diff -ur prewikka.orig/htdocs/js/functions.js prewikka/htdocs/js/functions.js
--- prewikka.orig/htdocs/js/functions.js	2007-04-13 11:52:30.000000000 -0400
+++ prewikka/htdocs/js/functions.js	2007-07-06 17:42:17.000000000 -0400
@@ -58,3 +58,97 @@
  		}
  	}
 }
+var secondcounter="0"
+
+function autoapplytime(){
+	if (document.viewfilter && document.viewfilter.auto_apply.value){
+		var rawtime=document.viewfilter.auto_apply.value;
+	}
+	else{
+		var rawtime="0:00";
+	}
+	if (document.images){
+		var parselimit=rawtime.split(":");
+		if (parselimit[0] && parselimit[1] &&parselimit[2]){
+			secondcounter=parselimit[0]*3600+parselimit[1]*60+parselimit[2]*1;
+		}
+		else if (parselimit[0] && parselimit[1]){
+			secondcounter=parselimit[0]*60+parselimit[1]*1;
+		}
+		else{
+			secondcounter=rawtime
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+function autoapplycounter(){
+	if (!document.images)
+		return;
+	if (secondcounter==0)
+		return;
+	if (eval("document.viewfilter.auto_apply_enable_check.checked") == false){
+		curmin=Math.floor(secondcounter/60)
+		cursec=secondcounter%60
+		if (curmin!=0)
+			curtime="Paused Auto Update with  "+curmin+" minutes and "+cursec+" seconds remaining on the timer!"
+		else
+			curtime="Paused Auto Update with "+cursec+" seconds remaining on the timer!"
+			window.status=curtime
+			setTimeout("autoapplycounter()",1000)
+		return;
+	    
+	}
+	else if (secondcounter==1){
+		var yaxis = "0";
+		if (window.pageYOffset){
+			yaxis = window.pageYOffset;
+		}
+		else if (window.documentElement && window.documentElement.scrollTop){
+			yaxis = window.documentElement.scrollTop;
+		}
+		else if (document.body.scrollTop){
+			yaxis = window.body.scrollTop;
+		}
+		//alert("yaxis "+ yaxis);
+		document.viewfilter.yaxis.value=yaxis;
+		//alert("yaxis is set to" + document.viewfilter.yaxis.value );
+		document.viewfilter.submit("Apply")
+	}
+	else{ 
+		secondcounter-=1
+		curmin=Math.floor(secondcounter/60)
+		cursec=secondcounter%60
+		if (curmin!=0)
+			curtime="This Page will Auto Update in "+curmin+" minutes and "+cursec+" seconds!"
+		else
+			curtime="This Page will Auto Update in "+cursec+" seconds!"
+			window.status=curtime
+			setTimeout("autoapplycounter()",1000)
+	}
+}
+
+
+function setscrollbar(){
+	//beginautoapply();
+	if (document.viewfilter.yaxis.value){
+		//alert("yaxis detecting last known scroll " + document.viewfilter.yaxis.value);
+		var setyaxis=document.viewfilter.yaxis.value;
+		window.scrollTo('0',setyaxis) ;
+		document.viewfilter.yaxis.value="0";
+		return
+	}
+	else{
+		//alert("no yaxis")
+		return
+	}
+
+}
+function beginautoapply(){
+	if (document.viewfilter){
+		setscrollbar()
+		autoapplytime()
+		autoapplycounter()
+	}
+
+}
+
diff -ur prewikka.orig/prewikka/templates/MessageListing.tmpl prewikka/prewikka/templates/MessageListing.tmpl
--- prewikka.orig/prewikka/templates/MessageListing.tmpl	2007-04-11 09:20:45.000000000 -0400
+++ prewikka/prewikka/templates/MessageListing.tmpl	2007-07-06 18:57:42.000000000 -0400
@@ -2,7 +2,20 @@
 #extends prewikka.templates.ClassicLayout
 
 #def layout_start_hook
-<form method="post" action="?">
+<script type="text/javascript">
+
+<!--
+ function settimer(){
+    if (eval("document.viewfilter.auto_apply_enable_check.checked") == true){
+	document.viewfilter.auto_apply_enable.value="checked"
+    }
+    else{
+	document.viewfilter.auto_apply_enable.value="paused"
+    }
+ }
+
+//--></script> 
+<form name="viewfilter" method="post" action="?">
 #for $name, $value in $hidden_parameters
   <input type="hidden" name="$name" value="$value"/>
 #end for
@@ -98,7 +111,24 @@
     <input id="timeline_limit_value" type="text" size="2" name="limit" value="$limit"/>
    </td>
   </tr>
+  
+  <tr>
+    <th id="auto_apply_label">$_("Auto Update Time")</th>
 
