Moderncv: Extra vertical space after cvitem

Question

Extra vertical space is produced after \cvitem and before the next \section. Is there a better way to fix this than to use \vspace*{-6mm}? The problem is shown below, between the "Skills" and "Language" sections.

MWE:

\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,sans]{moderncv}
\moderncvstyle{classic} % banking, casual, classic, empty, oldstyle options  
\moderncvcolor{blue}   % black, blue, green, grey, orange, purple, red options  
\usepackage[scale=0.85]{geometry} % default scale=0.7. height= scale * layoutheight

\firstname{John}
\familyname{Doe}
\title{R\'esum\'e}     % optional

\begin{document}
\makecvtitle
\section{Professional Experience}
    \cventry{Year--Year}{Intern}{Company}{Nowhere}{State}{
        \begin{itemize}
            \item Did something important here.
        \end{itemize}}

% problem with vertical space-------------------------------------------------
\section{Education}
    \cventry{06/11}{Bachelor of Arts \LaTeX}{University of \LaTeX}{}{\textit{4.0/4.0}}{}
%\vspace*{-6mm} %this will fix vertical spacing for \moderncvstyle{classic}, but create vertical spacing issues for other \moderncvstyle{xyz}.

% problem with vertical space -------------------------------------------------
\section{Skills}
    \cvitem[-1.2em]{}{
        \begin{itemize}
            \item \LaTeX
        \end{itemize}}
%\vspace*{-6mm} %this will fix vertical spacing for \moderncvstyle{classic}, but create vertical spacing issues for other \moderncvstyle{xyz}.

\section{Languages}
    \cvitem{}{
        \begin{itemize}
            \item TeX-speak
        \end{itemize}}
% \cvitem{}{job description text here}

\end{document}

My problem is similar to this: Vertical space before section title in moderncv I couldn't successfully implement the solution found there though.

And similar to this: How can I remove extra space after `itemize` in moderncv? But the answer didn't work for me.

Answer 1

Add the following lines in the preamble:

\makeatletter
\@ifpackageloaded{moderncvstyleclassic}{%
\let\oldsection\section%
\renewcommand{\section}[1]{\leavevmode\unskip\vspace*{-\baselineskip}\oldsection{#1}}%
}{%
}
\makeatother

The redefinition of \section is applied only when you choose the style classic so if you want to change style, you have no problems.

To have better spacing, now choose -0.5em instead of -1.2em when the \cventry contains lists.

MWE:

\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,sans]{moderncv}
\moderncvstyle{classic} % banking, casual, classic, empty, oldstyle options
\moderncvcolor{blue}   % black, blue, green, grey, orange, purple, red options
\usepackage[scale=0.85]{geometry} % default scale=0.7. height= scale * layoutheight

\firstname{John}
\familyname{Doe}
\title{R\'esum\'e}     % optional

\makeatletter
\@ifpackageloaded{moderncvstyleclassic}{%
\let\oldsection\section%
\renewcommand{\section}[1]{\leavevmode\unskip\vspace*{-\baselineskip}\oldsection{#1}}%
}{%
}
\makeatother

\begin{document}
\makecvtitle
\section{Professional Experience}
    \cventry{Year--Year}{Intern}{Company}{Nowhere}{State}{
        \begin{itemize}
            \item Did something important here.
        \end{itemize}}

% problem with vertical space-------------------------------------------------
\section{Education}
    \cventry{06/11}{Bachelor of Arts \LaTeX}{University of \LaTeX}{}{\textit{4.0/4.0}}{}
%\vspace*{-6mm} %this will fix vertical spacing for \moderncvstyle{classic}, but create vertical spacing issues for other \moderncvstyle{xyz}.

% problem with vertical space -------------------------------------------------
\section{Skills}
    \cvitem[-0.5em]{}{
        \begin{itemize}
            \item \LaTeX
        \end{itemize}}
%\vspace*{-6mm} %this will fix vertical spacing for \moderncvstyle{classic}, but create vertical spacing issues for other \moderncvstyle{xyz}.

\section{Languages}
    \cvitem[-0.5em]{}{
        \begin{itemize}
            \item TeX-speak
        \end{itemize}}
% \cvitem{}{job description text here}

\end{document} 

Output: