Hi Scott,
After further discussions with the team, we've considered that a better option to handle such modifications would be through a Pager Template. This way, we will be able to cover far more custom scenarios.
Having this in mind, I have marked the current thread as a duplicate of the template one. I also added your vote there to increase its popularity since we prioritize the enhancements based on the community interest and demand. You may as well follow it to keep in track with its status - once we know which release will contain its implementation, we will update its status in the feedback portal and you will be notified via email accordingly.
Regards,
Nadezhda Tacheva
Progress Telerik
Love the Telerik and Kendo UI products and believe more people should try them? Invite a fellow developer to become a Progress customer and each of you can get a $50 Amazon gift voucher.