Page Layout ⇒ Bizarre numbering in contents

[catherine]

OK, so I'm trying to figure out the details of a friend's thesis, and we've run into a problem with the table of contents. We're dealing with a standard template. It contains the following code:

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\newcommand{\preface}{\chaptertoc{\prefacename}{\prefacename}}
\newcommand{\foreword}{\chaptertoc{\forewordname}{\forewordname}}
\newcommand{\acknowledgements}{\chaptertoc{\acknowledgementsname}{\acknowledgementsname}}
...
\newcommand\contentsname{Contents}
\newcommand\listfigurename{List of Figures}
\newcommand\listtablename{List of Tables}
\newcommand\prefacename{Preface}
\newcommand\forewordname{Foreword}
\newcommand\acknowledgementsname{Acknowledgements}
\newcommand\draftname{Preliminary Draft}

Which is called in the latex document as follows:

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\tableofcontents
\listoffigures
\listoftables
\acknowledgements

Now, the problem is with the page numbering. In the table of contents, we get the following:
Table of Contents ... ii
List of Figures ... iv
List of Tables ... xi
Acknowledgements ... ii

The problem isn't specific to the acknowledgements, it happens to whatever the last item in this set. The next item in the Contents is the abstract, and everything works fine from there on.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Catherine,

welcome to the board!
Without to see more code, especially that template, the cause is hard to guess. The problem could be caused for instance by a \pagenumbering (or \frontmatter etc.) command, that would reset the page number.

Stefan

[catherine]

I don't think it's a problem with a \pagenumbering command. I've tried putting in \setnumber{page}{12} right before the \acknowledgements command, and it doesn't do anything. Are attachments allowed here? I can post the entire template if that would be helpful.

The code dealing with the frontmatter part is here

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\newcommand\frontmatter{%
    \cleardoublepage
  \@mainmatterfalse
  \pagenumbering{roman}}

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Yes, attachments are allowed, with more information help could be easier provided.

Stefan