This is helper is mostly inspired by Pagination navigation helper, but there are some differences:

• only list (ul/li)
• emphasize the actual page we are browsing
• stylish is done with pure css
• all parameters of the original request are kept in uri when paginating (article/list/category_id/5/page/3 instead of article/list/page/3)
• we only need 1 parameter (current uri is guessed)

PaginationHelper.php

function pagination($pager)
{
    $uri = sfRouting :: getInstance()->getCurrentInternalUri();
    $html = '';
 
    if ($pager->haveToPaginate())
    {
        $uri .= strstr($uri, '?') ? '&page=' : '?page=';
 
        if ($pager->getPage() != 1)
        {
            $html .= '<li>' . link_to('first', $uri . '1') . '</li>';
            $html .= '<li>' . link_to('previous', $uri . $pager->getPreviousPage()) . '</li>';
        }
 
        foreach ($pager->getLinks() as $page)
        {
            if ($page == $pager->getPage())
                $html .= '<li><strong>' . link_to($page, $uri . $page) . '</strong></li>';
            else
                $html .= '<li>' . link_to($page, $uri . $page) . '</li>';
        }
 
        if ($pager->getPage() != $pager->getLastPage())
        {
            $html .= '<li>' . link_to('next', $uri . $pager->getNextPage()) . '</li>';
            $html .= '<li>' . link_to('last', $uri . $pager->getLastPage()) . '</li>';
        }
 
        $html = '<ul class="pagination">' . $html . '</ul>';
    }
 
    return $html;
}

Minimal CSS

ul.pagination li {
    display: inline;
    list-style-type: none;
    padding-right: 1em;
}

In your template

<?php echo use_helper('Pagination') ?>
<?php echo pagination($pager) ?>

In a template displaying a paginated list, you need to show the pager navigation. Create a PaginationHelper.php in lib/helper:

<?php
 
function pager_navigation($pager, $uri)
{
  $navigation = '';
 
  if ($pager->haveToPaginate())
  {  
    $uri .= (preg_match('/\?/', $uri) ? '&' : '?').'page=';
 
    // First and previous page
    if ($pager->getPage() != 1)
    {
      $navigation .= link_to(image_tag('/sf/images/sf_admin/first.png', 'align=absmiddle'), $uri.'1');
      $navigation .= link_to(image_tag('/sf/images/sf_admin/previous.png', 'align=absmiddle'), $uri.$pager->getPreviousPage()).' ';
    }
 
    // Pages one by one
    $links = array();
    foreach ($pager->getLinks() as $page)
    {
      $links[] = link_to_unless($page == $pager->getPage(), $page, $uri.$page);
    }
    $navigation .= join('  ', $links);
 
    // Next and last page
    if ($pager->getPage() != $pager->getLastPage())
    {
      $navigation .= ' '.link_to(image_tag('/sf/images/sf_admin/next.png', 'align=absmiddle'), $uri.$pager->getNextPage());
      $navigation .= link_to(image_tag('/sf/images/sf_admin/last.png', 'align=absmiddle'), $uri.$pager->getLastPage());
    }
 
  }
 
  return $navigation;
}

In your templates, display the pagination links like that:

<?php echo use_helper('Pagination') ?>
<?php echo pager_navigation($mypager, '@myrule') ?>