+    <td colspan="2">
+     <input id="autoapply_value" type="text" size="2" name="auto_apply" value="$auto_apply"/>
+    </td>
+    <th id="auto_apply_enabled_label">$_("Enabled")</th>
+    <td colspan="2">
+    #if $auto_apply_enable == "checked"
+	#set $enabled="checked=checked"
+    #else:
+	#set $enabled=""
+    #end if
+     <input class="checkbox" type="checkbox" id="autoapply_enable_check_value" name="auto_apply_enable_check" "$enabled" onclick=settimer() />
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+ 
   <tr style="text-align: center;">
       <td colspan=3><input type="submit" name="apply" value="$_("Apply")" />
       <input type="submit" name="_save" value="$_("Save")" /></td>
diff -ur prewikka.orig/prewikka/templates/TopLayout.tmpl prewikka/prewikka/templates/TopLayout.tmpl
--- prewikka.orig/prewikka/templates/TopLayout.tmpl	2005-07-19 09:32:07.000000000 -0400
+++ prewikka/prewikka/templates/TopLayout.tmpl	2007-07-06 19:17:16.875170195 -0400
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #end def
 
 #block body
-<body class="$body_class">
+<body class="$body_class" onload="beginautoapply()">
 	<div id="top_view">
 		<div id="top_view_header">
 			<div id="top_view_header_software">$prewikka.software</div>
diff -ur prewikka.orig/prewikka/views/alertlisting.py prewikka/prewikka/views/alertlisting.py
--- prewikka.orig/prewikka/views/alertlisting.py	2007-06-13 09:37:34.000000000 -0400
+++ prewikka/prewikka/views/alertlisting.py	2007-07-05 20:53:45.000000000 -0400
@@ -1097,6 +1097,8 @@
         self.dataset["nav.from"] = self.parameters["offset"] + 1
         self.dataset["nav.to"] = self.parameters["offset"] + len(self.dataset["messages"])
         self.dataset["limit"] = self.parameters["limit"]
+	self.dataset["auto_apply"] = self.parameters["auto_apply"]
+	self.dataset["auto_apply_enable"] = self.parameters["auto_apply_enable"]
         self.dataset["total"] = total
         self.dataset["correlation_alert_view"] = False
 
diff -ur prewikka.orig/prewikka/views/messagelisting.py prewikka/prewikka/views/messagelisting.py
--- prewikka.orig/prewikka/views/messagelisting.py	2007-06-13 09:37:34.000000000 -0400
+++ prewikka/prewikka/views/messagelisting.py	2007-07-06 19:07:37.000000000 -0400
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@
         self.optional("timezone", str, "frontend_localtime", save=True)
         self.optional("delete", list, [ ])
         self.optional("apply", str)
+	self.optional("auto_apply", str,default="0:00", save=True)
+	self.optional("auto_apply_enable",str, default="checked", save=True)
         
         # submit with an image passes the x and y coordinate values
         # where the image was clicked
@@ -215,6 +217,20 @@
         self.dataset["hidden_parameters"] = [ [ "view", self.view_name ] ]
         if self.parameters.has_key("timeline_end"):
             self.dataset["hidden_parameters"].append(("timeline_end", self.parameters["timeline_end"]))
+	if self.parameters.has_key("yaxis"):
+	    self.dataset["hidden_parameters"].append(("yaxis", self.parameters["yaxis"]))
+	else:
+	    self.dataset["hidden_parameters"].append(("yaxis", 0))
+	if self.parameters.has_key("auto_apply_enable"):
+	    self.dataset["hidden_parameters"].append(("auto_apply_enable", self.parameters["auto_apply_enable"]))
+	else:
+	    self.dataset["hidden_parameters"].append(("auto_apply_enable", "checked"))
+
+    def _autoapply(self):
+	if self.parameters.has_key("autoapply"):
+	    self.dataset["auto.apply"] = [ [ "auto_apply", self.parameters["auto_apply"] ] ]
+	else:
+	    self.dataset["auto.apply"] = [ [ "auto_apply", "0:00" ] ]
 
     def _setTimelineNext(self, next):
         parameters = self.parameters - [ "offset" ] + { "timeline_end": int(next) }
@@ -223,7 +239,7 @@
     def _setTimelinePrev(self, prev):
         parameters = self.parameters - [ "offset" ] + { "timeline_end": int(prev) }
         self.dataset["timeline.prev"] = utils.create_link(self.view_name, parameters)
-        
+
     def _getTimelineRange(self):
         if self.parameters.has_key("timeline_start"):  
             start = _MyTime(self.parameters["timeline_start"])