Merge branch 'master' into PR2-makefile

.github/workflows/build-pdf.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Build template
-on: push
+on: [push, pull_request]
 
 jobs:
   build-template:

CHANGELOG

@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+Release: next
+- fix Researcher ID (still) doesn't display Issue #29.
+- make options 'symbols' and 'nosymbols' available to all styles to toggle whether 
+  symbols should be used or not. Include symbols in oldstyle by default. 
+- migrate older newcommand syntax in moderncvcollection.sty to the xparse syntax.
+- Fix resumé typo in template. Is now résumé.
+- remove loading lmodern fonts in all styles as they can produce issues with 
+  german characters, see https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/496630/lualatex-problems-with-german-characters.
+- remove loading inputenc package by default. Only load the package when pdflatex is 
+  used.
+
 version 2.1.0 (21 Jan 2021)
 - maintainer change: now team maintained (https://github.com/moderncv), since
  original repository is basically dead since 2016.

moderncv.cls

@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@
 % where the <city> and <country> arguments can be omitted or provided empty
 \NewDocumentCommand{\address}{mG{}G{}}{\def\@addressstreet{#1}\def\@addresscity{#2}\def\@addresscountry{#3}}
 
+% defines one's birthday (optional)
+% usage: \born{date, place}
+\newcommand*{\born}[1]{\def\@born{#1}}
+
 % defines one's email (optional)
 % usage: \email{<email adress>}
 \newcommand*{\email}[1]{\def\@email{#1}}
@@ -281,19 +285,22 @@
     {%
       \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{linkedin}}     {\collectionadd[linkedin]{socials}     {\protect\httpslink[#3]{www.linkedin.com/in/#3}}}               {}%
       \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{xing}}         {\collectionadd[xing]{socials}         {\protect\httpslink[#3]{www.xing.com/profile/#3}}}              {}%
-      \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{twitter}}      {\collectionadd[twitter]{socials}      {\protect\httpslink[#3]{www.twitter.com/#3}}}                   {}%
+      \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{twitter}}      {\collectionadd[twitter]{socials}      {\protect\httpslink[#3]{twitter.com/#3}}}                       {}%
-      \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{github}}       {\collectionadd[github]{socials}       {\protect\httpslink[#3]{www.github.com/#3}}}                    {}%
+      \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{github}}       {\collectionadd[github]{socials}       {\protect\httpslink[#3]{github.com/#3}}}                        {}%
-      \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{gitlab}}       {\collectionadd[gitlab]{socials}       {\protect\httpslink[#3]{www.gitlab.com/#3}}}                    {}%
+      \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{gitlab}}       {\collectionadd[gitlab]{socials}       {\protect\httpslink[#3]{gitlab.com/#3}}}                        {}%
       \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{stackoverflow}}{\collectionadd[stackoverflow]{socials}{\protect\httpslink[#3]{stackoverflow.com/users/#3}}}           {}%
-      \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{bitbucket}}    {\collectionadd[bitbucket]{socials}    {\protect\httpslink[#3]{www.bitbucket.org/#3}}}                  {}%
+      \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{bitbucket}}    {\collectionadd[bitbucket]{socials}    {\protect\httpslink[#3]{bitbucket.org/#3}}}                     {}%
       \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{skype}}        {\collectionadd[skype]{socials}        {#3}}                                                           {}%
       \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{orcid}}        {\collectionadd[orcid]{socials}        {\protect\httpslink[#3]{orcid.org/#3}}}                         {}%
       \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{researchgate}} {\collectionadd[researchgate]{socials} {\protect\httpslink[#3]{www.researchgate.net/profile/#3}}}      {}%
       \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{researcherid}} {\collectionadd[researcherid]{socials} {\protect\httpslink[#3]{www.researcherid.com/rid/#3}}}          {}%
       \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{telegram}}     {\collectionadd[telegram]{socials}     {\protect\httpslink[#3]{t.me/#3}}}                              {}%
+      \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{whatsapp}}     {\collectionadd[whatsapp]{socials}     {\protect\httpslink[#3]{wa.me/#3}}}                             {}%
+      \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{signal}}       {\collectionadd[signal]{socials}       {#3}}                                                           {}%
+      \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{matrix}}       {\collectionadd[matrix]{socials}       {\httpslink[#3]{matrix.to/\#/#3}}}                              {}%
       \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{googlescholar}}{\collectionadd[googlescholar]{socials}{\protect\httpslink[#3]{scholar.google.com/citations?user=#3}}} {}%                        {}%
       }
-    {\collectionadd[#1]{socials}{\protect\httpslink[#3]{#2}}}}
+    {\collectionadd[#1]{socials}{\protect\httpslink[#3]{#2}}}}%
 
