moderncv two columns in a small part of the page

Question

I am finishing my CV with moderncv package and it has 1.05 pages, something quite annoying. I have already shortened all margins, but I realised my last two sections (languages, personal interests) are wasting almost all the space.

How can I put this last two subsections in two columns, one to each other?

I've tried minipage and some other things but it seems that moderncv does not use them as it should....

Answer 1

You can use \cvlistdoubleitem{Reading}{Athletics}to have Reading in one column and the Athletics in the other. Languages are better be left alone as the current format is more descriptive IMO.

Code:

\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,sans]{moderncv} % Font sizes: 10, 11, or 12; paper sizes: a4paper, letterpaper, a5paper, legalpaper, executivepaper or landscape; font families: sans or roman

\moderncvstyle{classic} % CV theme - options include: 'casual' (default), 'classic', 'oldstyle' and 'banking'
\moderncvcolor{orange} % CV color - options include: 'blue' (default), 'orange', 'green', 'red', 'purple', 'grey' and 'black'
\usepackage{csquotes}
\usepackage[margin=.9in,scale=0.75]{geometry} % Reduce document margins-- ,scale=0.75
\setlength{\hintscolumnwidth}{3cm} % Uncomment to change the width of the dates column
\setlength{\makecvtitlenamewidth}{10cm} % For the 'classic' style, uncomment to adjust the width of the space allocated to your name


%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
%   NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION SECTION
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

\firstname{Harish} % Your first name
\familyname{Kumar} % Your last name

% All information in this block is optional, comment out any lines you don't need
\title{Curriculum Vitae}


%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

\begin{document}


%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
%   LANGUAGES SECTION
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

\section{Languages}

\cvitemwithcomment{Tulu}{Mother tongue}{}
\cvitemwithcomment{Kannada}{Advanced}{Read, Write and Conversationally fluent}
\cvitemwithcomment{English}{Advanced}{Read, Write and Conversationally fluent}
\cvitemwithcomment{Hindi}{Advanced}{Read, Write and Conversationally fluent}
\cvitemwithcomment{Sanskrit}{Advanced}{Read, Write and Conversationally fluent}
\cvitemwithcomment{Konkani}{Basic}{Conversationally fluent}

%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
%   INTERESTS SECTION
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

\section{Interests}

\renewcommand{\listitemsymbol}{-~} % Changes the symbol used for lists

\cvlistdoubleitem{\href{http://tex.stackexchange.com/users/11232/harish-kumar}{TeX.SX}}{Chess}
\cvlistdoubleitem{Reading}{Athletics}
\cvlistdoubleitem{Yoga}{Pranayama}
\cvlistdoubleitem{Meditation}{Eating}
\cvlistitem{Not sleeping}  %% This will give only one column
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

\end{document}