diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 292a2ec..beebf22 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ experience: city: Basel ``` -That makes super easy to update a CV while keeping a consistent structure. +That makes super easy to update a CV while keeping a consistent structure. Thanks to [pandoc](http://pandoc.org/), we can then access our data from `template.tex` using a special notation. Iterating on repetitive data structures becomes trivial: @@ -39,10 +39,12 @@ $for(experience)$ $endfor$ ``` -Below a preview of the final result. Check out the [output](output.pdf) to see the compiled PDF. +LaTeX takes then care of the typesetting with its usual elegance. Below a preview of the final result. Check out the [output](output.pdf) to see the compiled PDF. ![preview](preview.jpg) +With this method you can keep your entire CV encoded in a single yaml file, put it under version control (in a gist, for instance), and generate a PDF on the fly when needed. You can also easily convert it to other formats, like HTML for web publishing. Convenient, super portable and time-proof. + ## Dependencies 1. LaTeX with the following extra packages: `fontspec` `geometry` `multicol` `xunicode` `xltxtra` `marginnote` `sectsty` `ulem` `hyperref` `polyglossia`