diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 193f2c6..db1a11b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 # AltaCV, yet another LaTeX CV/Résumé class
 
-v1.6.5 (3 Nov 2022), by LianTze Lim (liantze@gmail.com)
-
-* Added \mynames{...} to specify names to be highlighted in the publication list on 3 Nov 2022
+v1.7 (9 Aug 2023), by LianTze Lim (liantze@gmail.com)
+
+* v1.7 (9 Aug 2023) changes:
+  - `\itemmarker` and `\ratingmarker` renamed to `\cvItemMarker` and `\cvRatingMarker`
+  - Added `\cvLocationMarker` and `\cvDateMarker` so that these icons in `\cvevent`
+    can be re-defined
+  - Added `\locationname` and `\datename` for replacement text of the location and date
+    markers in `\cvevent`
+  - Other tweaks with `accsupp`
+* Added `\mynames{...}` to specify names to be highlighted in the publication list on 3 Nov 2022
 * Starred `\NewInfoField*` command to handle Mastodon; Icons, `\cvskills`, `\wheelchart` have "copyable" text values; `\cvskill` supports numerical values {0.5, 1, ..., 4.5, 5} on 21 May 2021
 * Moved `biblatex`-related code to `*.cfg` files for easier edit on 8 May 2021
 * Removed dependency on `academicons` on 12 Apr 2021
@@ -41,7 +48,10 @@ Though if you're creating your own CV/résumé, you'd probably prefer using the
   * Note that to compile with XeLaTeX, you should use a command line as follows, per [the `pdfx` documentation](http://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/pdfx/pdfx.pdf): `xelatex -shell-escape -output-driver="xdvipdfmx -z 0" sample.tex`
 * The samples here use the [Lato](http://www.latofonts.com/lato-free-fonts/) and [Roboto Slab fonts](https://github.com/googlefonts/robotoslab). Feel free to use a different typeface package instead—often a different typeface will change the entire CV's feel.
 
-## `sample.tex` [WAS `sample-alt.tex` 2 FEBRUARY 2020, DEFAULT SINCE 10 MAY 2020] ##
+## `sample.tex` ##
+
+This file was first created as `sample-alt.tex` on 2 Feb 2020. **It is the default sample LaTeX file since 10 May 2020.**
+
 Many users have overlooked the optional argument of `\cvsection` to insert the right sidebar contents, and often confused that the right sidebar doesn't automatically break across pages. This new layout uses the `paracol` package for typesetting the left and right columns that _can_ break across pages. It also makes changing the column widths easier:
 
 ```latex
@@ -120,7 +130,8 @@ then you can use `\mastodon` with TWO arguments where the 2nd argument is the fu
 
 ## Configurable colours
 
-Use `\colorlet` or `\definecolor` to change these.
+Use `\colorlet` or `\definecolor` to change these; see examples 
+in preamble of `sample.tex`.
 * `accent`
 * `emphasis`
 * `heading`
@@ -132,7 +143,8 @@ Use `\colorlet` or `\definecolor` to change these.
 
 ## Configurable fonts
 
-Use `\renewcommand` to change these.
+Use `\renewcommand` to change these; see examples in preamble of
+`sample.tex`.
 * `\namefont`
 * `\taglinefont`
 * `\personalinfofont`
@@ -141,17 +153,33 @@ Use `\renewcommand` to change these.
 
 ## Configurable icons
 
-Use `\renewcommand` to change these.
-* `\cvItemMarker`
-* `\cvRatingMarker`
-* `\cvDateMarker`
-* `\cvLocationMarker`
+Use `\renewcommand` to change these; see examples in preamble of
+`sample.tex`.
+* `\cvItemMarker` (bullets for `itemize`)
+* `\cvRatingMarker` (for `\cvskill`)
+* `\cvDateMarker` (for date in `\cvevent`)
+* `\cvLocationMarker` (for location in `\cvevent` and `\location`)
+
+
+## Is this template ATS-friendly?
+There is some discussion about this in issue #76. No actual claims are made, because we don't really know how each ATS system works. But this template uses `accsupp` to add replacement text for the icons, which may help — e.g. the `\faGithub` icon rendered in the PDF would copy-and-paste from Acrobat Reader, as exactly the text `\faGithub`. 
+
+You could try running `pdftotext -raw sample.pdf` to view the text-only version of the CV, with the columnar layout removed.
+
+Alternatively running `pdftotext -layout sample.pdf` to view the text-only version in a pseudo-two-column layout.
+
+In particular `\locationname` and `\datename` hold the replacement text for the location and date/duration icon in `\cvevent`. These can be re-defined especially if your CV is in a non-English language, e.g. Spanish (see commented examples in preamble of `sample.tex`):
+
+```latex
+\renewcommand{\locationname}{Ubicación}
+\renewcommand{\datename}{Fecha}
+```
 
 ---
 
-## `legacy/sample-old.tex`
+## `legacy/sample-old.tex` (for historical record only)
 
-This is the original sample template file until 5 May 2020. The right sidebar is actually a _`marginpar`_, so it doesn't support footnote and cannot automatically break across pages if it's too long. You would need to split your right sidebar contents into separate files e.g. `p1sidebar.tex` and `p2sidebar.tex`, and insert them as the optional argument of the `\cvsection{...}` that you want to align them with:
+This was the original sample template file until 5 May 2020. The right sidebar is actually a _`marginpar`_, so it doesn't support footnote and cannot automatically break across pages if it's too long. You would need to split your right sidebar contents into separate files e.g. `p1sidebar.tex` and `p2sidebar.tex`, and insert them as the optional argument of the `\cvsection{...}` that you want to align them with:
 
