Clean up the cv class

Makefile

@@ -3,3 +3,9 @@ cv.pdf:
 
 .PHONY: build
 build: cv.pdf
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	rm -rf build
+	rm -f *~
+all: build

cv.tex

@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+%!TEX TS-program = xelatex
+%!TEX encoding = UTF-8 Unicode
+% Lxsameer's CV Latex class
+% Copyright (C) 2022 Sameer Rahmani <lxsameer@gnu.org>
+%
+% This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+% modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+% as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+% of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+%
+% This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+% but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+% MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+% GNU General Public License for more details.
+%
+% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+% along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+% Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+
 \documentclass{lxsameer_cv}
 
 \setname{Sameer}{Rahmani}
@@ -7,22 +26,17 @@
 \setmail{lxsameer@lxsameer.com}
 \setwebsite{https://lxsameer.com}
 \setposition{Senior Software Engineer}
-%you can play with color of the template (red is also nice..)
 \setlinkedinaccount{https://www.linkedin.com/in/lxsameer/}
-\setgithubaccount{https://devheroes.codes/lxsameer}
+\setgit{https://devheroes.codes/lxsameer}
-\definecolor{AlmostBlack}{HTML}{090907}
 
+% Set the global font color
+\definecolor{AlmostBlack}{HTML}{090907}
 \AtBeginDocument{\globalcolor{AlmostBlack}}
 
 \begin{document}
-%Set variables
+% Draw the avatar and personal detainls
-%You can add sections, texts, explanations just by copying the style below.
-%Create header
-
 \headerview{}
-
 \vspace{1ex}
-
 %Sections
 \begin{multicols}{2}[]
   \vbox{
@@ -175,8 +189,6 @@
         {\href{https://devheroes.codes/lxsameer}{\faIcon{link}~https://devheroes.codes/lxsameer}} \\
         {\href{https://devheroes.codes/Serene}{\faIcon{link}~https://devheroes.codes/Serene}} \\
         {\href{https://github.com/lxsameer}{\faIcon{link}~https://github.com/lxsameer}} (I'm not using github anymore) \\
-        {\href{https://devheroes.codes/lxsameer/CV}{\faIcon{link}~https://devheroes.codes/lxsameer/CV}} (Source of my CV.\@ Yes! it is opensource)}
+        {\href{https://devheroes.codes/lxsameer/CV}{\faIcon{link}~https://devheroes.codes/lxsameer/CV}} (The source of my CV.\@ Yes! it is opensource)}
 \end{multicols}
-%Footnote
-%\createfootnote{}
 \end{document}

lxsameer_cv.cls

@@ -16,17 +16,12 @@
 % You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 % along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 % Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
-
-% This is a work based on Murat Can Karacabey's work
-
 \author{Sameer Rahmani}
 % moved here I guess article class causes option clash with xcolor if used after loading the class
 \RequirePackage[dvipsnames]{xcolor}
 \LoadClass[11pt]{article}
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
 \ProvidesClass{lxsameer_cv}[2022/03/22 lxsameer's CV Class]
-%\RequirePackage[sfdefault]{noto}
-
 \RequirePackage[default,light,semibold]{sourcesanspro}
 \setsansfont{Source Sans Pro}
 \RequirePackage{multicol}
@@ -48,7 +43,6 @@
 \restoreparindent{}
 \pagestyle{empty}
 
-
 \makeatletter
 \newcommand{\globalcolor}[1]{%
   \color{#1}\global\let\default@color\current@color{}
@@ -73,7 +67,6 @@
 \newcommand*{\setgithubaccount}[1]{\def\@githubaccount{#1}}
 
 % Color pallet
-
 \definecolor{color1}{HTML}{d80032}
 \definecolor{color2}{HTML}{d80032}
 \definecolor{color3}{HTML}{ef233c}
@@ -81,7 +74,6 @@
 \definecolor{color5}{HTML}{edf2f4}
 \definecolor{color6}{HTML}{aaaaa5}
 
-
 % Color aliases
 \colorlet{headercolor}{color2}
 \colorlet{linkcolor}{color1}
@@ -94,13 +86,8 @@
 \colorlet{bulletcolor}{color1}
 \colorlet{jobtitlecolor}{gray}
 \colorlet{universitycolor}{gray}
-%Setup for coverletter
-
-\newcommand*{\setcompanyname}[1]{\def\@companyname{#1}}
-\newcommand*{\setcontactperson}[1]{\def\@contactperson{#1}}
-\newcommand*{\setclaimedposition}[1]{\def\@claimedposition{#1}}
-
 
+% setup the link styles
 \hypersetup{
     colorlinks=true,
     urlcolor=linkcolor,
@@ -108,7 +95,6 @@
 
 % View commands
 % Header
-
 \newcommand\headerview{
     \hspace{-2.2em}
     \begin{minipage}{0.18\linewidth}
@@ -124,7 +110,6 @@
 }
 
 %profilpicture
-
 \newsavebox{\picbox}
 \newcommand{\profpic}[2]{%
     \savebox{\picbox}{%
@@ -136,8 +121,6 @@
     {\usebox{\picbox}};}]%
     {};}
 