 % defines additional personal information (optional)
 % usage: \extrainfo{<text>}
@@ -323,6 +330,7 @@
 % other symbols
 \newcommand*{\listitemsymbol}           {\labelitemi~}
 \newcommand*{\addresssymbol}            {}
+\newcommand*{\bornsymbol}               {}
 \newcommand*{\mobilephonesymbol}        {}
 \newcommand*{\fixedphonesymbol}         {}
 \newcommand*{\faxphonesymbol}           {}
@@ -338,9 +346,12 @@
 \newcommand*{\skypesocialsymbol}        {}
 \newcommand*{\orcidsocialsymbol}        {}
 \newcommand*{\researchgatesocialsymbol} {}
-\newcommand*{\researchidsocialsymbol}   {}
+\newcommand*{\researcheridsocialsymbol} {}
 \newcommand*{\googlescholarsocialsymbol}{}
 \newcommand*{\telegramsocialsymbol}     {}
+\newcommand*{\whatsappsocialsymbol}     {}
+\newcommand*{\matrixsocialsymbol}       {}
+\newcommand*{\signalsocialsymbol}       {}
 
 % other
 %------
@@ -551,8 +562,8 @@
 \newcommand*{\emaillink}[2][]{%
   \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{}}%
     {\href{mailto:#2}{#2}}%
-    
     {\href{mailto:#2}{\detokenize{#1}}}}
+
 % makes a tel hyperlink
 % usage: \tellink[optional text]{link}
 \newcommand*{\tellink}[2][]{%

moderncvcollection.sty

@@ -27,42 +27,48 @@
 
 % creates a new collection
 % usage: \collectionnew{<collection name>}
-\newcommand*{\collectionnew}[1]{%
+\NewDocumentCommand\collectionnew{m}{%
-  \newcounter{collection@#1@count}}
+  \newcounter{collection@#1@count}%
+}%
 
 % adds an item to a collection
 % usage: \collectionadd[<optional key>]{<collection name>}{<item to add>}
-\newcommand*{\collectionadd}[3][]{%
+\NewDocumentCommand\collectionadd{ O{} m m }{%
   \expandafter\def\csname collection@#2@item\roman{collection@#2@count}\endcsname{#3}%
-  \if\relax\noexpand#1\relax% if #1 is empty
+  \def\optional@FirstArg{#1}%
-    \else\expandafter\def\csname collection@#2@key\roman{collection@#2@count}\endcsname{#1}\fi%
+  \ifdefempty{\optional@FirstArg}{%
-  \stepcounter{collection@#2@count}}
+      \relax% if #1 is empty
-
+    }{%
+      \expandafter\def\csname collection@#2@key\roman{collection@#2@count}\endcsname{#1}%
+    }%
+  \stepcounter{collection@#2@count}%
+}%
 % returns the number of items in a collection
 % usage: \collectioncount{<collection name>}
-\newcommand*{\collectioncount}[1]{%
+\NewDocumentCommand\collectioncount{m}{%
-  \value{collection@#1@count}}
+  \value{collection@#1@count}%
-
+}%
 % gets an item from a collection
 % usage: \collectiongetitem{<collection name>}{<element id>}
 % where <element id> is an integer between 0 and (collectioncount-1)
-\newcommand*{\collectiongetitem}[2]{%
+\NewDocumentCommand\collectiongetitem{m m}{%
-  \csname collection@#1@item\romannumeral #2\endcsname}
+  \csname collection@#1@item\romannumeral #2\endcsname%
+}%
 
