One way to solve the problem, that class moderncv has changed could be the following MWE. The part after \AtBeginDocument rewrites the original definition in moderncv.
Please keep in mind: if the class moderncv is changed again, you may need to change your corrections again. Perhaps it would be a good idea to ask the author of moderncv to integrate an option to change the position of name and picture.
The changed MWE:
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{moderncv}
\moderncvstyle{casual}
\moderncvcolor{blue}
\firstname{John}
\familyname{Doe}
\title{Resumé title}
\address{street and number}{postcode city}
\mobile{+1~(234)~567~890}
\phone{+2~(345)~678~901}
\fax{+3~(456)~789~012}
\email{john@doe.org}
\homepage{www.johndoe.com}
\extrainfo{additional information}
\photo[64pt][0.4pt]{picture}
\quote{Some quote}
\makeatletter
%\AtBeginDocument
%{
% reverse the name and photo
\renewcommand*{\makecvtitle}{%
\recomputecvlengths%
\makecvfooter%
% define optional picture
\newbox{\makecvtitlepicturebox}%
\savebox{\makecvtitlepicturebox}{%
\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@photo}}%
{
\@initializelength{\makecvtitlepicturewidth}% Damit Länge bekannt bei Name
\settowidth{\makecvtitlepicturewidth}{0pt}%
}%
{%
\setlength\fboxrule{\@photoframewidth}%
\ifdim\@photoframewidth=0pt%
\setlength{\fboxsep}{0pt}\fi%
{\color{color1}\framebox{\includegraphics[width=\@photowidth]{\@photo}}}}
\@initializelength{\makecvtitlepicturewidth}% Damit Länge bekannt bei Name
\settowidth{\makecvtitlepicturewidth}{\usebox{\makecvtitlepicturebox}}%
}%
% end define optional picture
% name
% \parbox[b]{\textwidth-\makecvtitlepicturewidth}{%
{ \raggedright\namefont{\color{color2!50}\@firstname} {\color{color2}\@familyname}}%\lastname -> error
\hfill\usebox{\makecvtitlepicturebox}%
% \parbox[b]{\textwidth-\makecvtitlepicturewidth}{%
% \raggedleft\namefont{\color{color2!50}\@firstname} {\color{color2}\@lastname}}%\familyname
\\[-.35em]%
{\color{color2!50}\rule{\textwidth}{.25ex}}%
% optional title
\ifthenelse{\equal{\@title}{}}{}{\\[1.25em]\null\hfill\titlestyle{\@title}}\\[2.5em]%
% optional quote
\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@quote}}%
{}%
{{\null\hfill\begin{minipage}{\quotewidth}\centering\quotestyle{\@quote}\end{minipage}\hfill\null\\[2.5em]}}%
\par}%
%}% AtBeginDocument ende
\makeatother
\begin{document}
\makecvtitle
\section{Education}
\cventry{year--year}{Degree}{Institution}{City}{ \textit{Grade} }{Description} % arguments 3 to 6 can be left empty
\cvitem{title}{ \emph{Title} }
\cvitemwithcomment{Language 1}{Skill level}{Comment}
\cvdoubleitem{category X}{XXX, YYY, ZZZ}{category Y}{XXX, YYY, ZZZ}
\cvlistitem{Item 1}
\cvlistdoubleitem{Item 2}{Item 3}
\end{document}
The result is:
Update to moderncv 2.0.0:
As already mentioned above class moderncv has changed and therefore you need the following code using class version 2.0.0.
With the current version moderncv 2015/07/28 v2.0.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter document class you can define for style casual with an additional option [left] to get the name printed left, the image right in the title of the CV as wished in this question.
Please see that there are new commands available to define phone numbers etc. and to add new infos like linkedin or github ...
Please see the following MWE (new code marked with <======):
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{moderncv}
\moderncvstyle[left]{casual} % <========================================
\moderncvcolor{blue}
\name{John}{Doe} % <====================================================
\title{Resumé title}
\address{street and number}{postcode city}{country}
\phone[mobile]{+1~(234)~567~890} % <====================================
\phone[fixed]{+2~(345)~678~901} % <=====================================
\phone[fax]{+3~(456)~789~012} % <=======================================
\email{john@doe.org}
\homepage{www.johndoe.com}
\social[linkedin]{john.doe} % <=========================================
\social[twitter]{jdoe} % <==============================================
\social[github]{jdoe} % <===============================================
\extrainfo{additional information}
\photo[64pt][0.4pt]{picture}
\quote{Some quote}
\setlength{\footskip}{84pt} % <=========================================
\begin{document}
\makecvtitle
\section{Education}
\cventry{year--year}{Degree}{Institution}{City}{ \textit{Grade} }{Description} % arguments 3 to 6 can be left empty
\cvitem{title}{ \emph{Title} }
\cvitemwithcomment{Language 1}{Skill level}{Comment}
\cvdoubleitem{category X}{XXX, YYY, ZZZ}{category Y}{XXX, YYY, ZZZ}
\cvlistitem{Item 1}
\cvlistdoubleitem{Item 2}{Item 3}
\end{document}
Please see that line \setlength{\footskip}{84pt} is only needed because I added more personal infos into the footer. For your CV please do not add this line, compile and check the *.log file for a warning, that footskip is too small. use the rounded value given in that warning for your CV ...
