I think that I can at least answer #1. Change:
'build_sort_order_category' => 'Title',
To:
'build_sort_order_category' => 'Add_Date DESC,Title',
This is in ConfigData.pm. I think that this will do the trick, sorting by date first and then by Title (alphabetically). If you want the same sorting on your Cool, New, and Search pages, you need to change:
build_sort_order_new
build_sort_order_search
build_sort_order_search_cat
build_sort_order_cool
As for #2, it looks as though your templates are set probably for 100% table widths. Check category.html for this, and try to fiddle with the table layout.
I hope this helps.
'build_sort_order_category' => 'Title',
To:
'build_sort_order_category' => 'Add_Date DESC,Title',
This is in ConfigData.pm. I think that this will do the trick, sorting by date first and then by Title (alphabetically). If you want the same sorting on your Cool, New, and Search pages, you need to change:
build_sort_order_new
build_sort_order_search
build_sort_order_search_cat
build_sort_order_cool
As for #2, it looks as though your templates are set probably for 100% table widths. Check category.html for this, and try to fiddle with the table layout.
I hope this helps.