 % gets a key from a collection
 % usage: \collectiongetkey{<collection name>}{<element id>}
 % where <element id> is an integer between 0 and (collectioncount-1)
-\newcommand*{\collectiongetkey}[2]{%
+\NewDocumentCommand\collectiongetkey{m m}{%
-  \csname collection@#1@key\romannumeral #2\endcsname}
+  \csname collection@#1@key\romannumeral #2\endcsname%
-
+}%
 % loops through a collection and perform the given operation on every element
 % usage: \collectionloop{<collection name>}{<operation sequence>}
 % where <operation sequence> is the code sequence to be evaluated for each collection item,
 %   code which can refer to \collectionloopid, \collectionloopkey, \collectionloopitem and
 %   \collectionloopbreak
 \newcounter{collection@iterator}
-\newcommand*{\collectionloopbreak}{\let\iterate\relax}
+\NewDocumentCommand\collectionloopbreak{}{\let\iterate\relax}
-\newcommand*{\collectionloop}[2]{%
+\NewDocumentCommand\collectionloop{m m}{%
   \setcounter{collection@iterator}{0}%
   \loop\ifnum\value{collection@iterator}<\value{collection@#1@count}%
     \def\collectionloopid{\arabic{collection@iterator}}%
@@ -70,14 +76,15 @@
     \def\collectionloopkey{\collectiongetkey{#1}{\collectionloopid}}%
     #2%
     \stepcounter{collection@iterator}%
-    \repeat}
+    \repeat%
+}
 
 % loops through a collection and finds the (first) element matching the given key
 % usage: \collectionfindbykey{<collection name>}{key>}
-\newcommand*{\collectionfindbykey}[2]{%
+\NewDocumentCommand\collectionfindbykey{m m}{%
   \collectionloop{#1}{%
-    \ifthenelse{\equal{\collectionloopkey}{#2}}{\collectionloopitem\collectionloopbreak}{}}}
+    \ifthenelse{\equal{\collectionloopkey}{#2}}{\collectionloopitem\collectionloopbreak}{}}%
-
+}%
 
 \endinput
 

moderncvfooti.sty

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\addtofoot[~--~]{\@addresscity}}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and \addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\addtofoot[~--~]{\@addresscountry}}%
           \flushfoot\@firstfootelementtrue\\}%
+        \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\addtofoot{\bornsymbol\@born}\flushfoot\@firstfootelementtrue\\}%
         \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
           \addtofoot{\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\addtofoot{\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}}%
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\addtofoot[~--~]{\@addresscity}}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\addtofoot[~--~]{\@addresscountry}}%
           \flushfoot\@firstfootelementtrue\\}%
+        \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\addtofoot{\bornsymbol\@born}\flushfoot\@firstfootelementtrue\\}%
         \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
           \addtofoot{\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\addtofoot{\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}}%

moderncvheadi.sty

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@addressstreet}}{}{\makenewline\addresssymbol\@addressstreet%
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscity}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscountry}}%
+        \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\makenewline\bornsymbol\@born}%
         \phonesdetails% needs to be pre-rendered as loops and tabulars seem to conflict
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\makenewline\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@homepage}}{}{\makenewline\homepagesymbol\httpslink{\@homepage}}%

moderncvheadii.sty

@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
       \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails[~--~]{\@addresscity}}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and \addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
       \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails[~--~]{\@addresscountry}}%
         \flushmakeheaddetails\@firstmakeheaddetailselementtrue\\\null}%
+    \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails{\bornsymbol\@born}}%
     \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
       \addtomakeheaddetails{\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
     \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails{\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}}%

