nav length never dips below 7 (+ cluster of 3 on both sides of current page) when page number is low

src/views/diary.tpl

@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@
             <a href=/diary/{{page - 1}}><</a>
         % end
 
+        % # fill out number cluster to the left when page is high
+        % if page >= max_pages - cluster:
+            % for j in range(page - cluster):
+                <a href=/diary/{{page + j + cluster + 1}}><b>{{page + j + cluster + 1}}</b></a>
+            % end
+        % end
+
         % # form cluster of number links around page
         % for i in range(max(0,page - cluster), min(max_pages + 1,page + cluster + 1)):
             % # bold current page number
@@ -40,9 +47,9 @@
         % end
 
         % # fill out number cluster to the right when page is low
-        % if page <= 2 and max_pages > page + 3:
+        % if page <= cluster - 1 and max_pages > page + cluster:
             % for j in range(cluster - page):
-                <a href=/diary/{{page + j + cluster + 1}}><b>{{page + j + cluster + 1}}</b></a>
+                <a href=/diary/{{page + j + cluster + 1}}>{{page + j + cluster + 1}}</a>
             % end
         % end