LaTeX Engine

The LaTeX engine is the core engine of YAMLResume, designed to produce high-quality, professional-looking PDF resumes using LaTeX templates.

Configuration

To use the LaTeX engine, specify engine: latex in your layout configuration.

layouts:
  - engine: latex
    template: moderncv-banking
    # ... other options

Page

The page option allows you to customize the page settings, such as the paper size, margins and whether to show page numbers.

layouts:
  - engine: latex
    page:
      showPageNumbers: true
      # a4 or letter
      paperSize: a4
      margins:
        top: 2.5cm
        left: 1.5cm
        right: 1.5cm
        bottom: 2.5cm

Sections

The sections option allows you to customize the section titles and their order. For more information, see the sections documentation.

layouts:
  - engine: latex
    sections:
      aliases:
        work: "Professional Experience"
        education: "Education"
        skills: "Skills"
      order:
        - basics
        - work
        - education

Templates

The template option allows you to choose from a variety of templates. Each template has a unique design and layout. You can find a list of available templates in the templates documentation.

layouts:
  - engine: latex
    template: moderncv-banking

Typography

The typography option allows you to customize font styles used in your resume.

Font Size

The fontSize option allows you to set the base font size for the document. The LaTeX engine only supports 10pt, 11pt, and 12pt.

Font Family

The fontFamily option allows you to specify a prioritized list of font family names. This works similarly to the CSS font-family property.

layouts:
  - engine: latex
    typography:
      fontSize: 11pt
      fontFamily: "Merriweather, serif"

Advanced

The advanced option allows you to configure advanced settings for the LaTeX engine.

layouts:
  - engine: latex
    advanced:
      showIcons: true
      fontspec:
        numbers: Lining