CV/CONTRIBUTING.md

Contributing

Everyone is welcome to open a pull request and improve this package. To maximize the chance to make the PR become accepted, please consider the following guidelines.

Structure

• Each template should have in its own directory
• A template should always consist of a main.tex file and should only be extended, if the code extends the complexity of a single file (e.g. more than 1000 lines).
• Included .tex files should be stored in a folder, e.g. named "lib" (for structural docs) or "g" (for tikz graphics).
• Non-compiling PRs will be rejected
• Always add the main.pdf output as a
• No interdependencies between templates, please. I know this creates a lot of duplicate code, but there is a clear intention behind this: Users and especially those who are new to LaTeX should have a quick editable, easy to understand and easy to compile template to create their own cv. Therefore each cv should be viewed as a single instance. In the future there may be an enhancement to define the personal credentials in a single file and include it in each cv template.
• Make sure, that your PR does not cause a template to exceed the size of one page. This project intends to keep every tamplte short and clear.

Code

• Comments should be added as often as possible. Please see the modern or infographics template for orientation.
• Greater sections should be introduced with a block-sized comment. Please see the modern or infographics template for orientation.
• Please comment parameters. If a parameter is not commented yet and the command is therefore not understandable, please open an issue.

Learn LaTeX

The following constructs/libraries are crucial to know in order to conribute successfully:

• newenvironment
• newcommand
• tikz

A good way to start are the following pages:

Wikibooks: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX For Questions: https://tex.stackexchange.com/ Especially Tikz: http://www.texample.net/tikz/