ESciDoc Pattern /The Pattern Paginator

We choose three elements for use in the Pattern 'Paginator':

• Show xy hits per page
• Go to page xy
• Go to various pages
• linked to the search result

Show xy hits per page

The user can decide how many items he displays

Go to page xy

The user can go to a known page number

Go to various pages

The current page is in an highlighted mode and the user can choose other sites. For example the first or last page, the page before or next page or other pages reproduced by numbers.

Pros and cons

• + layout consistency
• + common usage
• + separation of page navigation
• + user-friendly

• - less flexible usage of space
• - overhead when only view items are displayed