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Full-text autopager for search results has frustrating UX #100

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@kintopp

If I carry out a search with a fairly large number of full-text search results, such as "nutmeg" on title only, https://explorer.odeuropa.eu/odeuropa-browse?filter_type=text&in=title&sort=&page=1 I currently can't see how many results there are exactly, but I get at least a sense of it by looking at the bottom of the page: 1 of 2 pages of results.

However, if I scroll down to the bottom of the page, that number jumps forward, to 3 then 4 then 5 then.. you get the idea. It seems to go on 'forever'. This is a little frustrating, since 1 of 2 pages of results is also a prompt to me on whether or not I should add additional filters to limit my results. As it stands, the only feedback I get on this is unreliable.

There are several ways one might address this, directly or indirectly. For example, by turning off the autopager (and) including a proper count (but of what, precisely..?) at the top of the page as a reference. And/or by letting me choose how many cards to view per page. And/or by calculating the necessary number of pages and showing their extent from the beginning, e.g. Previous 1 2 3 ... 27 Next.

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