This typst packages allows you to simply mark the end and start of your front matter and back matter to change style and value of your page number without manually setting and keeping track of inner and outer page counters.

Example

#import "@preview/anti-matter:0.0.1": anti-matter, anti-front-end, anti-back-start

#set page("a4", height: auto)
#show heading.where(level: 1): it => pagebreak(weak: true) + it

// add a title page and reset the counter
#[
  #set page(numbering: none)
  #counter(page).update(0)
]

#show: anti-matter

#include "front-matter.typ"
#anti-front-end

#include "chapters.typ"

#anti-back-start
#include "back-matter.typ"

Features

• Marking the start and end of front/end matter.
• Specifying the numbering styles for each matter and regular content

FAQ

1. Why are the pages not correctly counted?
   • If you are setting your own page header, you must use anti-header, see section II in the manual.
2. Why is my outline not displaying the correct numbering?
   • If you configure your own outline.entry, you must use anti-page-at, See section II in the manual.
3. Why does my front/inner/back matter numbering start on the wrong page?
   • This is likely a bug, please open an issue with a minimal reproducible example.

Etymology

The package name anti-matter was choosen as a word play on front/back matter.

Glossary

• front matter - The first part of a thesis or book (intro, outline, etc.)

• back or end matter - The last part of a thesis or book (bobliography, listings, acknowledgements, etc.)