moderncvheadiii.sty

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
         \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails[~--~]{\@addresscity}}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and \addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
         \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails[~--~]{\@addresscountry}}%
         \flushmakeheaddetails\@firstmakeheaddetailselementtrue\\\null}%
+      \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails{\bornsymbol\@born}}%
       \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
         \addtomakeheaddetails{\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
       \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails{\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}}%

moderncvheadiv.sty

@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
       \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@addressstreet}}{}{\makenewline\addresssymbol\@addressstreet%
         \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscity}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and \addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
         \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscountry}}%
+      \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\makenewline\hbox to 1.0em{\bornsymbol}~\@born}%
       \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
         \makenewline\hbox to 1.0em{\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname}~\collectionloopitem}%
       \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\makenewline\hbox to 1.0em{\emailsymbol}~\emaillink{\@email}}%

moderncvheadv.sty

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@addressstreet}}{}{\makenewline\addresssymbol\@addressstreet%
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscity}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and \addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscountry}}%
+        \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\makenewline\bornsymbol~\@born}%
         \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
           \makenewline\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname~\collectionloopitem}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\makenewline\emailsymbol~\emaillink{\@email}}%

moderncvheadvi.sty

@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
       \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails[~--~]{\@addresscity}}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and \addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
       \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails[~--~]{\@addresscountry}}%
         \flushmakeheaddetails\@firstmakeheaddetailselementtrue\\\null}%
+    \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails{\bornsymbol\@born}}%
     \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
       \addtomakeheaddetails{\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
     \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails{\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}}%

moderncviconsawesome.sty

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 %\renewcommand*{\labelitemiii}        {\strut\textcolor{color1}{\rmfamily\textperiodcentered}}% no change from default in moderncv.cls
 %\renewcommand*{\labelitemiv}         {\labelitemiii}                                         % no change from default in moderncv.cls
 
+
 \renewcommand*{\addresssymbol}            {}
 \renewcommand*{\mobilephonesymbol}        {{\small\faMobile}~}
 \renewcommand*{\fixedphonesymbol}         {{\small\faPhone}~}
@@ -45,9 +46,14 @@
 \renewcommand*{\skypesocialsymbol}        {{\small\faSkype}~}
 \renewcommand*{\orcidsocialsymbol}        {{\small\aiOrcid}~}
 \renewcommand*{\researchgatesocialsymbol} {{\small\aiResearchGate}~}
-\renewcommand*{\researchidsocialsymbol}   {{\small\aiResearcherID}~}
+\renewcommand*{\researcheridsocialsymbol} {{\small\aiResearcherID}~}       % alternative: \aiResearcherIDSquare 
 \renewcommand*{\telegramsocialsymbol}     {{\small\faTelegram}~}
 \renewcommand*{\googlescholarsocialsymbol}{{\small\aiGoogleScholar}~}
+\renewcommand*{\telegramsocialsymbol}     {{\small\faTelegram}~}
+\renewcommand*{\whatsappsocialsymbol}     {{\small\faWhatsapp}~}
+\renewcommand*{\signalsocialsymbol}       {}
+\renewcommand*{\matrixsocialsymbol}       {}
+\renewcommand*{\bornsymbol}               {{\small\faAsterisk}~}
 
 \endinput
 

moderncviconsletters.sty

@@ -50,9 +50,13 @@
 \renewcommand*{\skypesocialsymbol}        {\textbf{sk}~}
 \renewcommand*{\orcidsocialsymbol}        {\textbf{orcid}~}
 \renewcommand*{\researchgatesocialsymbol} {\textbf{rg}~}
-\renewcommand*{\researchidsocialsymbol}   {\textbf{ri}~}
+\renewcommand*{\researcheridsocialsymbol} {\textbf{ri}~}
 \renewcommand*{\telegramsocialsymbol}     {\textbf{tg}~}
+\renewcommand*{\whatsappsocialsymbol}     {\textbf{wa}~}
+\renewcommand*{\signalsocialsymbol}       {\textbf{si}~}
+\renewcommand*{\matrixsocialsymbol}       {\textbf{ma}~}
 \renewcommand*{\googlescholarsocialsymbol}{\textbf{gs}~}
+\renewcommand*{\bornsymbol}               {\textbf{B}~}
 
