[beatniak]

index.php.... line 39/40 says:

// figure out what "page" of the results we're on
$search->offset = (get_current_page()-1)*$page_size;

so give that var to smarty:

 $main_smarty->assign('pagenumber', $search->offset);

(or something like that)

use it in your template:

{if $pagename eq 'published'}
{if $request_category eq ""}
{if $pagenumber eq "0"}this is the homepage{/if}
{/if}
{/if}