function theme_pager

  // Calculate various markers within this pager piece:
  // Middle is used to "center" pages around the current page.
  $pager_middle = ceil($quantity / 2);
  // current is the page we are currently paged to
  $pager_current = $pager_page_array[$element] + 1;
  // first is the first page listed by this pager piece (re quantity)
  $pager_first = $pager_current - $pager_middle + 1;
  // last is the last page listed by this pager piece (re quantity)
  $pager_last = $pager_current + $quantity - $pager_middle;
  // max is the maximum page number
  $pager_max = $pager_total[$element];
  // End of marker calculations.

  // Prepare for generation loop.
  $i = $pager_first;
  if ($pager_last > $pager_max) {
    // Adjust "center" if at end of query.
    $i = $i + ($pager_max - $pager_last);
    $pager_last = $pager_max;
  }
  if ($i <= 0) {
    // Adjust "center" if at start of query.
    $pager_last = $pager_last + (1 - $i);
    $i = 1;
  }
  // End of generation loop preparation.

  $li_previous = theme('pager_previous', (isset($tags[1]) ? $tags[1] : t('‹ previous')), $limit, $element, 1, $parameters);
  $li_next = theme('pager_next', (isset($tags[3]) ? $tags[3] : t('next ›')), $limit, $element, 1, $parameters);

  if ($pager_total[$element] > 1) {

    if ($li_previous) {
      $items[] = array(
        'class' => 'pager-previous',
        'data' => $li_previous,
      );
    }

    // When there is more than one page, create the pager list.
    if ($i != $pager_max) {
      // Now generate the actual pager piece.
      for (; $i <= $pager_last && $i <= $pager_max; $i++) {
        if ($i < $pager_current) {
      if ($pager_first > 1 && $i == $pager_first) {
  $output = '...'.$i;
  $stopPreEllipsis = true;
  } else {
  $output = $i;
  }
          $items[] = array(
            'class' => 'pager-item',
            'data' => theme('pager_previous', $output, $limit, $element, ($pager_current - $i), $parameters),
          );
        }
        if ($i == $pager_current) {
          $items[] = array(
            'class' => 'pager-current',
            'data' => $i,
          );
        }
        if ($i > $pager_current) {

      if ($pager_last < $pager_max && $i == $pager_last) {
  $output = $i.'...';
  } else {
  $output = $i;
  }

          $items[] = array(
            'class' => 'pager-item',
            'data' => theme('pager_next', $output, $limit, $element, ($i - $pager_current), $parameters),
          );
        }
      }
    }
    // End generation.
    if ($li_next) {
      $items[] = array(
        'class' => 'pager-next',
        'data' => $li_next,
      );
    }

    return theme('item_list', $items, NULL, 'ul', array('class' => 'pager'));
  }
}

//should add
    $pager_first = $i;

  // Calculate various markers within this pager piece:
  // Middle is used to "center" pages around the current page.
  $pager_middle = ceil($quantity / 2);
  // current is the page we are currently paged to
  $pager_current = $pager_page_array[$element] + 1;
  // first is the first page listed by this pager piece (re quantity)
  $pager_first = $pager_current - $pager_middle + 1;
  // last is the last page listed by this pager piece (re quantity)
  $pager_last = $pager_current + $quantity - $pager_middle;
  // max is the maximum page number
  $pager_max = $pager_total[$element];
  // End of marker calculations.

  $pager_delim = ' |';

  // Prepare for generation loop.
  $i = $pager_first;
  if ($pager_last > $pager_max) {
    // Adjust "center" if at end of query.
    $i = $i + ($pager_max - $pager_last);
    $pager_last = $pager_max;
  }
  if ($i <= 0) {
    // Adjust "center" if at start of query.
    $pager_last = $pager_last + (1 - $i);
    $i = 1;
  }
  // End of generation loop preparation.