 ```latex
 \cvsection[p1sidebar]{Experience}
diff --git a/altacv.cls b/altacv.cls
index 8732b07..fbc0fd1 100644
--- a/altacv.cls
+++ b/altacv.cls
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
-% This is altacv.cls (v1.6.5, 3 Nov 2022) written by
+% This is altacv.cls (v1.7, 9 Aug 2023) written by
 % LianTze Lim (liantze@gmail.com).
 %
 %% It may be distributed and/or modified under the
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1995/12/01]
-\ProvidesClass{altacv}[2022/11/03 AltaCV v1.6.5, yet another alternative class for a resume/curriculum vitae.]
+\ProvidesClass{altacv}[2023/08/09 AltaCV v1.7, yet another alternative class for a resume/curriculum vitae.]
 
 %% v1.1: Optionally load academicons
 %% v1.4: Nope, academicons is unnecessary; fontawesome5 has \faOrcid.
@@ -96,13 +96,15 @@
 \colorlet{body}{black!80!white}
 \colorlet{name}{heading}
 \colorlet{tagline}{accent}
+% Renamed or added v1.7
 \newcommand{\cvItemMarker}{{\small\textbullet}}
 \newcommand{\cvRatingMarker}{\faCircle}
 \let\itemmarker\cvItemMarker      % for backward compatibility
 \let\ratingmarker\cvRatingMarker  % for backward compatibility
 \newcommand{\cvDateMarker}{\faCalendar[regular]}
 \newcommand{\cvLocationMarker}{\faMapMarker}
-
+\newcommand{\locationname}{Location}
+\newcommand{\datename}{Date}
 
