[IxDA Discuss] Pagination

[Allison Beckwith]

I have read several design patterns for pagination, and they all say  
to format page links like so:

previous link, page links, next link

I am wondering if this is really the best way to organize this. I  
have always thought that page links and previous/next links should be  
kept separate. Like so:

page links (left aligned)          previous link, next link (right  
aligned)

When I am moving through pages, I an either I am looking for  
something in a certain page range or I just want to move through  
pages in order. I use the next link the most, so I like it to stay in  
the same spot so I don't have to move my mouse and can quickly click  
through pages.

I am wondering if anyone else has thoughts on this.

-Allison


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