Please try this for problem #2 (tested on windows7 IE9,
Chrome 15.0.874.106, FF8.0, Opera 11.52, web2py 1.99.3 <2011-11-08
22:28:53> dev)
.web2py_console {position: relative;}
.columns table{width:100%;}
.columns table td:last-child{width:100%;}
.columns table input#web2py_keywords{display:inline;margin:0
5px;width:350px;}
.columns table #w2p_query_panel
{left:0;height:26px;bottom:-4px;min-width:539px;}
.columns table #w2p_query_panel input, .columns table #w2p_query_panel
select{margin:2px 10px 2px 5px;}
.columns table #w2p_query_panel input[type="text"]{margin:-2px 5px 0 0;}
Paolo
