Index: includes/common.inc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/common.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.856
diff -u -r1.856 common.inc
--- includes/common.inc	23 Jan 2009 14:23:27 -0000	1.856
+++ includes/common.inc	26 Jan 2009 10:52:38 -0000
@@ -3456,6 +3456,9 @@
     'pager' => array(
       'arguments' => array('tags' => array(), 'limit' => 10, 'element' => 0, 'parameters' => array()),
     ),
+    'pager_range' => array(
+      'arguments' => array('limit' => 10, 'element' => 0),
+    ),
     'pager_first' => array(
       'arguments' => array('text' => NULL, 'limit' => NULL, 'element' => 0, 'parameters' => array()),
     ),
Index: includes/pager.inc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/pager.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.64
diff -u -r1.64 pager.inc
--- includes/pager.inc	12 Oct 2008 04:30:05 -0000	1.64
+++ includes/pager.inc	26 Jan 2009 10:52:38 -0000
@@ -91,6 +91,39 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * Get a description of the range of items presented by the pager (e.g. Items x
+ * of y of z).
+ *
+ * @param $limit
+ *   The number of query results displayed per page.
+ * @param $element
+ *   An optional integer to distinguish between multiple pagers on one page.
+ * @return
+ *   A string containing the description, or an empty string if there are no
+ *   items.
+ */
+function pager_describe_range($limit = 10, $element = 0) {
+  global $pager_page_array, $pager_total_items;
+
+  // Prepare additional information about the current paging status.
+  if ($pager_total_items[$element] == 1) {
+    return t('1 item ');
+  }
+  elseif ($pager_total_items[$element] > 1) {
+    $from = $pager_page_array[$element] * $limit + 1;
+    $to = min(($pager_page_array[$element] + 1) * $limit, $pager_total_items[$element]);
+    if ($from == $to) {
+      return t('Item') . '<strong> ' . $to . '</strong> ' . t('of') . ' <strong>' . $pager_total_items[$element] . '</strong> ';
+    }
+    elseif ($pager_total_items[$element] <= $limit) {
+      return '<strong>' . $pager_total_items[$element] . '</strong> ' . t('items ');
+    }
+    return t('Items') . '<strong> ' . $from . '-' . $to . '</strong> ' . t('of') . ' <strong>' . $pager_total_items[$element] . '</strong> ';
+  }
+  return '';
+}
+
+/**
  * Format a query pager.
  *
  * Menu callbacks that display paged query results should call theme('pager') to
@@ -113,7 +146,7 @@
  * @ingroup themeable
  */
 function theme_pager($tags = array(), $limit = 10, $element = 0, $parameters = array(), $quantity = 9) {
-  global $pager_page_array, $pager_total;
+  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.
@@ -214,6 +247,17 @@
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Format pager ranges on the total number of items.
+ *
+ * @param $limit
+ *   The number of query results displayed per page.
+ * @param $element
+ *   An optional integer to distinguish between multiple pagers on one page.
+ */
+function theme_pager_range($limit = 10, $element = 0) {
+  return pager_describe_range($limit, $element);
+}
 
 /**
  * @name Pager pieces
Index: modules/search/search.module
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/search/search.module,v
retrieving revision 1.283
diff -u -r1.283 search.module
--- modules/search/search.module	4 Jan 2009 16:10:48 -0000	1.283
+++ modules/search/search.module	26 Jan 2009 10:52:38 -0000
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@
       'file' => 'search.pages.inc',
       'template' => 'search-results',
     ),
+    'search_query' => array(
+      'arguments' => array('text' => NULL)
+    ),
   );
 }
 
@@ -1325,3 +1328,15 @@
   );
   return $forms;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Formats the search query for display with a results page.
+ *
+ * @param $text
+ *   The query text to format (plain-text).
+ * @return
+ *   The formatted text (html).
+ */
+function theme_search_query($text) {
+  return t('for') . ' <strong>' . check_plain($text) . '</strong>';
+}
Index: modules/search/search.pages.inc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/search/search.pages.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -r1.5 search.pages.inc
--- modules/search/search.pages.inc	14 Apr 2008 17:48:41 -0000	1.5
+++ modules/search/search.pages.inc	26 Jan 2009 10:52:38 -0000
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
       $results = search_data($keys, $type);
 
