Page numbering in pdf output

[Dennis Karasev <dennis@pochtamt.ru>]

Hello!

I've just skimmed through the "FO Parameter Reference" at
http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/doc/fo/, this lists
archive, and the stylesheets, of course, but the only place which seemed
close to be handling my problem did so in regard to dsssl.

What I need is straightforward page numbering: the title page is no. 1,
the TOC, let's say, no. 2, first page of the first chapter - no. 3 then
(supposing each of them take exactly 1 page and there are no other
elemants between them).

If I simply change page number format of front matter pages from roman
to arabic, then I get two no. 1 pages and so on, since new page sequence
begins after preface.

I guess, though I may be wrong, "reset-page-numbers" parameter in dsssl
stylesheets addressed the same question, but I haven't found anything
alike in xsl stylesheets.

Is there a standard (or any noncomplicated) way to solve such a problem
(an option, perhaps,that I've missed)? If I didn't read some valuable
source of information addressing this matter, please let me know as well.

TIA

-- 
Dennis