Index: includes/common.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/common.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.765
diff -u -F^function -r1.765 common.inc
--- includes/common.inc	6 May 2008 12:18:45 -0000	1.765
+++ includes/common.inc	10 May 2008 00:41:41 -0000
@@ -2915,6 +2915,9 @@ function drupal_common_theme() {
     'pager' => array(
       'arguments' => array('tags' => array(), 'limit' => 10, 'element' => 0, 'parameters' => array()),
     ),
+    'pager_info' => array(
+      'arguments' => array('text' => NULL),
+    ),
     'pager_first' => array(
       'arguments' => array('text' => NULL, 'limit' => NULL, 'element' => 0, 'parameters' => array()),
     ),
Index: includes/pager.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/pager.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.63
diff -u -F^function -r1.63 pager.inc
--- includes/pager.inc	6 Dec 2007 09:58:30 -0000	1.63
+++ includes/pager.inc	10 May 2008 00:42:00 -0000
@@ -107,13 +107,16 @@ function pager_get_querystring() {
  *   An associative array of query string parameters to append to the pager links.
  * @param $quantity
  *   The number of pages in the list.
+ * @param $show_info
+ *   An optional argument that indicates whether pager information (i.e. 
+ *   "Items x - y of z") should be displayed. Defaults to FALSE.
  * @return
  *   An HTML string that generates the query pager.
  *
  * @ingroup themeable
  */
-function theme_pager($tags = array(), $limit = 10, $element = 0, $parameters = array(), $quantity = 9) {
-  global $pager_page_array, $pager_total;
+function theme_pager($tags = array(), $limit = 10, $element = 0, $parameters = array(), $quantity = 9, $show_info = FALSE) {
+  global $pager_page_array, $pager_total, $pager_total_items;
 
   // Calculate various markers within this pager piece:
   // Middle is used to "center" pages around the current page.
@@ -147,6 +150,9 @@ function theme_pager($tags = array(), $l
   $li_next = theme('pager_next', (isset($tags[3]) ? $tags[3] : t('next ›')), $limit, $element, 1, $parameters);
   $li_last = theme('pager_last', (isset($tags[4]) ? $tags[4] : t('last »')), $limit, $element, $parameters);
 
+  $pager_list = '';
+  $pager_info = '';
+  
   if ($pager_total[$element] > 1) {
     if ($li_first) {
       $items[] = array(
@@ -210,8 +216,31 @@ function theme_pager($tags = array(), $l
         'data' => $li_last,
       );
     }
-    return theme('item_list', $items, NULL, 'ul', array('class' => 'pager'));
+    $pager_list = theme('item_list', $items, NULL, 'ul', array('class' => 'pager'));
   }
+
+  if ($show_info) {
+    // Prepare additional information about the current paging status.
+    $from = $pager_page_array[$element] * $limit + 1;
+    $to = min(($pager_page_array[$element] + 1) * $limit, $pager_total_items[$element]);
+    if ($pager_total_items[$element] == 1) {
+      $pager_info = t('1 item');
+    }
+    elseif ($pager_total_items[$element] > 1) {
+      if ($from == $to) {
+        $pager_info = t('Item @to of @total', array('@to' => $to, '@total' => $pager_total_items[$element]));
+      }
+      elseif ($pager_total_items[$element] <= $limit) {
+        $pager_info = t('@total items', array('@total' => $pager_total_items[$element]));
+      }
+      else {
+        $pager_info = t('Items @from - @to of @total', array('@from' => $from, '@to' => $to, '@total' => $pager_total_items[$element]));
+      }    
+    }
+    $pager_info = theme('pager_info', $pager_info);
+  }
+  
+  return $pager_info . $pager_list;
 }
 
 
@@ -223,6 +252,18 @@ function theme_pager($tags = array(), $l
  */
 
 /**
+ * Format the "information" part of the pager.
+ *
+ * @param $text
+ *   The pager information text to display.
+ * @return
+ *   An HTML string that generates this piece of the query pager.
+ */
+function theme_pager_info($text) {
+  return '<div class="pager-info">' . $text . '</div>';
+}
+
+/**
  * Format a "first page" link.
  *
  * @param $text
Index: modules/search/search.pages.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/search/search.pages.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -F^function -r1.5 search.pages.inc
--- modules/search/search.pages.inc	14 Apr 2008 17:48:41 -0000	1.5
+++ modules/search/search.pages.inc	10 May 2008 00:46:58 -0000
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function template_preprocess_search_resu
   foreach ($variables['results'] as $result) {
     $variables['search_results'] .= theme('search_result', $result, $variables['type']);
   }
-  $variables['pager'] = theme('pager', NULL, 10, 0);
+  $variables['pager'] = theme('pager', NULL, 10, 0, array(), 9, TRUE);
   // Provide alternate search results template.
   $variables['template_files'][] = 'search-results-' . $variables['type'];
 }