 \renewcommand*{\listitemsymbol}      {\labelitemi~}
 

moderncviconsmarvosym.sty

@@ -227,9 +227,12 @@
 \renewcommand*{\stackoverflowsocialsymbol}{}
 \renewcommand*{\googlescholarsocialsymbol}{}
 \renewcommand*{\telegramsocialsymbol}{}
+\renewcommand*{\whatsappsocialsymbol}{}
+\renewcommand*{\signalsocialsymbol}{}
+\renewcommand*{\matrixsocialsymbol}{}
 \renewcommand*{\orcidsocialsymbol}{}
 \renewcommand*{\researchgatesocialsymbol}{}
-\renewcommand*{\researchidsocialsymbol}{}
+\renewcommand*{\researcheridsocialsymbol}{}
 \renewcommand*{\bitbucketsocialsymbol}{}
 \renewcommand*{\skypesocialsymbol}  {%
   \protect\raisebox{-0.15em}{%
@@ -264,6 +267,7 @@
       \protect\end{scope}%
     \protect\end{tikzpicture}}%
   ~}
+  \renewcommand*{\bornsymbol}{}
 
 
 \endinput

moderncvstylebanking.sty

@@ -24,8 +24,13 @@
 \DeclareOption{center}       {\edef\moderncvstylebodyoptions{\moderncvstylebodyoptions,center}}
 \DeclareOption{right}        {\edef\moderncvstylebodyoptions{\moderncvstylebodyoptions,right}}
 
+% toggle use of symbol fonts.
+\@initializeif{\if@symbols}\@symbolsfalse
+\DeclareOption{symbols}      {\@symbolstrue}
+\DeclareOption{nosymbols}    {\@symbolsfalse}
+
 \DeclareOption*{}% avoid choking on unknown options
-\ExecuteOptions{mixedrules,left}
+\ExecuteOptions{mixedrules,left,symbols}
 \ProcessOptions*\relax% \ProcessOptions* processes the options in the order provided (i.e., with the later ones possibly overriding the former ones), while \ProcessOptions processes them in the order of the package
 
 
@@ -49,14 +54,18 @@
 %\fi
 
 % symbols
-\RequirePackage{ifxetex}
+\if@symbols
-\ifxetexorluatex
+    \ifxetexorluatex
-  \moderncvicons{awesome}
+    \moderncvicons{awesome}     % use font-awesome symbols if lualatex or xelatex is used
+    \else
+    \moderncvicons{marvosym}    % use marvosym symbols pdflatex is used
+    \fi
 \else
-  \moderncvicons{marvosym}
+    \moderncvicons{letters}    % do not use symbols, use letters
 \fi
 
 
+
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %                header, body & footer
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

moderncvstylecasual.sty

@@ -17,8 +17,13 @@
 \DeclareOption{left} {\edef\moderncvstyleheadoptions{\moderncvstyleheadoptions,left}}
 \DeclareOption{right}{\edef\moderncvstyleheadoptions{\moderncvstyleheadoptions,right}}
 
+% toggle use of symbol fonts.
+\@initializeif{\if@symbols}\@symbolsfalse
+\DeclareOption{symbols}      {\@symbolstrue}
+\DeclareOption{nosymbols}    {\@symbolsfalse}
+
 \DeclareOption*{}% avoid choking on unknown options
-\ExecuteOptions{right}
+\ExecuteOptions{right,symbols}
 \ProcessOptions*\relax% \ProcessOptions* processes the options in the order provided (i.e., with the later ones possibly overriding the former ones), while \ProcessOptions processes them in the order of the package
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -30,17 +35,20 @@
 %  \setsansfont{Latin Modern Sans}
 %  \setmathfont{Latin Modern Math}
 %\else
-  \IfFileExists{lmodern.sty}%
+%   \IfFileExists{lmodern.sty}%
-    {\RequirePackage{lmodern}}%
+%     {\RequirePackage{lmodern}}%
-    {}
+%     {}
 %\fi
 
