Index: lib/will_paginate/view_helpers.rb
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--- lib/will_paginate/view_helpers.rb	(revision 389)
+++ lib/will_paginate/view_helpers.rb	(working copy)
@@ -39,11 +39,17 @@
     # All extra options are passed to the generated container DIV, so eventually
     # they become its HTML attributes.
     #
-    def will_paginate(entries = @entries, options = {})
+    # If the links that will_paginate generates aren't what you want, then you can
+    # pass a block for generating the links. For example:
+    #
+    #   will_paginate(@books) do |page, text|
+    #     link_to("Page #{text}!", :controller => 'books', :action => 'whatever', :page => (page != 1 ? page : nil))
+    #   end
+    def will_paginate(entries = @entries, options = {}, &link_render_proc)
       total_pages = 
 
       if entries.page_count > 1
-        renderer = WillPaginate::LinkRenderer.new entries, options, self
+        renderer = WillPaginate::LinkRenderer.new entries, options, self, &link_render_proc
         links = renderer.items
         
         content_tag :div, links, renderer.html_options
@@ -56,10 +62,11 @@
   # directly (for now) because its API is not set in stone yet.
   class LinkRenderer
 
-    def initialize(collection, options, template)
+    def initialize(collection, options, template, &link_render_proc)
       @collection = collection
       @options = options.symbolize_keys.reverse_merge WillPaginate::ViewHelpers.pagination_options
       @template = template
+      @link_render_proc = link_render_proc
     end
 
     def items
@@ -114,8 +121,12 @@
       unless page
         @template.content_tag :span, text, :class => span_class
       else
-        # page links should preserve GET/POST parameters
-        @template.link_to text, @template.params.merge(param => page != 1 ? page : nil)
+        if @link_render_proc
+          @link_render_proc.call(page, text)
+        else
+          # page links should preserve GET/POST parameters
+          @template.link_to text, @template.params.merge(param => page != 1 ? page : nil)
+        end
       end
     end