add text alignment options

rendercv/data_model.py

@@ -468,6 +468,12 @@ class ClassicThemeOptions(BaseModel):
         description="The width of the date and location column.",
     )
 
+    text_alignment: Literal["left-aligned", "justified"] = Field(
+        default="left-aligned",
+        title="Text Alignment",
+        description="The alignment of the text.",
+    )
+
     show_timespan_in: list[str] = Field(
         default=[],
         title="Show Time Span in These Sections",

rendercv/rendering.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 import sys
 from importlib.resources import files
 
-from .data_model import RenderCVDataModel
+from .data_model import RenderCVDataModel, CurriculumVitae, Design, ClassicThemeOptions
 
 from jinja2 import Environment, PackageLoader
 
@@ -341,10 +341,13 @@ def render_template(data: RenderCVDataModel, output_path: Optional[str] = None)
     # load the template:
     template = environment.get_template(f"{theme}.tex.j2")
 
+    cv: CurriculumVitae = data.cv
+    design: Design = data.design
+    theme_options: ClassicThemeOptions = data.design.options
     output_latex_file = template.render(
-        cv=data.cv,
-        design=data.design,
-        theme_options=data.design.options,
+        cv=cv,
+        design=design,
+        theme_options=theme_options,
         today=get_today(),
     )
 
@@ -473,8 +476,8 @@ def run_latex(latex_file_path: str) -> str:
                 )
 
     run()
-    run() # run twice for cross-references
-    
+    run()  # run twice for cross-references
+
     # check if the PDF file is generated:
     if not os.path.exists(output_file_path):
         raise FileNotFoundError(

rendercv/templates/classic/classic.tex.j2

@@ -84,11 +84,16 @@
 \newcolumntype{R}[1]{
     >{\raggedleft\let\newline\\\arraybackslash\hspace{0pt}}p{#1}
 } % right-aligned fixed width column type
+((* if theme_options.text_alignment == "justified" *))
 \newcolumntype{K}[1]{
     >{\let\newline\\\arraybackslash\hspace{0pt}}X
-} % left-aligned (but justified) flexible width column type
+} % justified flexible width column type
+((* elif theme_options.text_alignment == "left-aligned" *))
+\newcolumntype{K}[1]{
+    >{\raggedright\let\newline\\\arraybackslash\hspace{0pt}}X
+} % left-aligned flexible width column type
+((* endif *))
 \setlength\tabcolsep{-1.5pt} % no space between columns
-
 \newenvironment{highlights}{
         \begin{itemize}[
                 topsep=0pt,
@@ -132,7 +137,10 @@
     <<header(name=cv.name, connections=cv.connections)|indent(4)>>
 ((* if cv.summary is not none *))
     \section{Summary}
-
+    {
+    ((* if theme_options.text_alignment == "left-aligned" *))
+    \raggedright
+    ((* endif *))
     \setlength{\leftskip}{<<theme_options.margins.entry_area.left_and_right>>}
     \setlength{\rightskip}{<<theme_options.margins.entry_area.left_and_right>>}
 
@@ -140,6 +148,7 @@
 
     \setlength{\leftskip}{0cm}
     \setlength{\rightskip}{0cm}
+    }
 ((* endif *))
 
     \centering

rendercv/templates/classic/components/entry.tex.j2

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 ((* endmacro *))
 
 ((* macro one_line(name, details, markdown_url=none, link_text=none) *))
-    \begingroup\raggedright
+    \begingroup((* if theme_options.text_alignment == "left-aligned" *))\raggedright((* endif *))
     \leftskip=<<theme_options.margins.entry_area.left_and_right>>
     \advance\csname @rightskip\endcsname <<theme_options.margins.entry_area.left_and_right>>
     \advance\rightskip <<theme_options.margins.entry_area.left_and_right>>