proposal for adding a signature to cover letter

moderncv.cls

@@ -789,6 +789,7 @@
 \newcommand*{\subject}[1]{\def\@subject{#1}}
 \newcommand*{\opening}[1]{\def\@opening{#1}}
 \newcommand*{\closing}[1]{\def\@closing{#1}}
+\newcommand*{\signature}[2]{\def\@signature{\includegraphics[scale=#1]{#2}}}
 \newcommand*{\enclosure}[2][]{%
   % if an optional argument is provided, use it to redefine \enclname
   \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{}}{}{\renewcommand*{\enclname}{#1}}%

moderncvbodyi.sty

@@ -162,8 +162,9 @@
   \recomputecvlengths%
   \setlength{\parskip}{6\p@}}
 
-\renewcommand*{\makeletterclosing}{
-  \@closing\\[3em]%
+\renewcommand*{\makeletterclosing}{%
+  \@closing\\[1em]%
+  \@signature\\%
   {\bfseries\@firstname~\@lastname}%
   \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@enclosure}}{}{%
     \\%

moderncvbodyiii.sty

@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@
 
 \renewcommand*{\makeletterclosing}{
   \@closing\\[3em]%
+  \@signature\\%
   {\bfseries\@firstname~\@lastname}%
   \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@enclosure}}{}{%
     \\%

moderncvbodyiv.sty

@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
 
 \renewcommand*{\makeletterclosing}{
   \@closing\\[3em]%
+  \@signature\\%
   {\bfseries\@firstname~\@lastname}%
   \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@enclosure}}{}{%
     \\%

moderncvbodyv.sty

@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@
 
 \renewcommand*{\makeletterclosing}{
   \@closing\\[3em]%
+  \@signature\\%
   {\bfseries \@firstname~\@lastname}%
   \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@enclosure}}{}{%
     \\%

template.tex

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 \documentclass[11pt,a4paper,sans]{moderncv}        % possible options include font size ('10pt', '11pt' and '12pt'), paper size ('a4paper', 'letterpaper', 'a5paper', 'legalpaper', 'executivepaper' and 'landscape') and font family ('sans' and 'roman')
 
 % moderncv themes
-\moderncvstyle{classic}                             % style options are 'casual' (default), 'classic', 'banking', 'oldstyle' and 'fancy'
+\moderncvstyle{casual}                             % style options are 'casual' (default), 'classic', 'banking', 'oldstyle' and 'fancy'
 \moderncvcolor{blue}                               % color options 'black', 'blue' (default), 'burgundy', 'green', 'grey', 'orange', 'purple' and 'red'
 %\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}         % to set the default font; use '\sfdefault' for the default sans serif font, '\rmdefault' for the default roman one, or any tex font name
 %\nopagenumbers{}                                  % uncomment to suppress automatic page numbering for CVs longer than one page
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ Detailed achievements:
 \subject{Job application}
 \opening{Dear Sir or Madam,}
 \closing{Yours faithfully,}
+\signature{0.7}{signature.png}                     % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
 \enclosure[Attached]{curriculum vit\ae{}}          % use an optional argument to use a string other than "Enclosure", or redefine \enclname
 \makelettertitle