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 *xdanaux*
 *.sh
 examples/*.sh
-examples/template_casual_orange.tex
-examples/template_classic_green.tex
-examples/template_multibib.tex
+examples/template_*.tex
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
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+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 version 1.4.0 (dd MMM 2013)
+ - deprecated \phone, \mobile and \fax in favour of \phone[<type>], where <type>
+ can be "mobile", "fixed" (default) or "fax".
  - deprecated \firstname and \familyname in favour of \name{<first>}{<last>}.
  - removed the use of the suffix package.
 
diff --git a/collection.sty b/collection.sty
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@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+%% start of file `collection.sty'.
+%% Copyright 2013-2013 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com).
+%
+% This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
+% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
+% available at http://www.latex-project.org/lppl/.
+
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%                identification
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
+\ProvidesPackage{collection}[2013/02/19 v1.0.0 collections]
+
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%                requirements
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+\RequirePackage{ifthen}
+
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%                code
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+% creates a new collection
+% usage: \collectionnew{<collection name>}
+\newcommand*{\collectionnew}[1]{%
+  \newcounter{collection@#1@count}}
+
+% adds an item to a collection
+% usage: \collectionadd[<optional key>]{<collection name>}{<item to add>}
+\newcommand*{\collectionadd}[3][]{%
+  \expandafter\def\csname collection@#2@item\roman{collection@#2@count}\endcsname{#3}%
+  \if\relax\noexpand#1\relax% if #1 is empty
+    \else\expandafter\def\csname collection@#2@key\roman{collection@#2@count}\endcsname{#1}\fi%
+  \stepcounter{collection@#2@count}}
+
+% returns the number of items in a collection
+% usage: \collectioncount{<collection name>}
+\newcommand*{\collectioncount}[1]{%
+  \value{collection@#1@count}}
+
+% gets an item from a collection
+% usage: \collectiongetitem{<collection name>}{<element id>}
+% where <element id> is an integer between 0 and (collectioncount-1)
+\newcommand*{\collectiongetitem}[2]{%
+  \csname collection@#1@item\romannumeral #2\endcsname}
+
+% gets a key from a collection
+% usage: \collectiongetkey{<collection name>}{<element id>}
+% where <element id> is an integer between 0 and (collectioncount-1)
+\newcommand*{\collectiongetkey}[2]{%
+  \csname collection@#1@key\romannumeral #2\endcsname}
+
+% loops through a collection and perform the given operation on every element
+% usage: \collectionloop{<collection name>}{<operation sequence>}
+% where <operation sequence> is the code sequence to be evaluated for each collection item,
+%   code which can refer to \collectionloopid, \collectionloopkey, \collectionloopitem and
+%   \collectionloopbreak
+\newcounter{collection@iterator}
+\newcommand*{\collectionloopbreak}{\let\iterate\relax}
+\newcommand*{\collectionloop}[2]{%
+  \setcounter{collection@iterator}{0}%
+  \loop\ifnum\value{collection@iterator}<\value{collection@#1@count}%
+    \def\collectionloopid{\arabic{collection@iterator}}%
+    \def\collectionloopitem{\collectiongetitem{#1}{\collectionloopid}}%
+    \def\collectionloopkey{\collectiongetkey{#1}{\collectionloopid}}%
+    #2%
+    \stepcounter{collection@iterator}%
+    \repeat}
+
+% loops through a collection and finds the (first) element matching the given key
+% usage: \collectionfindbykey{<collection name>}{key>}
+\newcommand*{\collectionfindbykey}[2]{%
+  \collectionloop{#1}{%
+    \ifthenelse{\equal{\collectionloopkey}{#2}}{\collectionloopitem\collectionloopbreak}{}}}
+
+
+\endinput
+
+
+%% end of file `collection.cls'.
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diff --git a/moderncv.cls b/moderncv.cls
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@@ -235,17 +235,12 @@
 % usage: \address{<street>}{<city>}{<country>}
 % where the <city> and <country> arguments can be omitted or provided empty
 \NewDocumentCommand{\address}{mG{}G{}}{\def\@addressstreet{#1}\def\@addresscity{#2}\def\@addresscountry{#3}}
-% defines one's mobile phone number (optional)
-% usage: \mobile{<number>}
-\newcommand*{\mobile}[1]{\def\@mobile{#1}}
-% defines one's fixed phone number (optional)
-% usage: \phone{<number>}
-\newcommand*{\phone}[1]{\def\@phone{#1}}
-% defines one's fax number (optional)
-% usage: \fax{<number>}
-\newcommand*{\fax}[1]{\def\@fax{#1}}
-% defines one's email address (optional)
-% usage: \email{<email>}
+% adds a mobile/fixed/fax number to one's personal information (optional)
+% usage: \phone[<optional type>]{<number>}
+% where <optional type> should be either "mobile", "fixed" or "fax
+\RequirePackage{collection}
+\collectionnew{phones}
+\newcommand*{\phone}[2][fixed]{\collectionadd[#1]{phones}{#2}}
 \newcommand*{\email}[1]{\def\@email{#1}}
 % defines one's home page (optional)
 % usage: \homepage{<url>}
diff --git a/moderncvcompatibility.sty b/moderncvcompatibility.sty
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@@ -86,6 +86,15 @@
 \newcommand*{\familyname}[1]{\def\@lastname{#1}}
 \def\@familyname{\@lastname}
 
+% compatibility with versions <= 1.4.0
+\newcommand*{\mobile}[1]{\collectionadd[mobile]{phones}{#1}}
+%\newcommand*{\phone}[1]{\collectionadd[fixed]{phones}{#1}}% implicit, as \phone{...} defaults to \phone[fixed]{...}
+\newcommand*{\fax}[1]{\collectionadd[fax]{phones}{#1}}
+\newcommand*{\@mobile}{\collectionfindbykey{phones}{mobile}}
+\newcommand*{\@phone}{\collectionfindbykey{phones}{fixed}}
+\newcommand*{\@fax}{\collectionfindbykey{phones}{fax}}
+
+
 \endinput