As far as the blocks go: that's a feature, not a bug. Since everything revolves around the 960 grid system, which doesn't support blocks side by side, you can't

As far as the blocks go: that's a feature, not a bug. Since everything revolves around the 960 grid system, which doesn't support blocks side by side, you can't do it within the editor. But, as imply, that's useful in a lot of cases, so it might be something to look at. You're comments are great, btw. Thank you.