 % symbols
-\RequirePackage{ifxetex}
+\if@symbols
-\ifxetexorluatex
+    \ifxetexorluatex
-  \moderncvicons{awesome}
+    \moderncvicons{awesome}     % use font-awesome symbols if lualatex or xelatex is used
+    \else
+    \moderncvicons{marvosym}    % use marvosym symbols pdflatex is used
+    \fi
 \else
-  \moderncvicons{marvosym}
+    \moderncvicons{letters}    % do not use symbols, use letters
 \fi
 
 

moderncvstyleclassic.sty

@@ -17,8 +17,13 @@
 \DeclareOption{left} {\edef\moderncvstyleheadoptions{\moderncvstyleheadoptions,left}}
 \DeclareOption{right}{\edef\moderncvstyleheadoptions{\moderncvstyleheadoptions,right}}
 
+% toggle use of symbol fonts.
+\@initializeif{\if@symbols}\@symbolsfalse
+\DeclareOption{symbols}      {\@symbolstrue}
+\DeclareOption{nosymbols}    {\@symbolsfalse}
+
 \DeclareOption*{}% avoid choking on unknown options
-\ExecuteOptions{left}
+\ExecuteOptions{left,symbols}
 \ProcessOptions*\relax% \ProcessOptions* processes the options in the order provided (i.e., with the later ones possibly overriding the former ones), while \ProcessOptions processes them in the order of the package
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -30,17 +35,20 @@
 %  \setsansfont{Latin Modern Sans}
 %  \setmathfont{Latin Modern Math}
 %\else
-  \IfFileExists{lmodern.sty}%
+%   \IfFileExists{lmodern.sty}%
-    {\RequirePackage{lmodern}}%
+%     {\RequirePackage{lmodern}}%
-    {}
+%     {}
 %\fi
 
 % symbols
-\RequirePackage{ifxetex}
+\if@symbols
-\ifxetexorluatex
+    \ifxetexorluatex
-  \moderncvicons{awesome}
+    \moderncvicons{awesome}     % use font-awesome symbols if lualatex or xelatex is used
+    \else
+    \moderncvicons{marvosym}    % use marvosym symbols pdflatex is used
+    \fi
 \else
-  \moderncvicons{marvosym}
+    \moderncvicons{letters}    % do not use symbols, use letters
 \fi
 
 

moderncvstyleempty.sty

@@ -12,20 +12,40 @@
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
 \ProvidesPackage{moderncvstyleempty}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae scheme: empty]
 
-
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %                required packages
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %                package options
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+% toggle use of symbol fonts.
+\@initializeif{\if@symbols}\@symbolsfalse
+\DeclareOption{symbols}      {\@symbolstrue}
+\DeclareOption{nosymbols}    {\@symbolsfalse}
 
+\DeclareOption*{}% avoid choking on unknown options
+\ExecuteOptions{symbols}
+\ProcessOptions*\relax% \ProcessOptions* processes the options in the order provided (i.e., with the later ones possibly overriding the former ones), while \ProcessOptions processes them in the order of the package
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %                style definition
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%                fonts & icons
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+% symbols
+\if@symbols
+    \ifxetexorluatex
+    \moderncvicons{awesome}     % use font-awesome symbols if lualatex or xelatex is used
+    \else
+    \moderncvicons{marvosym}    % use marvosym symbols pdflatex is used
+    \fi
+\else
+    \moderncvicons{letters}    % do not use symbols, use letters
+\fi
+
 % see moderncv.cls for command declarations that needs to be implemented, e.g. \maketitle, \section, \subsections, \cvline, etc
 
 \endinput

moderncvstylefancy.sty

@@ -12,8 +12,13 @@
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
 \ProvidesPackage{moderncvstylefancy}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: fancy]
 
