Create a vertical line in Latex

[member 428835]

Hi PF!

I am very new with Latex and was building a resume using a downloaded template. What I would like to do is create a vertical line down the page. Can anyone help?

The line of code that seems to create a horizontal line is:
\noindent\makebox[\linewidth]{\color{headings}\rule{\paperwidth}{0.4pt}} % Horizontal rule
Can anyone help me understand how to make a vertical one (and where I can place it)?

This is in a .cls file

Thanks!

Josh

 

[DrClaude]

This is far from trivial. You can check http://www.latex-community.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=23479 for a possible way of doing it.

Another possibility: http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/43530/vertical-rule-at-the-left-of-a-listing

 

[member 428835]

What do you mean by trivial?

Thanks for the response!

 

[DrClaude]

What do you mean by trivial?

What I mean by "not trivial" is that having a vertical rule like that does not fit naturally in the way Latex does page processing. You thus have to use special packages that can take some time to master. In other words, a horizontal rule is easy, a vertical rule is hard.

 

[member 428835]

Does it matter that my document class is "resume"?

 

[DrClaude]

Does it matter that my document class is "resume"?

I don't know. You'll have to try a package and see how well it interacts with that class.

 

[member 428835]

Thanks a ton! I found one that works!

 

[RonL]

Thanks a ton! I found one that works!

If you care, or can, perhaps it might be something you can share, in case someone else is having the same question:)

 

[member 428835]

yea no problem! here it is:

\SetBgScale{1}% Thickness of rule
\SetBgAngle{0}% Sets rule angle
\SetBgColor{black}% Color
\SetBgContents{\rule{.4pt}{20cm}}% How long rule is going to be
\SetBgHshift{-3.3cm}% How far into page rule is placed

\begin{document}

hope this helps!

 

[RonL]

yea no problem! here it is:

\SetBgScale{1}% Thickness of rule
\SetBgAngle{0}% Sets rule angle
\SetBgColor{black}% Color
\SetBgContents{\rule{.4pt}{20cm}}% How long rule is going to be
\SetBgHshift{-3.3cm}% How far into page rule is placed

\begin{document}

hope this helps!

It will, thanks:)