Adobe refers to that as "logical page numbering." You can set it up manually by opening the pdf in the full Acrobat (a commercial product) and using Document -> Number Pages, setting the desired options, and saving the pdf. I don't know if a DSSSL based tool chain could be made to automate that. I hope that someday fo renderers do: http://exslfo.sourceforge.net/requirements.html#logical-page-numbers
David
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Caillan Crowe-McAuliffe [mailto:]
> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 4:39 AM
> To:
> Subject: [docbook] Page number and PDF issues
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am using a DSSSL print stylesheet and converting my
> document to a PDF.
> I have small problem, and I was wondering if anyone could help:
>
> The title page, table of contents and preamble all use a roman numeral
> system to number the pages. From Chapter 1 onwards, however, arabic
> numerals are used. Chapter 1 begins on the 9th page of a PDF document.
> As PDF viewers use arabic page numbering all the way throughout the
> document, this means that users looking to jump to specific chapters
> through a PDF viewer must skip 8 pages further than the contents would
> suggest.
>
> Is there any way to add 8 onto the value of each arabic page number to
> avoid this problem?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Caillan Crowe-McAuliffe
>
