Take this document:
\documentclass{report}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\title{\LaTeX\ page numbering repro}
\author{Hendrik}
\begin{document}
%\pagenumbering{roman}
\maketitle
\begin{abstract}
\blindtext
\end{abstract}
\tableofcontents
%\pagenumbering{arabic}
\chapter{Chapter 1}
\section{Section}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\section{Section}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\section{Section}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\chapter{Chapter 2}
\section{Section}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\section{Section}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\section{Section}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\chapter{Chapter 3}
\section{Section}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\section{Section}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\section{Section}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\subsection{Subsection}
\Blindtext
\end{document}
It compiles correctly, such that
- title page and abstract are unnumbered,
- the first page of the ToC is page 1,
- the second page of the ToC is page 2,
- it continues with pages 3, 4, 5, ….
However, I would like everything before chapter 1 to use roman numbers, such that chapter 1 starts at page 1. To accomplish that, I added the \pagenumbering{roman} and \pagenumbering{arabic} lines. If you uncomment them, the document still compiles, but there is a problem.
- Title page and abstract are still unnumbered. ✓
- First page of the ToC starts at i. ✓
- Second page of the ToC is now page 1. ❌ What? why??
- It continues with pages 2, 3, 4, …. ✓
I want the second page of the ToC to be numbered page ii instead. What is going on here?