% Author: Max Hailperin <max@nic.gac.edu>
%  Define \thepage to output chapter-page (such as 1-3, 5-2, etc.)
%  and have each chapter's page number begin on 1.
% Original source: TeXMaG Vol. 5, No. 3 (part 1)
%
% \documentstyle[chappg]{report} or whatnot:

\renewcommand{\thepage}{\arabic{chapter}-\arabic{page}}% chapter-page numbering
\@addtoreset{page}{chapter}% reset page number when chapter is stepped
% The next magic makes the page counter be reset to one rather than zero
\def\@stpelt#1{\global\csname c@#1\endcsname
               \expandafter\ifx \csname#1\endcsname \page
                  \@ne
               \else
                  \z@ \fi}