In the moderncv casual theme, in the header, the family name has a darker color than the first name. How can I make it the other way around, and more generally, set each name to a color of my choosing?
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For recent versions of moderncv you need to use
\usepackage{etoolbox}
\patchcmd{\makecvtitle}{\color{color2!50}\@firstname}{\color{color2}\@firstname}{}{}
\patchcmd{\makecvtitle}{\color{color2}\@lastname}{\color{color2!50}\@lastname}{}{}
(Thank you, Gonzalo Medina!)
The following applies only for version 2008/06/17 v0.7 of moderncv
The names are typeset by the commands
\firstnamestyle
\familynamestyle
which are defined in moderncv.cls as follows
\providecommand*{\firstnamestyle}[1]{{\firstnamefont\color{firstnamecolor}#1}}
\providecommand*{\familynamestyle}[1]{{\familynamefont\color{familynamecolor}#1}}
You can adjust them to your liking via
\renewcommand*{\firstnamestyle}[1]{{<whatever>#1}}
\renewcommand*{\familynamestyle}[1]{{<whatever>#1}}
If you just want to switch the colors, your call would be
\providecommand*{\firstnamestyle}[1]{{\firstnamefont\color{familynamecolor}#1}}
\providecommand*{\familynamestyle}[1]{{\familynamefont\color{firstnamecolor}#1}}
answered Apr 22, 2014 at 15:59
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I don't seem to be able to locate
\firstnamestyleor\familynamestyleinmoderncv.cls. Perhaps those were the settings in previous versions? Apr 22, 2014 at 16:31 -
@GonzaloMedina Mine is
2008/06/17 v0.7with TL 2013 on Ubuntu 14.04. Apr 22, 2014 at 16:32 -
Ah, that explains it. Mine is 2013/04/29 v1.5.1 (Tex Live2013). Apr 22, 2014 at 16:36
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@GonzaloMedina In the current CTAN version the color of first and last name is buried deep inside
\makecvtitle. I will try to adjust this usingxpatch. Apr 22, 2014 at 16:36 -
Yes, I know. In the current version you need to do
\patchcmd{\makecvtitle} {\color{color2!50}\@firstname} {\color{color2}\@firstname} {} {} \patchcmd{\makecvtitle} {\color{color2}\@lastname} {\color{color2!50}\@lastname} {} {}If you want to, you can add this to your answer. Apr 22, 2014 at 16:37