[Tex/LaTex] Name in a single line in moderncv

moderncv

I would like that my full name in the CV appears in a single line, I am using
\firstname{manuel} \familyname{fernandez-perez}
also my email is too long and it automatically splits it in two lines and I would still want one, I am using \email{} thanks

Best Answer

To solve the first problem you can change \makecvtitlenamewidth (in moderncv 2.0 \makecvheadnamewidth) (default=10cm) and/or reduce the font size used for the name (the example below uses both changes); for the second issue, to avoid a possible overlap between the name and the personal information, instead of using \email, I used the \extrainfo field, but with the necessary provision to make it functional as the original \email field:

\documentclass{moderncv}
\moderncvstyle{classic} 
\moderncvcolor{green}

\setlength{\makecvtitlenamewidth}{12cm}
\renewcommand*{\namefont}{\fontsize{24}{29}\mdseries\upshape}

\firstname{Manuel} 
\familyname{Fern\'andez-P\'erez}
\title{CV}
\address{street and number}{postcode city}
\mobile{+1~(234)~567~890}
\phone{+2~(345)~678~901}
\fax{+3~(456)~789~012}
\homepage{www.johndoe.com}
\extrainfo{\emailsymbol\emaillink{manuel@fernandez-perez-galdos.com}}

\begin{document}

\makecvtitle
\section{Education}
\cventry{year--year}{Degree}{Institution}{City}{\textit{Grade}}{Description}  \cventry{year--year}{Degree}{Institution}{City}{\textit{Grade}}{Description}

\end{document}

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In a comment, a new request was made to shift the name upwards; the file moderncvstyleclassic.sty, responsible for the classic style settings, uses (in the definition of \makecvtitle) a tabular and a minipage with bottom alignment ([b] in the optional argument) to typeset the name and the personal information, respectively; one option then is to use the etoolbox command to patch \makecvtitle and change [b] to [t] (now that the name has been shifted, using \email is again possible without overlapping):

\documentclass{moderncv}
\usepackage{etoolbox}

\moderncvstyle{classic} 
\moderncvcolor{green}

\patchcmd{\makecvtitle}{[b]}{[t]}{}{}
\patchcmd{\makecvtitle}{[b]}{[t]}{}{}

\setlength{\makecvtitlenamewidth}{12cm}
\renewcommand*{\namefont}{\fontsize{24}{29}\mdseries\upshape}

\firstname{Manuel} 
\familyname{Fern\'andez-P\'erez}
\title{CV}
\address{street and number}{postcode city}
\mobile{+1~(234)~567~890}
\phone{+2~(345)~678~901}
\fax{+3~(456)~789~012}
\email{manuel@fernandez-perez-galdos.com}
\homepage{www.johndoe.com}

\begin{document}

\makecvtitle
\section{Education}
\cventry{year--year}{Degree}{Institution}{City}{\textit{Grade}}{Description}  \cventry{year--year}{Degree}{Institution}{City}{\textit{Grade}}{Description}

\end{document}

enter image description here

The name can then be lowered at will, by using the above modifications and something like

 \firstname{\texorpdfstring{\\[1ex]Manuel}{Manuel}}

Update (`moderncv` v2.0)

With moderncv v2.0, the command to be patched is no more \makelettertitle but \makeletterhead, so the correct patch for this version is

\patchcmd{\makeletterhead}
  {\begin{minipage}[t]{.5\textwidth}}
  {\begin{minipage}[t]{.7\textwidth}}
  {}
  {}

Original answer (works with older versions of `moderncv`)

You can patch the command \makelettertitle so that the minipage containing this data is a little bigger. That is, add the following lines in the preamble (the package etoolbox is loaded by moderncv):

\patchcmd{\makelettertitle}
  {\begin{minipage}[t]{.5\textwidth}}
  {\begin{minipage}[t]{.7\textwidth}}
  {}
  {}

MWE:

\documentclass[12pt,letterpaper,sans]{moderncv}
\moderncvstyle{classic}
\moderncvcolor{black}
\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
\nopagenumbers{}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[scale=0.75]{geometry}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\patchcmd{\makelettertitle}
  {\begin{minipage}[t]{.5\textwidth}}
  {\begin{minipage}[t]{.7\textwidth}}
  {}
  {}

%% Personal data
\firstname{New PhD}
\familyname{Scholar}
\address{31415 Pi Street}{Largeville, ND, 58202}
\mobile{+1~(502)~321~1234}
\email{scholar@gmail.edu}

\begin{document}

% recipient data
\recipient{New Work and Research Studies Search Committee\\E. Pluribus Unum School of Grant Proposals and Other Funding}{Blueberry University\\204 N. Peach Ave.\\Buymore, WI 78115}
\date{\today}
\opening{Dear Committee Members,}
\closing{Regards,}

\makelettertitle
\lipsum
\makeletterclosing
\end{document}

Output:

enter image description here

[Tex/LaTex] ModernCV classic – family name on separate line

At last there is a little bug in the class moderncv.

One possibility is to write

\name{Klmopq}{\\[1ex]\mbox{VeryLongName}}

With \\[1ex] you get a new line with 1ex distance between the two lines. Change 1ex to values you want. Command \mbox does not allow a hyphenation of the VeryLongname.

With command \setlength{\makecvheadnamewidth}{12cm} you can define the length available for the name(s).

With the following MWE (see important changes marked with <=====):

\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,sans]{moderncv} % version 2.0.0

\moderncvstyle{classic}
\usepackage[%
  scale=0.75
 ,showframe % <===== to show the used margins and typing area
]{geometry}

%\firstname{Klmopq}\familyname{VeryLongName}
\name{Klmopq}{\\[1ex]\mbox{VeryLongName}} % <===========================
\setlength{\makecvheadnamewidth}{12cm} % <==============================

%\extrainfo{Personal Information}
\extrainfo{Lots Of Personal Information}
\photo[64pt][0.4pt]{example-image-a}

\begin{document}
\makecvtitle
\end{document}

you get the result:

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