 \RequirePackage{tikz}
 \usetikzlibrary{arrows}
@@ -144,21 +146,27 @@
 %% v1.3.1: using \unfriendlydetokenize to avoid breaking unicode
 %% v1.6: Use accsupp so that when copying/pasting the icon from PDF to a text
 %%       file, the icon name is pasted
+%% v1.7: Some tweaks/corrections so that accsupp is for icons only
 \ExplSyntaxOn
 \NewDocumentCommand{\printinfo}{m m o}{%
-  \BeginAccSupp{method=escape,ActualText={#1:~#2}}
+  % \BeginAccSupp{method=escape,ActualText={#1:~#2}}
   \IfNoValueTF{#3}{%
-    \mbox{\textcolor{accent}{\normalfont #1}~\utffriendlydetokenize{#2}\hspace{2em}}%
+    \mbox{\textcolor{accent}%
+    {\BeginAccSupp{method=escape,ActualText={#1:}}\normalfont #1\EndAccSupp{}}%
+    ~\utffriendlydetokenize{#2}\hspace{2em}}%
   }{%
      \if@withhyper%
-      \mbox{\textcolor{accent}{\normalfont #1}~
-      \href{#3}{\utffriendlydetokenize{#2}}\hspace{2em}}
+      \mbox{\textcolor{accent}%
+      {\BeginAccSupp{method=escape,ActualText={#1:}}\normalfont #1\EndAccSupp{}}%
+      ~\href{#3}{\utffriendlydetokenize{#2}}\hspace{2em}}
      \else%
        \ClassWarning{Please specify [withhyper] option to enable hyperlinks. Printing out full hyperlink prefix #1 for now.}%
-      \mbox{\textcolor{accent}{\normalfont #1}~{\utffriendlydetokenize{#3#2}}\hspace{2em}}%
+      \mbox{\textcolor{accent}
+      {\BeginAccSupp{method=escape,ActualText={#1:}}\normalfont #1\EndAccSupp{}}%
+      ~{\utffriendlydetokenize{#3#2}}\hspace{2em}}%
      \fi%
   }%
-  \EndAccSupp{}
+  % \EndAccSupp{}
 }%
 
 
@@ -284,20 +292,30 @@
 }
 
 % v1.1.4: fixes inconsistent font size
+% v1.7: adds accsupp ActualText for location and date markers
 \newcommand{\cvevent}[4]{%
   {\large\color{emphasis}#1\par}
   \smallskip\normalsize
   \ifstrequal{#2}{}{}{
   \textbf{\color{accent}#2}\par
   \smallskip}
-  \ifstrequal{#3}{}{}{{\small\makebox[0.5\linewidth][l]{\cvDateMarker~#3}}}%
-  \ifstrequal{#4}{}{}{{\small\makebox[0.5\linewidth][l]{\cvLocationMarker~#4}}}\par
+  \ifstrequal{#3}{}{}{%
+    {\small\makebox[0.5\linewidth][l]%
+      {\BeginAccSupp{method=pdfstringdef,ActualText={\datename:}}\cvDateMarker\EndAccSupp{}%
+      ~#3}%
+    }}%
+  \ifstrequal{#4}{}{}{%
+    {\small\makebox[0.5\linewidth][l]%
+      {\BeginAccSupp{method=pdfstringdef,ActualText={\locationname:}}\cvLocationMarker\EndAccSupp{}%
+        ~#4}%
+    }}\par
   \medskip\normalsize
 }
 
+% v1.7: adds accsupp for the icon as well
 \newcommand{\cvachievement}[3]{%
   \begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{@{}p{2em} @{\hspace{1ex}} >{\raggedright\arraybackslash}X@{}}
-  \multirow{2}{*}{\Large\color{accent}#1} & \bfseries\textcolor{emphasis}{#2}\\
+  \multirow{2}{*}{\Large\color{accent}\BeginAccSupp{method=escape,ActualText={#1: }}#1\EndAccSupp{}} & \bfseries\textcolor{emphasis}{#2}\\
   & #3
   \end{tabularx}%
   \smallskip
diff --git a/mmayer.pdf b/mmayer.pdf
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diff --git a/mmayer.tex b/mmayer.tex
index f2db0ec..f886888 100644
--- a/mmayer.tex
+++ b/mmayer.tex
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 % This is an sample CV template created using altacv.cls
-% (v1.6.5, 3 Nov 2022) written by LianTze Lim (liantze@gmail.com), based on the
+% (v1.7, 9 Aug 2023) written by LianTze Lim (liantze@gmail.com), based on the
 % CV created by BusinessInsider at http://www.businessinsider.my/a-sample-resume-for-marissa-mayer-2016-7/?r=US&IR=T
 %
 %% It may be distributed and/or modified under the
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 % \documentclass[10pt,a4paper,normalphoto]{altacv}
 
 \documentclass[10pt,a4paper,ragged2e,withhyper]{altacv}
-
 %% AltaCV uses the fontawesome5 package.
 %% See http://texdoc.net/pkg/fontawesome5 for full list of symbols.
 