+% toggle use of symbol fonts.
+\@initializeif{\if@symbols}\@symbolsfalse
+\DeclareOption{symbols}      {\@symbolstrue}
+\DeclareOption{nosymbols}    {\@symbolsfalse}
+
 \DeclareOption*{}% avoid choking on unknown options
-\ExecuteOptions{}
+\ExecuteOptions{symbols}
 \ProcessOptions*\relax% \ProcessOptions* processes the options in the order provided (i.e., with the later ones possibly overriding the former ones), while \ProcessOptions processes them in the order of the package
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -30,12 +35,16 @@
     {}
 %\fi
 
+
 % symbols
-\RequirePackage{ifxetex}
+\if@symbols
-\ifxetexorluatex
+    \ifxetexorluatex
-  \moderncvicons{awesome}
+    \moderncvicons{awesome}     % use font-awesome symbols if lualatex or xelatex is used
+    \else
+    \moderncvicons{marvosym}    % use marvosym symbols pdflatex is used
+    \fi
 \else
-  \moderncvicons{marvosym}
+    \moderncvicons{letters}    % do not use symbols, use letters
 \fi
 
 

moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty

@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
 \ProvidesPackage{moderncvstyleoldstyle}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: oldstyle]
 
-\DeclareOption*{}% avoid choking on unknown options
+% toggle use of symbol fonts.
-\ExecuteOptions{}
+\@initializeif{\if@symbols}\@symbolsfalse
-\ProcessOptions*\relax% \ProcessOptions* processes the options in the order provided (i.e., with the later ones possibly overriding the former ones), while \ProcessOptions processes them in the order of the package
+\DeclareOption{symbols}      {\@symbolstrue}
+\DeclareOption{nosymbols}    {\@symbolsfalse}
 
+\DeclareOption*{}% avoid choking on unknown options
+\ExecuteOptions{symbols}
+\ProcessOptions*\relax% \ProcessOptions* processes the options in the order provided (i.e., with the later ones possibly overriding the former ones), while \ProcessOptions processes them in the order of the package
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %                fonts & icons
@@ -35,7 +39,15 @@
 %\fi
 
 % symbols
-\moderncvicons{letters}
+\if@symbols
+    \ifxetexorluatex
+    \moderncvicons{awesome}     % use font-awesome symbols if lualatex or xelatex is used
+    \else
+    \moderncvicons{marvosym}    % use marvosym symbols pdflatex is used
+    \fi
+\else
+    \moderncvicons{letters}    % do not use symbols, use letters
+\fi
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

template.tex

@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 %\setlength{\hintscolumnwidth}{3cm}                % if you want to change the width of the column with the dates
 %\setlength{\makecvheadnamewidth}{10cm}            % for the 'classic' style, if you want to force the width allocated to your name and avoid line breaks. be careful though, the length is normally calculated to avoid any overlap with your personal info; use this at your own typographical risks...
 
-
 % personal data
 \name{John}{Doe}
-\title{Resumé title}                               % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
+\title{Résumé title}                               % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
+\born{4 July 1776}                                 % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
 \address{street and number}{postcode city}{country}% optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted; the "postcode city" and "country" arguments can be omitted or provided empty
 \phone[mobile]{+1~(234)~567~890}                   % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted; the optional "type" of the phone can be "mobile" (default), "fixed" or "fax"
 \phone[fixed]{+2~(345)~678~901}
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 % Social icons
 \social[linkedin]{john.doe}                        % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
-\social[xing]{john\_doe}                           % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
+\social[xing]{john_doe}                           % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
 \social[twitter]{jdoe}                             % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
 \social[github]{jdoe}                              % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
 \social[gitlab]{jdoe}                              % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@
 \social[researchgate]{jdoe}                        % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
 \social[researcherid]{jdoe}                        % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
 \social[telegram]{jdoe}                            % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
-\social[googlescholar]{googlescholarid}                % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
+\social[whatsapp]{12345678901}                     % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
+\social[signal]{12345678901}                       % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
+\social[matrix]{@johndoe:matrix.org}               % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
+\social[googlescholar]{googlescholarid}            % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
 
 
 \extrainfo{additional information}                 % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted