[Tex/LaTex] Page numbers restart for preliminary pages

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I have just started typesetting my PhD thesis. I am using the book class. I have a parent file where I define style, chapter header styling, page numbering, etc., and I include every chapter using \include{}. When compiled I have one single PDF file. However, I have a problem with page numbering on preliminary pages such as Abstract, List of Contents, List of Figures, etc. Page numbers restart on every preliminary page. Here is how my TeX file looks like

%Page number formatting for preliminary pages.
\fancypagestyle{preliminary}{
\fancyhf{}
\fancyfoot[C]{\thepage}
\pagenumbering{roman}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\fancypagestyle{plain}{\pagestyle{preliminary}}}

%Page number formatting for main matter.
\fancypagestyle{mainmatter}{
\fancyhf{}
\fancyfoot[C]{\thepage}
\pagenumbering{arabic}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\fancypagestyle{plain}{\pagestyle{mainmatter}}

\onehalfspacing

\newenvironment{abstract}{\chapter*{Abstract}}{}

\begin{document}

\pagestyle{preliminary}
\setcounter{page}{2}

\begin{abstract}...\end{abstract}

\tableofcontents
\listoffigures
\listoftables

\mainmatter

\pagestyle{mainmatter}
\include{chapter1}

\end{document}

Am I doing something wrong? I have a suspicion that pre-defined page number formatting at the very beginning is causing this but I am not sure. What do you guys think?

Best Answer

You define the two page styles preliminary and mainmatter to be the same, except for the numbering (roman in the former, arabic in the latter). So, for now, the following setup is what you're after:

\documentclass{book}

%... Preamble stuff

% Page style for preliminary pages.
\fancypagestyle{preliminary}{
  \fancyhf{}% Clear header/footer
  \fancyfoot[C]{\thepage}% Footer
  \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}% No header rule
}

% Page style for main matter.
\fancypagestyle{mainmatter}{
  \fancyhf{}% Clear header/footer
  \fancyfoot[C]{\thepage}% Footer
  \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}% No header rule
}

%...

\begin{document}

\pagestyle{preliminary}\pagenumbering{roman}
\fancypagestyle{plain}{\pagestyle{preliminary}}% Correct plain page style

%... Preliminary stuff

\mainmatter
\pagestyle{mainmatter}\pagenumbering{arabic}
\fancypagestyle{plain}{\pagestyle{mainmatter}}% Correct plain page style

%... Mainmatter stuff

\end{document}

Another common way of copying a page style into another is to use

\makeatletter
\let\ps@plain\ps@preliminary% Copy preliminary page style into plain
\makeatother

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If you don't set a proper head height, fancyhdr reports the following:

Package Fancyhdr Warning: \headheight is too small (XX.Xpt): 
 Make it at least YY.YYYYpt.
 We now make it that large for the rest of the document.
 This may cause the page layout to be inconsistent, however.

As such, the newly-set \headheight will be the same throughout the document. To avoid this, I've created the following minimal document that sets a consistent head height, adding a vertical space (gap) on the first page to simulate a larger header:

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\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{fancyhdr,datetime,geometry,lipsum,graphicx}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%date in format Sunday, October 25, 2011
\usdate
\def\theday {\dayofweekname{\day}{\month}{\year}}
\def\mydate {\theday , \today}

%%%%%%%%%%return address%%%%%%%%%%
\def\myname         {Frank Thorne}
\def\mydeptname     {Department of Mathematics}
\def\myaffiliation  {University of South Carolina}
\def\mystreet       {1523 Greene Street}
\def\mycitystatezip {Columbia,~SC \quad 29208}
\def\myphone        {\textit{Phone:} (803)404-4057 (home)}
\def\office         {(803)777-4224}
\def\fax            {\textit{Fax:}(803)777-3783}
\def\email          {thorne@math.sc.edu}
\def\url            {\texttt{http://www.math.sc.edu/~thornef}} % NOTE: use $\sim$ for tilde
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%margins%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\geometry{
  margin = 1in,
  headheight = 13.5pt
}
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt} %controls how the indentation of new paragraphs behaves
\setlength{\parskip}{6pt} %controls the space between paragraphs

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%letterhead%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\fancyfoot{}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}
\pagestyle{fancy}%

\fancypagestyle{firstpage}{
  \fancyhf{}% Clear header/footer
  %%%usc logo
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  %%%%%%%%%%return address on right%%%%%%%
  \fancyhead[R]{\leavevmode\footnotesize\itshape%
  \begin{tabular}[t]{l@{}}
    \myname \\ \mydeptname \\
    \myaffiliation \\ \mystreet \\
    \mycitystatezip \\ \email \\[\normalbaselineskip]
    \mydate
  \end{tabular}}
}

\begin{document}

\thispagestyle{firstpage}

\vspace*{8\baselineskip}

\lipsum[1-10]

\bigskip

\hspace{.5\textwidth}%
\begin{tabular}{@{}l}
  Sincerely, \\[2\normalbaselineskip]
  Frank Thorne \\
  \textit{Assistant Professor of Mathematics}
\end{tabular}

\end{document}

I've used geometry to adjust the page layout - it's just easier/more convenient.

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