       if ($results) {
-        $results = theme('box', t('Search results'), $results);
+        $results = theme('box', NULL, $results);
       }
       else {
         $results = theme('box', t('Your search yielded no results'), search_help('search#noresults', drupal_help_arg()));
@@ -59,11 +59,18 @@
  * @see search-results.tpl.php
  */
 function template_preprocess_search_results(&$variables) {
+  $path = arg();
+  if ($path[0] === 'search' && isset($path[2])) {
+    $query = $path[2];
+    // Add the search query back to the description.
+    $variables['search_query'] = theme('search_query', $query);
+  }
   $variables['search_results'] = '';
   foreach ($variables['results'] as $result) {
     $variables['search_results'] .= theme('search_result', $result, $variables['type']);
   }
-  $variables['pager'] = theme('pager', NULL, 10, 0);
+  $variables['pager'] = theme('pager');
+  $variables['pager_range'] = theme('pager_range');
   // Provide alternate search results template.
   $variables['template_files'][] = 'search-results-' . $variables['type'];
 }
Index: modules/search/search-results.tpl.php
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/search/search-results.tpl.php,v
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -r1.3 search-results.tpl.php
--- modules/search/search-results.tpl.php	30 Dec 2008 16:43:18 -0000	1.3
+++ modules/search/search-results.tpl.php	26 Jan 2009 10:52:38 -0000
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
  * @see template_preprocess_search_results()
  */
 ?>
+<div class="search-query"> 
+  <?php print $pager_range . $search_query; ?>
+</div>
 <dl class="search-results <?php print $type; ?>-results">
   <?php print $search_results; ?>
 </dl>
Index: modules/simpletest/tests/pager.test
===================================================================
RCS file: modules/simpletest/tests/pager.test
diff -N modules/simpletest/tests/pager.test
--- /dev/null	1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
+++ modules/simpletest/tests/pager.test	1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+<?php
+// $Id $
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Tests for pager.inc.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Tests the pager range description function. Since pager_describe_range()
+ * relies on global pager variables, this test sets those variables and checks
+ * whether the right description is returned.
+ */
+class DescribePagerRangeTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
+  /**
+   * Implementation of getInfo().
+   */
+  function getInfo() {
+    return array(
+      'name' => t('Pager range description'),
+      'description' => t('Tests the pager range description function.'),
+      'group' => t('Pager'),
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Test pager description with no items.
+   */
+  function testNoItems() {
+    $this->_testNoItems(0);
+    $this->_testNoItems(1);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Test pager description with a total of one item.
+   */
+  function testSingleItem() {
+    $this->_testSingleItem(0);
+    $this->_testSingleItem(1);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Test pager description for a page showing only the last item.
+   */
+  function testLastItem() {
+    $this->_testLastItem(0);
+    $this->_testLastItem(1);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Test pager description for multiple items fitting a single page.
+   */
+  function testSinglePage() {
+    $this->_testSinglePage(0);
+    $this->_testSinglePage(1);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Test pager description with multiple pages.
+   */
+  function testMultiplePages() {
+    $this->_testMultiplePages(0);
+    $this->_testMultiplePages(1);
+  }
+  
+  function _testNoItems($element) {
+    global $pager_page_array, $pager_total_items;
+    $pager_page_array[$element] = 0; // Current page.
+    $pager_total_items[$element] = 0; // Number items.
+    $description = pager_describe_range(10, $element);
+    $this->assertEqual($description, '', t('Got description "@description" for pager @element', array('@element' => $element, '@description' => $description)));
+  }
+
+  function _testSingleItem($element) {
+    global $pager_page_array, $pager_total_items;
+    $pager_page_array[$element] = 0; // Current page.
+    $pager_total_items[$element] = 1; // Number items.
+    $description = pager_describe_range(10, $element);
+    $this->assertEqual($description, t('1 item'), t('Got description "@description" for pager @element', array('@element' => $element, '@description' => $description)));
+  }
+
+  function _testLastItem($element) {
+    global $pager_page_array, $pager_total_items;
+    $pager_page_array[$element] = 1; // Current page.
+    $pager_total_items[$element] = 11; // Number items.
+    $description = pager_describe_range(10, $element);
+    $this->assertEqual($description, t('Item 11 of 11'), t('Got description "@description" for pager @element', array('@element' => $element, '@description' => $description)));
+  }
+  
+  function _testSinglePage($element) {
+    global $pager_page_array, $pager_total_items;
+    $pager_page_array[$element] = 0; // Current page.
+    $pager_total_items[$element] = 10; // Number items.
+    $description = pager_describe_range(10, $element);
+    $this->assertEqual($description, t('10 items'), t('Got description "@description" for pager @element', array('@element' => $element, '@description' => $description)));
+  }
+
+  function _testMultiplePages($element) {
+    global $pager_page_array, $pager_total_items;
+    $pager_page_array[$element] = 0; // Current page.
+    $pager_total_items[$element] = 25; // Number items.
+    $description = pager_describe_range(10, $element);
+    $this->assertEqual($description, t('Items 1 - 10 of 25'), t('Got description "@description" for pager @element', array('@element' => $element, '@description' => $description)));
+    
+    $pager_page_array[$element] = 2; // Current page.
+    $description = pager_describe_range(10, $element);
+    $this->assertEqual($description, t('Items 21 - 25 of 25'), t('Got description "@description" for pager @element', array('@element' => $element, '@description' => $description)));
+  }
+}