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 
 % Change the font if you want to, depending on whether
 % you're using pdflatex or xelatex/lualatex
+% WHEN COMPILING WITH XELATEX PLEASE USE
+% xelatex -shell-escape -output-driver="xdvipdfmx -z 0" mmayer.tex
 \ifxetexorluatex
   % If using xelatex or lualatex:
   \setmainfont{Lato}
@@ -60,11 +61,20 @@
 % for \cvskill if you want to
 \renewcommand{\cvItemMarker}{{\small\textbullet}}
 \renewcommand{\cvRatingMarker}{\faCircle}
-% ...and the markers for the duration/location for \cvevent
+% ...and the markers for the date/location for \cvevent
 % \renewcommand{\cvDateMarker}{\faCalendar*[regular]}
 % \renewcommand{\cvLocationMarker}{\faMapMarker*}
 
 
+% If your CV/résumé is in a language other than English,
+% then you probably want to change these so that when you
+% copy-paste from the PDF or run pdftotext, the location
+% and date marker icons for \cvevent will paste as correct
+% translations. For example Spanish:
+% \renewcommand{\locationname}{Ubicación}
+% \renewcommand{\datename}{Fecha}
+
+
 %% Use (and optionally edit if necessary) this .cfg if you
 %% want to use an author-year reference style like APA(6)
 %% for your publication list
diff --git a/pubs-num.cfg b/pubs-num.cfg
index 7c4b2b8..ce8d9b8 100644
--- a/pubs-num.cfg
+++ b/pubs-num.cfg
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\usepackage[backend=biber,style=ieee,sorting=ydnt]{biblatex}
+\usepackage[backend=biber,style=ieee,sorting=ydnt,defernumbers=true]{biblatex}
 %% For removing numbering entirely when using a numeric style
 \setlength{\bibhang}{1.25em}
 \DeclareFieldFormat{labelnumberwidth}{\makebox[\bibhang][l]{\itemmarker}}
diff --git a/sample.pdf b/sample.pdf
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diff --git a/sample.tex b/sample.tex
index fb31956..c428c4a 100644
--- a/sample.tex
+++ b/sample.tex
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 % This is an sample CV template created using altacv.cls
-% (v1.6.5, 3 Nov 2022) written by LianTze Lim (liantze@gmail.com). Compiles with pdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX.
+% (v1.7, 9 August 2023) written by LianTze Lim (liantze@gmail.com). Compiles with pdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX.
 %
 %% It may be distributed and/or modified under the
 %% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.3
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 % Change the font if you want to, depending on whether
 % you're using pdflatex or xelatex/lualatex
+% WHEN COMPILING WITH XELATEX PLEASE USE
+% xelatex -shell-escape -output-driver="xdvipdfmx -z 0" sample.tex
 \ifxetexorluatex
   % If using xelatex or lualatex:
   \setmainfont{Roboto Slab}
@@ -65,11 +67,20 @@
 % for \cvskill if you want to
 \renewcommand{\cvItemMarker}{{\small\textbullet}}
 \renewcommand{\cvRatingMarker}{\faCircle}
-% ...and the markers for the duration/location for \cvevent
+% ...and the markers for the date/location for \cvevent
 % \renewcommand{\cvDateMarker}{\faCalendar*[regular]}
 % \renewcommand{\cvLocationMarker}{\faMapMarker*}
 
 
+% If your CV/résumé is in a language other than English,
+% then you probably want to change these so that when you
+% copy-paste from the PDF or run pdftotext, the location
+% and date marker icons for \cvevent will paste as correct
+% translations. For example Spanish:
+% \renewcommand{\locationname}{Ubicación}
+% \renewcommand{\datename}{Fecha}
+
+
 %% Use (and optionally edit if necessary) this .tex if you
 %% want to use an author-year reference style like APA(6)
 %% for your publication list