Positioning data in scrollable region?

Question

I am using DW CS3 on a mac.  I have a scrollable region in the left sidebar containing thumbnails these are links to different pages which show enlargements of the thumbs and some details of the items to the right in the main content.  The reason for this layout is to allow more thumbs on the left than the sidebar will hold, contain the size of the page and most important keep the the enlargement and info adjacent the thumbs.  It works just fine the problem is that when you scroll down the list of thumbs and select one the new page that loads resets the scroll bar to the top loosing the viewers place in the list and defeating the purpose of the scroll bar.  The viewer must then scroll down and select the next thumb, which in turn forces them to scroll again to find the next thumb. Question is it possible to index the thumb list and load the scroll bar position as it was in the last page, or preset the list position in the pages lower in the list? if you are confused you can see at  http://www.thunderbirdtrading.ca/apparelLadiesItem-86.html the top four links are connected as is the last, now scroll down the list to the guy and use the link it brings you to this page and resets the list loosing your place

Answer 1

If you wish to go the ajax route there are a number of selected tutorial here to get you up and running -
http://www.maxkiesler.com/2006/03/15/round-up-of-30-ajax-tutorials/
For the pure javascript solution and ajax tutorials try - http://www.sitepoint.com/subcat/javascript , it's a long list, but the javascript 101 tutorials are probably the best place to start if you are uncertain.
If you can and you are happy with the limitations, the ajax solution would be the best.
PZ