IMO the following code should result in an italic iii on the contents page. Instead I get a roman 1. ------------------- \startfrontmatter \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided,conversion=romannumerals] \setuppagenumber[number=iii] \setuppagenumber[state=start] \completecontent ------------------------------ I have tried variations such as a single \setupagenumber with two parameters, using \page[iii] instead and so on. This ought to be a smple task: start page numbering on the contents page with iii. But I haven't mastered it yet. -- John Culleton Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Police Procedural and Expose: "Death Wore Black" "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html