I recently found an awesome CV using timelines to show when what happened. I think this is an great example of goof visualization. Now I want to recreate this feature in Awesome-CV. Unfortunately I dont know how. I tried to use the "parallel"-package, but the entries were then overlapping to the side. Here is my MWE
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% Awesome Resume/CV
% XeLaTeX Template
% Version 1.1 (9/1/2016)
%
% This template has been downloaded from:
% http://www.LaTeXTemplates.com
%
% Original author:
% Claud D. Park (posquit0.bj@gmail.com) with modifications by
% Vel (vel@latextemplates.com)
%
% License:
% CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/)
%
% Important note:
% This template must be compiled with XeLaTeX, the below lines will ensure this
%!TEX TS-program = xelatex
%!TEX encoding = UTF-8 Unicode
%
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%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% PACKAGES AND OTHER DOCUMENT CONFIGURATIONS
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\documentclass[11pt, a4paper]{awesome-cv} % A4 paper size by default, use 'letterpaper' for US letter
%\usepackage{multicol}
\geometry{left=7cm, top=1.5cm, right=2cm, bottom=2cm, footskip=.5cm} % Configure page margins with geometry
%\usepackage{pst-blur}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\fontdir[fonts/] % Specify the location of the included fonts
\usepackage[autostyle=true,german=quotes]{csquotes}
\usepackage{polyglossia}
\setdefaultlanguage[spelling=new]{german}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{parallel}
% Color for highlights
\colorlet{awesome}{awesome-skyblue} % Default colors include: awesome-emerald, awesome-skyblue, awesome-red, awesome-pink, awesome-orange, awesome-nephritis, awesome-concrete, awesome-darknight
\colorlet{emphasis}{black}
\colorlet{body}{black!80!white}
%\definecolor{awesome}{HTML}{CA63A8} % Uncomment if you would like to specify your own color
% Colors for text - uncomment and modify
%\definecolor{darktext}{HTML}{414141}
%\definecolor{text}{HTML}{414141}
%\definecolor{graytext}{HTML}{414141}
%\definecolor{lighttext}{HTML}{414141}
\renewcommand{\acvHeaderSocialSep}{\quad\textbar\quad} % If you would like to change the social information separator from a pipe (|) to something else
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% PERSONAL INFORMATION
% Comment any of the lines below if they are not required
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\name{James}{Bond}
\mobile{(+01) 234 56789}
\email{test@example.com}
\makecvfooter{\today}{James Bond~~~·~~~Curriculum Vitae}{\thepage}
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{document}
\makecvheader % Print the header
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% CV/RESUME CONTENT
% Each section is imported separately, open each file in turn to modify content
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% SECTION TITLE
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\cvsection{Education}
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% SECTION CONTENT
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{cventries}
%------------------------------------------------
\cventry
{Something} % Degree
{Highschool} % Institution
{Springfield} % Location
{2025} % Date(s)
{ % Description(s) bullet points
\begin{cvitems}
\item {Test, Test, Test}
\end{cvitems}
}
\cventry
{Something else} % Degree
{University} % Institution
{Springfield} % Location
{2025} % Date(s)
{ % Description(s) bullet points
\begin{cvitems}
\item {Test, Test, Test}
\end{cvitems}
}
\cventry
{Another one} % Degree
{College} % Institution
{Springfield} % Location
{2025} % Date(s)
{ % Description(s) bullet points
\begin{cvitems}
\item {Test, Test, Test}
\end{cvitems}
}
\cventry
{Something} % Degree
{Highschool} % Institution
{Springfield} % Location
{2025} % Date(s)
{ % Description(s) bullet points
\begin{cvitems}
\item {Test, Test, Test}
\end{cvitems}
}
\cventry
{Something} % Degree
{Highschool} % Institution
{Springfield} % Location
{2025} % Date(s)
{ % Description(s) bullet points
\begin{cvitems}
\item {Test, Test, Test}
\end{cvitems}
}
%------------------------------------------------
\end{cventries}
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% SECTION TITLE
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\cvsection{Abilities}
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% SECTION CONTENT
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{cvskills}
%%------------------------------------------------
\end{cvskills}
\begin{cvletter}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\newcommand{\progtext}[8]{
\def\len{#1}
\def\he{#2}
\def\x{#3}
\def\y{#4}
\def\sepx{#5}
\def\sepy{#6}
\def\p{#7}
\def\text{#8}
\begin{scope}[shift={(\x*\len+\x*\sepx,-\y*\he-\y*\sepy)}]
\clip (0,0) rectangle (\len*\p,\he);
\fill [awesome] (0,0) rectangle (\len,\he)node [pos=.5,color=white] {\textbf{\text}};
\end{scope}
\begin{scope}[shift={(\x*\len+\x*\sepx,-\y*\he-\y*\sepy)}]
\clip (\len*\p,0) rectangle (\len,\he);
\fill [awesome!70] (0,0) rectangle (\len,\he)node [pos=.5,color=white] {\textbf{\text}};
\end{scope}
}
\progtext{3}{0.5}{0}{0}{0.1}{0.2}{1}{Test}
\progtext{3}{0.5}{1}{0}{0.1}{0.2}{0.8}{Test}
\progtext{3}{0.5}{0}{1}{0.1}{0.2}{0.4}{Test}
\progtext{3}{0.5}{1}{1}{0.1}{0.2}{0.5}{Test}
\progtext{3}{0.5}{0}{2}{0.1}{0.2}{0.3}{Test}
\progtext{3}{0.5}{1}{2}{0.1}{0.2}{0.6}{Test}
\progtext{3}{0.5}{3}{0}{0.1}{0.2}{0.9}{Test}
\progtext{3}{0.5}{4}{0}{0.1}{0.2}{0.4}{Test}
\progtext{3}{0.5}{3}{1}{0.1}{0.2}{0.7}{Test}
\progtext{3}{0.5}{4}{1}{0.1}{0.2}{0.5}{Test}
\progtext{3}{0.5}{3}{2}{0.1}{0.2}{0.7}{Test}
\progtext{3}{0.5}{4}{2}{0.1}{0.2}{0.3}{Test}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{cvletter}
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\end{document}
Here you see what the MWE looks like. I painted in what it should look like (blue lines). I also want section in which I can use the whole width of the document (red arrow).
Another idea would be to switch to ModernCV. Depending on how difficult it is.
Best Answer
You have been taken in by a common misconception. What is referred to on the internet as “LaTeX templates” are in reality other people's documents which are tailored to their specific needs. Therefore it is close to impossible to perform any modifications on these without breaking the entire thing. They are really only meant to exchange their content with yours. Any other adjustment is simply out of scope.
Here is the best I can to for you in this case: