. The above adjustment is dependent on the classic style as it directly patches \makelettertitle as its defined in moderncvstyleclassic.sty. Other options also exist, depending on where you want the date to be placed (vertically or otherwise).

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