Rendercv

This is a big release!

This release brings significant and useful updates. The documentation has been extensively rewritten to provide more comprehensive information. You might discover new RenderCV features that you may not be aware of yet! Check out the links below:
- [User Guide](https://docs.rendercv.com/user_guide/)
- [Structure of the YAML Input File](https://docs.rendercv.com/user_guide/structure_of_the_yaml_input_file/)
- [Developer Guide](https://docs.rendercv.com/developer_guide/)


> **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/sinaatalay/rendercv/compare/v1.8...v1.9

Added

- RenderCV is now a multilingual tool. English strings can be overridden with `locale_catalog` section in the YAML input file ([26](https://github.com/sinaatalay/rendercv/issues/26), [#20](https://github.com/sinaatalay/rendercv/pull/20)). See the [documentation](user_guide/structure_of_the_yaml_input_file.md#locale_catalog-field) for more information.
- PNG files for each page can be generated now ([57](https://github.com/sinaatalay/rendercv/issues/57)).
- `rendercv new` command now generates Markdown and $\LaTeX$ source files in addition to the YAML input file so that the default templates can be modified easily.
- A new CLI command has been added, `rendercv create-theme`, to allow users to create their own themes easily.
bash
rendercv create-theme "customtheme" --based-on "classic"

- [A developer guide](https://docs.rendercv.com/developer_guide/) has been written.
- New options have been added to the `rendercv render` command:
- `--output-folder-name "OUTPUT_FOLDER_NAME"`: Generates the output files in a folder with the given name. By default, the output folder name is `rendercv_output`. The output folder will be created in the current working directory. ([58](https://github.com/sinaatalay/rendercv/issues/58))
- `--latex-path LATEX_PATH`: Copies the generated $\LaTeX$ source code from the output folder and pastes it to the specified path.
- `--pdf-path PDF_PATH`: Copies the generated PDF file from the output folder and pastes it to the specified path.
- `--markdown-path MARKDOWN_PATH`: Copies the generated Markdown file from the output folder and pastes it to the specified path.
- `--html-path HTML_PATH`: Copies the generated HTML file from the output folder and pastes it to the specified path.
- `--png-path PNG_PATH`: Copies the generated PNG files from the output folder and pastes them to the specified path.
- `--dont-generate-markdown`: Prevents the generation of the Markdown file.
- `--dont-generate-html`: Prevents the generation of the HTML file.
- `--dont-generate-png`: Prevents the generation of the PNG files.
- `--ANY.LOCATION.IN.THE.YAML.FILE "VALUE"`: Overrides the value of `ANY.LOCATION.IN.THE.YAML.FILE` with `VALUE`. This option can be used to avoid storing sensitive information in the YAML file. Sensitive information, like phone numbers, can be passed as a command-line argument with environment variables. This method is also beneficial for creating multiple CVs using the same YAML file by changing only a few values.
- New options have been added to the `rendercv new` command:
- `--dont-create-theme-source-files`: Prevents the creation of the theme source files. By default, the theme source files are created.
- `--dont-create-markdown-source-files`: Prevents the creation of the Markdown source files. By default, the Markdown source files are created.

Changed

- Package size has been reduced by removing unnecessary TinyTeX files.
- `date` field is now optional in `PublicationEntry`.
- [README.md](https://github.com/sinaatalay/rendercv) and the [documentation](https://docs.rendercv.com/) have been rewritten.

Fixed

- `ExperienceEntry` and `NormalEntry` without location and dates have been fixed in the `engineeringresumes`, `classic`, and `sb2nov` themes.
- $\LaTeX$ templates have been polished.
- Bugs related to the special characters in email addresses have been fixed ([64](https://github.com/sinaatalay/rendercv/issues/64)).

New Contributors
* guapman made their first contribution in https://github.com/sinaatalay/rendercv/pull/67

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/sinaatalay/rendercv/compare/v1.8...v1.9

> **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/sinaatalay/rendercv/compare/v1.7...v1.8

Added

- Horizontal space has been added between entry titles and dates in the `engineeringresumes` theme.
- The `date_and_location_width` option has been added to the `engineeringresumes` theme.
- A new design option, `disable_external_link_icons`, has been added.

Changed

- `sb2nov` theme's $\LaTeX$ code has been changed completly. There are slight changes in the looks.
- `classic`, `sb2nov`, and `engineeringresumes` use the same $\LaTeX$ code base now.
- The design option `show_last_updated_date` has been renamed to `disable_last_updated_date` for consistency.
- Mastodon links now use the original hostnames instead of `https://mastodon.social/`.

Fixed

- The location is now shown in the header ([54](https://github.com/sinaatalay/rendercv/issues/54)).
- The `education_degree_width` option of the `classic` theme has been fixed.
- Lualatex and xelatex rendering problems have been fixed ([52](https://github.com/sinaatalay/rendercv/issues/52)).

> **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/sinaatalay/rendercv/compare/v1.6...v1.7


Added

- The new theme, `engineeringresumes`, is ready to be used now.
- The `education_degree_width` design option has been added for the `classic` theme.
- `last_updated_date_style` design option has been added for all the themes except `moderncv`.

Fixed

- Highlights can now be broken into multiple pages in the `classic` theme ([47](https://github.com/sinaatalay/rendercv/issues/47)).
- Some JSON Schema bugs have been fixed.

*A note:* I recently discovered a handy feature of RenderCV that I wasn't aware of before: It turns out that you can replace the built-in theme files with your own custom LaTeX code without having to create a new theme from scratch. This means you can override specific files to achieve the desired look and feel. If you are interested, please read more about it in 45.

> **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/sinaatalay/rendercv/compare/v1.5...v1.6

Added

- A new theme has been added: `engineeringresumes`. It hasn't been tested fully yet.
- A new text alignment option has been added to `classic` and `sb2nov`: `justified-with-no-hyphenation` ([34](https://github.com/sinaatalay/rendercv/issues/34))
- Users are now allowed to run local `lualatex`, `xelatex`, `latexmk` commands in addition to `pdflatex` ([48](https://github.com/sinaatalay/rendercv/issues/48)).

Changed

- ORCID is now displayed in the header like other social media links.

Fixed

- Decoding issues have been fixed ([29](https://github.com/sinaatalay/rendercv/issues/29)).
- Classic theme's `ExperienceEntry` has been fixed ([49](https://github.com/sinaatalay/rendercv/issues/49)).

> **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/sinaatalay/rendercv/compare/v1.4...v1.5

Added

- Users can now make bold or italic texts normal with Markdown syntax.

Changed

- The `moderncv` theme doesn't italicize any text by default now.

Fixed

- The `moderncv` theme's PDF title issue has been fixed.
- The ordering of the data models' keys in JSON Schema has been fixed.
- The unhandled exception when a custom theme's `__init__.py` file is invalid has been fixed.
- The `sb2nov` theme's `PublicationEntry` without `journal` and `doi` fields is now rendered correctly.
- The `sb2nov` theme's `OneLineEntry`'s colon issue has been fixed.

> **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/sinaatalay/rendercv/compare/v1.3...v1.4

Added

- A new entry type has been added: `BulletEntry`

Changed

- `OneLineEntry`'s `name` field has been changed to `label`. This was required to generalize the entry validations.
- `moderncv`'s highlights are now bullet points.
- `moderncv`'s `TextEntries` don't have bullet points anymore.
- `sb2nov`'s `TextEntries` don't have bullet points anymore.