  $li_first = theme('pager_first', (isset($tags[0]) ? $tags[0] : t('« ')), $limit, $element, $parameters);
  $li_previous = theme('pager_previous', (isset($tags[1]) ? $tags[1] : t('â¹ ')), $limit, $element, 1, $parameters);
  $li_next = theme('pager_next', (isset($tags[3]) ? $tags[3] : t('âº')), $limit, $element, 1, $parameters);
  $li_last = theme('pager_last', (isset($tags[4]) ? $tags[4] : t('»')), $limit, $element, $parameters);

  if ($pager_total[$element] > 1) {
    if ($li_first) {
      $items[] = array(
        'class' => 'pager-first',
        'data' => $li_first,
      );
    }
    if ($li_previous) {
      $items[] = array(
        'class' => 'pager-previous',
        'data' => $li_previous,
      );
    }

    // When there is more than one page, create the pager list.
    if ($i != $pager_max) {
      if ($i > 1) {
        $items[] = array(
          'class' => 'pager-ellipsis',
          'data' => 'â¦',
        );
      }
      // Now generate the actual pager piece.
      for (; $i <= $pager_last && $i <= $pager_max; $i++) {
        if ($i < $pager_current) {
          $items[] = array(
            'class' => 'pager-item',
            'data' => theme('pager_previous', $i, $limit, $element, ($pager_current - $i), $parameters).$pager_delim,
          );
        }
        if ($i == $pager_current) {
          $items[] = array(
            'class' => 'pager-current',
            /*'data' => '['.$i.']'.$pager_delim,*/
            'data' => $i,
          );
        }
        if ($i > $pager_current) {
          $items[] = array(
            'class' => 'pager-item',
            'data' => $pager_delim.theme('pager_next', $i, $limit, $element, ($i - $pager_current), $parameters),
          );
        }
      }
      if ($i < $pager_max) {
        $items[] = array(
          'class' => 'pager-ellipsis',
          'data' => 'of '.$pager_max,
        );
      }
    }
    // End generation.
    if ($li_next) {
      $items[] = array(
        'class' => 'pager-next',
        'data' => $li_next,
      );
    }
    if ($li_last) {
      $items[] = array(
        'class' => 'pager-last',
        'data' => $li_last,
      );
    }
    return theme('item_list', $items, NULL, 'ul', array('class' => 'pager'));
  }
}

div.item-list ul.pager li {
  margin: 0px;
  font-size : 0.8em;
  padding:2px;
}

div.item-list ul.pager li.pager-first,
div.item-list ul.pager li.pager-previous,
div.item-list ul.pager li.pager-next,
div.item-list ul.pager li.pager-last {
  background-image:url('images/pager_box.png');
  background-position: 0px 4px;
  padding:0.5em;
}
div.item-list ul.pager li.pager-first:hover,
div.item-list ul.pager li.pager-previous:hover,
div.item-list ul.pager li.pager-next:hover,
div.item-list ul.pager li.pager-last:hover {
  background-image:url('images/pager_box.png');
  background-position: 0px -16px;
  padding:0.5em;
}

function _myexample_comments($node_nid) {
  $sql = "SELECT n.nid FROM {node} n
          LEFT JOIN {content_type_mycontent_type} mc
          ON mc.nid = n.nid
          WHERE mc.field_custom_nid = %d
          AND n.status = 1
          ORDER BY n.created DESC";
  $result = pager_query($sql, 10, 0, NULL, array($node_nid));
  while($records = db_result($result)) {
    $comments[] = $records;
  }
 
  return $comments;
}

// Custom function to theme above results

function theme_myexample_comments_pager() {
  return theme('pager');
}

// Check if any theme input recieved, otherwise set with simple text to show
if (!$li_previous) {
  $li_previous = t('‹ Prev Page');
}

// Check if any theme input recieved, otherwise set with simple text to show
if (!$li_next) {
  $li_next = t('Next Page ›');
}