Page Layout ⇒ TOC LOF sequential page numbering

[smarm]

Hi All.

I have a problem that seem to fall between the seams of all of the problems that I am finding answers to. Depositing dissertation in a few days with very specific guidelines, so I'm not looking for elegance, just a working answer.

I need TOCs, LOFs, Acknowledgments, etc all with sequential Roman numbering on each page (preferably on the lower-center) before the Arabic enumeration of the text begins. What I am getting with the following is each section beginning with its proper lower-case Roman numeral, then nothing for the remainder of its pages, until the next section begins. That is, the 3-page TOC has a (i) at the bottom-center, then is blank for the next 2 pages, then the 3-page LOF has a (iv) at the bottom-center, and then is blank as well for its next 2 pages, until the next section begins, &c.

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% TOC

\clearpage
\setcounter{page}{1}
\pagenumbering{roman}
\tableofcontents{}

% Figgers

\clearpage
\listoffigures{}

% Acknowledgments

\chapter*{Acknowledgments}
  \pagestyle{plain}

% Last words
\newpage
  \begin{verse}
     \ldots
  \end{verse}

%Begin thesis

\newpage
\setcounter{page}{1}
\pagenumbering{arabic}

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks very much.

smarm.

[meho_r]

Make sure that you haven't put \pagestyle{empty} anywhere before that code for changing page numbering. As you can see from the following example, it should work fine with \pagestyle{plain}:

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\documentclass{report}

\usepackage{blindtext}
\usepackage[english]{babel}

\begin{document}

\pagestyle{plain}

\clearpage
\setcounter{page}{1}
\pagenumbering{roman}

\tableofcontents

\clearpage
\setcounter{page}{1}
\pagenumbering{arabic}

\blinddocument
\blinddocument
\blinddocument
\blinddocument
\blinddocument

\end{document}

[smarm]

worked like a charm. thanks.