Option 1, You could try a Frameset (a left frame for the menu, a right frame
for the content of each page, so when you click the menu links (in the left
frame), the page(s) load in the "right" frame), but I'd advise against this
really - frames are troublesome, especially with search engines, it also
takes a little more effort to make sure the "target" for for the link is set
to the right-hand frame (or which ever frame is the one that contains the
content from each page.
Option 2, There are "floating" type javascript menus around, that are done
in a layer or div; that sort of floats in the same place, rather than
scrolling up & down the screen. Try
http://javascript.internet.com, (among
many other sites) or try a google for "Floating menu" or similar search
string. There might also be methods to do a menu by CSS.
Option 3, (additional to either 1 or 2) it's probably best to also have a
link such as "Back to Top" so they can get back to the top to continue using
the menu,
Note, it's a rule of thumb (recommendation really, which I've heard anyway)
not to have more content on any one web page more than a "Screen and a half"
long, so the visitor is not scrolling more than 1-1/2 screens worth down &
up. This means the visitor won't be scrolling up and down that much anyway
and getting back to the top is no big effort - either click a "Top" link or
even, with their keyboard Use the short-cut key sequence, Ctrl + Home to
jump back to the top of the page.
