Using &tpl_n with getResources/getPage

I have a situation where I want to use getPage to build a blog feed. For the most current post, I want to apply a different template than every other post. Essentially, I want to show the full post in the feed for the current post, and excerpts for all of the others.

Originally, I had thought that using &tpl_1 would simply apply to the very first post, and &tpl would apply to all the others. But, what's actually happening is that &tpl_1 is applying to the first post on every page.

Any ideas on how to fix this. I've thought about writing some php to take care of this, but it seems like it should be easier and I'm just missing something.

Would love some feedback on this. The blog is located here:
http://www.4thgearconsulting.com/blog/

Essentially, you need to have getPage add the &tpl_1 property to the call only if no page is specified or page = 1. I think you can do that using a simple Snippet like getReqParam or similar. [ed. note: opengeek last edited this post 14 years, 11 months ago.]

Thanks @opengeek. Makes sense.