I'm maintaining my CV in two languages, and I was wondering if there are some tools for #Inkscape to ease the pain.

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@unfa inkscape? I think the answer instead is latex 😂

@unfa Let me try to convince you.
This little piece of code: github.com/falkTX/falktx-web/b
Generates this: falktx.com/files/cv.pdf

There are many latex templates out there, mine comes from one of those and just tweaked a bit.
It is nice not having to care about layout (after some initial setup).
I can keep adding/altering stuff and nothing will break.

Sorry for the self-plug 😝

@falktx No problem :D Is it safe to publish your phone number on the web?

BTW - this looks nice, though I am a graphic designer more than a programmer, so I have a little bit different needs.

Here's what I've made in Inkscape:

@unfa
Are you freaking kidding me, Unfa, skilled in 3D art as well?! What is that you cannot do?

@deerbard @unfa programming 😂
but... as long as unfa keeps using Linux, I think it is only a matter of time until we see some python here and there haha

@falktx
I am using linux for years but I have no idea about programming :D
@unfa

@falktx @deerbard I do some programming (Bash and GDScript mostly), but I am not great at it, and it takes me a lot of time. So I try to find other solutions to my issues first.

@unfa, it sais "Lanugages" instead of "Languages"

@claudius @falktx Does LibreOffice writer have some tools to maintain two versions of your text using the same formatting, that you can easily update and keep in sync?

@unfa @falktx sorry this was more directed at the LaTeX suggestion.

@claudius @falktx @unfa it looks like you are unaware of how powerful latex is, you are working with plain text, you could just sed all of it to get your translation stuff working, or do some more clever bash scripting, idk

@joeligj12 @falktx @unfa your assumption is wrong. I worked with LaTeX for a few years, and I also used it as an intermediate format in a scripted environment (not sed, though). I just took a good look at all of this and decided that it's a heap of work that is not worth the hassle.

@claudius @falktx @unfa my bad, although in my opinion, since templates are already there where is the hassle on filling them out? Yeah you can spend all the time you want customizing one, but that's not really necessary, or maybe it is but I have not seen Unfa's CV and I have no idea of how complex does it need to be to fit his current one

@falktx Programmers make their CVs in whatever programmers use, but I am an artist :D

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