protected function preLinks($arrows = true) {
        $paging = '';
        if (self::$current != 1 && $arrows) {
            if (self::$current != 2) { $paging .= $this->buildLink('', '&laquo;'); }
            $paging .= $this->buildLink((self::$current - 1), '&lt;');
        }
        return $paging;
    }