-%contactsubviews
-
 \newcommand{\name}{%
   \begin{minipage}{0.4\linewidth}
     {\huge \@firstname{} \@lastname{}} \\[0cm]
@@ -151,57 +134,33 @@
   {\color{headercolor} \scriptsize \faIcon{envelope} \@mail} \\
   {\color{headercolor} \scriptsize \faIcon{link} \href{\@website}{\@website}} \\
 }
-
+% ===
-% Covverletterview
-
-\newcommand\coverletter[1]{
-\\  \coverlettersubview
-\section{} \vspace{1ex}
-\textbf{ Dear \@contactperson, \\[0.1cm]}
-  #1
-}
-
-\newcommand\coverlettersubview{
-\begin{tabular}{>{\scshape \bfseries \color{firstcolor}}l  >{\small }l}
-Company: & \@companyname \\
-Position: & \@claimedposition \\
-\end{tabular}
-}
-
 % Helper commands
-\newcommand\ruleafter[1]{#1~{\color{headercolor}\hrulefill}} % a trick to put the line with <before> parameter in \titleformat
+% ===
+% a trick to put the line with <before> parameter in \titleformat
+\newcommand\ruleafter[1]{#1~{\color{headercolor}\hrulefill}}
 
+% highlight the input
 \newcommand{\hl}[1]{%
   {\color{highlightcolor} #1}
 }
 
-%colorfulpipeseperator
-
-\newcommand{\cps}{{\color{firstcolor} \quad\textbar\quad}}
-\newcommand{\cpshalf}{{\color{firstcolor} \hspace{0.2em}\textbar\hspace{0.2em}}}
-
 \newcommand{\coloredbullet}{{\color{bulletcolor} \textbullet}}
-
 % Edit section styles
 % Customise the \section command
 \titleformat{\section}
   {\large\bfseries\raggedright\color{headercolor}} % Make the \section headers large (\Large),
                                % small capitals (\scshape) and left aligned (\raggedright)
-  {\color{headercolor}}{0em}                      % Can be used to give a prefix to all sections, like 'Section ...'
+  {\color{headercolor}}{0em}   % Can be used to give a prefix to all sections, like 'Section ...'
-  {\color{headercolor} \ruleafter}                           % Can be used to insert code before the heading
+  {\color{headercolor} \ruleafter} % Can be used to insert code before the heading
 
-\titlespacing*{\section}{-1pt}{0pt}{0pt}
+  \titlespacing*{\section}{-1pt}{0pt}{0pt}
 
 \newcommand{\volunteer}[1]{
   \begin{small}
     \indent \coloredbullet{} \scriptsize #1
   \end{small}
 }
-% Textview commands
-
-%% \newcommand{\experience}[2]{%
-%%   \mbox{\hspace{1em} \scshape \textbf{#1} }%
-%% }
 
 \newcommand{\datetext}[1]{%
   {\textit{\scriptsize \mdseries  \color{gray} #1 }}
@@ -279,15 +238,6 @@ Position: & \@claimedposition \\
   \mbox{\hspace{1.2em} \scriptsize \desc{#1}}\\[0.3cm]
 }
 
-\newcommand{\explanation}[1]{%
-  \mbox{\scshape \hspace{1.2em} \footnotesize #1}\\[0.05cm]
-}
-
-
-\newcommand{\explanationdetail}[1]{%
-    \indent \begin{minipage}{0.96\linewidth} \footnotesize #1 \end{minipage} \\[0.1cm]
-}
-
 \newcommand{\itemwithtext}[1]{%
     \begin{minipage}{\linewidth} \footnotesize \item #1 \end{minipage}
 }
@@ -302,30 +252,6 @@ Position: & \@claimedposition \\
   \sectiondesc{#1}
 }
 
-\newcommand\createskill[2]{%
-    \textsc{\textbf{#1}} & #2
-}
-
-\newcommand\createtablecontent[1]{%
-    \foreach \x [count=\xi] in {#1} {\ifthenelse{\xi=1}{\x}{\\ \x}}
-}
-
-\newcommand\createskillsanothertry[1]{%not used
-  \begin{tabular}{r|l}
-      \createtablecontent{#1}
-  \end{tabular}
-}
-
-\newcommand\createskills[1]{%
-\explanationdetail{
-  \begin{tabular}{rl}
-    \makeatletter
-    \@for\thisitem:=#1\do{\thisitem\\[0.1cm]}
-    \makeatother
-    \end{tabular}
-}
-}
-
 \newcommand\createbullets[1]{%
   \renewcommand{\labelitemi}{\coloredbullet}
   \begin{itemize}
@@ -334,8 +260,3 @@ Position: & \@claimedposition \\
     \makeatother
   \end{itemize}
 }
-
-\newcommand\createfootnote{%
-  \renewcommand{\footnotesize}{\fontsize{7pt}{11pt}\selectfont}
-    \renewcommand\footnoterule{\rule{0.3\linewidth}{0.5pt}}
-    \let\thefootnote\relax\footnote{\today\ / \href{https://github.com/muratcankaracabey/latex_cv}{source code}}}