Added a check in the oldstyle style for an empty 4th argument in the

\cvdoubleitem definition

CHANGELOG

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 version 0.18 (xx Feb 2012)
  - corrected the handling of pdf bookmarks, as suggested on stackexchange by
  U. Fischer.
- - corrected the spacing between sections and subsections by using \addvspace
+ - improved the spacing between sections and subsections by using \addvspace
  instead of \vspace.
  - corrected the spacing between entries with nested itemize environments
  (temporary solution working only for single line items).
+ - added a check in the oldstyle style for an empty 4th argument in the
+ \cvdoubleitem definition, to avoid printing a colon without preceding label.
  
 
 version 0.17 (25 Jan 2012)

moderncvstyleclassic.sty

@@ -142,13 +142,13 @@
   \phantomsection{}% reset the anchor for hyperrefs
   \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{#1}%
   \begin{tabular}{@{}p{\hintscolumnwidth}@{\hspace{\separatorcolumnwidth}}p{\maincolumnwidth}@{}}%
- 	  \raggedleft\hintfont{} &{\strut\subsectionstyle{#1}}%
+ 	  \raggedleft\hintstyle{} &{\strut\subsectionstyle{#1}}%
   \end{tabular}%
   \par\nobreak\addvspace{0.5ex}\@afterheading}% to avoid a pagebreak after the heading
 
 \renewcommand*{\cvitem}[3][.25em]{%
   \begin{tabular}{@{}p{\hintscolumnwidth}@{\hspace{\separatorcolumnwidth}}p{\maincolumnwidth}@{}}%
- 	  \raggedleft\hintfont{#2} &{#3}%
+ 	  \raggedleft\hintstyle{#2} &{#3}%
   \end{tabular}%
   \par\addvspace{#1}}
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
  \cvitem[#1]{#2}{%
    \begin{minipage}[t]{\doubleitemmaincolumnwidth}#3\end{minipage}%
    \hfill% fill of \separatorcolumnwidth
-   \begin{minipage}[t]{\hintscolumnwidth}\raggedleft\hintfont{#4}\end{minipage}%
+   \begin{minipage}[t]{\hintscolumnwidth}\raggedleft\hintstyle{#4}\end{minipage}%
    \hspace*{\separatorcolumnwidth}%
    \begin{minipage}[t]{\doubleitemmaincolumnwidth}#5\end{minipage}}}
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
   \setlength{\cvitemwithcommentmainlength}{\widthof{\usebox{\cvitemwithcommentmainbox}}}%
   \setlength{\cvitemwithcommentcommentlength}{\maincolumnwidth-\separatorcolumnwidth-\cvitemwithcommentmainlength}%
   \cvitem[#1]{#2}{%
-    \begin{minipage}[t]{\cvitemwithcommentmainlength}\textbf{#3}\end{minipage}%
+    \begin{minipage}[t]{\cvitemwithcommentmainlength}\bfseries#3\end{minipage}%
     \hfill% fill of \separatorcolumnwidth
     \begin{minipage}[t]{\cvitemwithcommentcommentlength}\raggedleft\small\itshape#4\end{minipage}}}
 

moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty

@@ -153,13 +153,13 @@
   \par\nobreak\addvspace{0.5ex}\@afterheading}% to avoid a pagebreak after the heading
 
 \renewcommand*{\cvitem}[3][.25em]{%
-  \ifthenelse{\equal{#2}{}}{}{{\hintfont#2}: }{#3}%
+  \ifthenelse{\equal{#2}{}}{}{\hintstyle{#2}: }{#3}%
   \par\addvspace{#1}}
 
 \renewcommand*{\cvdoubleitem}[5][.25em]{%
-  \begin{minipage}[t]{\doubleitemcolumnwidth}{\hintfont#2}: #3\end{minipage}%
+  \begin{minipage}[t]{\doubleitemcolumnwidth}\hintstyle{#2}: #3\end{minipage}%
   \hfill% fill of \separatorcolumnwidth
-  \begin{minipage}[t]{\doubleitemcolumnwidth}{\hintfont#4}: #5\end{minipage}%
+  \begin{minipage}[t]{\doubleitemcolumnwidth}\ifthenelse{\equal{#4}{}}{}{\hintstyle{#4}: }#5\end{minipage}%
   \par\addvspace{#1}}
 
 \renewcommand*{\cvlistitem}[2][.25em]{%
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 \renewcommand*{\cventry}[7][.25em]{%
   \savebox{\cventryyearbox}{%
     \hspace*{2\separatorcolumnwidth}%
-    {\hintfont#2}}%
+    \hintstyle{#2}}%
   \setlength{\cventrytitleboxwidth}{\widthof{\usebox{\cventryyearbox}}}%
   \setlength{\cventrytitleboxwidth}{\maincolumnwidth-\cventrytitleboxwidth}%
   \begin{minipage}{\maincolumnwidth}%
@@ -199,17 +199,17 @@
       \end{minipage}}\fi%
   \par\addvspace{#1}}
 
-
 \newbox{\cvitemwithcommentmainbox}
 \newlength{\cvitemwithcommentmainlength}
 \newlength{\cvitemwithcommentcommentlength}
 \renewcommand*{\cvitemwithcomment}[4][.25em]{%
-  \savebox{\cvitemwithcommentmainbox}{\ifthenelse{\equal{#2}{}}{}{{\hintfont#2}: }#3}%
+  \savebox{\cvitemwithcommentmainbox}{\ifthenelse{\equal{#2}{}}{}{\hintstyle{#2}: }#3}%
   \setlength{\cvitemwithcommentmainlength}{\widthof{\usebox{\cvitemwithcommentmainbox}}}%
   \setlength{\cvitemwithcommentcommentlength}{\maincolumnwidth-\separatorcolumnwidth-\cvitemwithcommentmainlength}%
-  \begin{minipage}[t]{\cvitemwithcommentmainlength}\ifthenelse{\equal{#2}{}}{}{{\hintfont#2}: }#3\end{minipage}%
+  \begin{minipage}[t]{\cvitemwithcommentmainlength}\ifthenelse{\equal{#2}{}}{}{\hintstyle{#2}: }#3\end{minipage}%
   \hfill% fill of \separatorcolumnwidth
-  \begin{minipage}[t]{\cvitemwithcommentcommentlength}\raggedleft\small\itshape#4\end{minipage}\\[#1]}
+  \begin{minipage}[t]{\cvitemwithcommentcommentlength}\raggedleft\small\itshape#4\end{minipage}%
+  \par\addvspace{#1}}
 
 \renewenvironment{thebibliography}[1]%
   {%