One option, building on the answer you linked to:
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{moderncv}
\moderncvstyle{casual}
\moderncvcolor{blue}
\firstname{John}
\familyname{Doe}
\title{Optional title}
\address{street and number}{postcode city}
\mobile{+1~(234)~567~890}
\phone{+2~(345)~678~901}
\fax{+3~(456)~789~012}
\email{john@doe.org}
\homepage{www.johndoe.com}
\extrainfo{additional information}
\photo[64pt][0.4pt]{picture}
\quote{Some quote}
\makeatletter
%\AtBeginDocument
%{
% reverse the name and photo
\renewcommand*{\makecvtitle}{%
\recomputecvlengths%
\makecvfooter%
% define optional picture
\newbox{\makecvtitlepicturebox}%
\savebox{\makecvtitlepicturebox}{%
\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@photo}}%
{
\@initializelength{\makecvtitlepicturewidth}% Damit Länge bekannt bei Name
\settowidth{\makecvtitlepicturewidth}{0pt}%
}%
{%
\setlength\fboxrule{\@photoframewidth}%
\ifdim\@photoframewidth=0pt%
\setlength{\fboxsep}{0pt}\fi%
{\color{color1}\framebox{\includegraphics[width=\@photowidth]{\@photo}}}}
\@initializelength{\makecvtitlepicturewidth}% Damit Länge bekannt bei Name
\settowidth{\makecvtitlepicturewidth}{\usebox{\makecvtitlepicturebox}}%
}%
% end define optional picture
% name
% \parbox[b]{\textwidth-\makecvtitlepicturewidth}{%
{ \raggedright\namefont{\color{color2!50}\@firstname} {\color{color2}\@familyname}}%\lastname -> error
%
% \parbox[b]{\textwidth-\makecvtitlepicturewidth}{%
% \raggedleft\namefont{\color{color2!50}\@firstname} {\color{color2}\@lastname}}%\familyname
\\[-.35em]%
{\color{color2!50}\rule{\textwidth}{.25ex}}\par\medskip%
\hfill\usebox{\makecvtitlepicturebox}
% optional title
\ifthenelse{\equal{\@title}{}}{}{\\[1.25em]\null\hfill\titlestyle{\@title}}\\[2.5em]%
% optional quote
\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@quote}}%
{}%
{{\null\hfill\begin{minipage}{\quotewidth}\centering\quotestyle{\@quote}\end{minipage}\hfill\null\\[2.5em]}}%
\par}%
%}% AtBeginDocument ende
\makeatother
\begin{document}
\makecvtitle
\section{Education}
\cventry{year--year}{Degree}{Institution}{City}{ \textit{Grade} }{Description} % arguments 3 to 6 can be left empty
\cvitem{title}{ \emph{Title} }
\cvitemwithcomment{Language 1}{Skill level}{Comment}
\cvdoubleitem{category X}{XXX, YYY, ZZZ}{category Y}{XXX, YYY, ZZZ}
\cvlistitem{Item 1}
\cvlistdoubleitem{Item 2}{Item 3}
\end{document}
Best Answer
You just need to change the
\maketitlecommand:The hardest part is determining where to put this block of code. The
\maketitlecommand is defined not inmoderncv.cls, but in the theme (package) file such asmoderncvthemecasual.sty. Moreover, the implementation of\moderncvthememakes sure that this theme package is not loaded until the end of the preamble.So if you want to do this once, put it in your cv TeX file, but it has to be expanded after
\begin{document}and before\maketitle. The best way to do this is to surround the block above with\AtBeginDocument{...}in the preamble, after\moderncvtheme[blue]{casual}.If you want to do this more than once, you could copy the file
moderncvthemecasual.styand add a package option. If this is beyond your expertise you may want to email the developers and see if they'll consider it.