pagination using query strings despite not being specified

[eluser]developer10[/eluser]
[quote author="umbongo" date="1287788811"]yes. i know it is there, but it was my understanding it wasn't used unless it was loaded into the application folder. It isn't obeying the settings which are in there either so i guess this is true.

So, any idea why I am getting query strings, as first post?[/quote]

no, that's the main library, so it is used. of course, you CAN have your own (located in application/libraries) but i dont know many details since i never used my own pagination library.

Regarding your issue, i really dont know. I would recommend switching to uri segments, but obviously you have valid reasons for sticking with query strings.
However, if you are like me when started with CI, you probably still prefer query strings over segments, but trust me, it's worth trying uri segments. you can accomplish anything you normally can with query strings, plus your URLs look nice and clean (/class/method/param1/param2/param3/..etc)