diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/itemPane.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/itemPane.js
index 0d32ee2d8..220f57a19 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/itemPane.js
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/itemPane.js
@@ -123,16 +123,16 @@ ScholarItemPane = new function()
 		firstlast.appendChild(createValueElement(firstName, 'creator-'+_creatorCount+'-firstName'));
 		row.appendChild(firstlast);
 		
-		var removeButton = document.createElement('toolbarbutton');
-		removeButton.setAttribute("label","-");
+		var removeButton = document.createElement('label');
+		removeButton.setAttribute("value","-");
 		removeButton.setAttribute("class","addremove");
-		removeButton.setAttribute("oncommand","ScholarItemPane.removeCreator("+_creatorCount+")");
+		removeButton.setAttribute("onclick","ScholarItemPane.removeCreator("+_creatorCount+")");
 		row.appendChild(removeButton);
 		
-		var addButton = document.createElement('toolbarbutton');
-		addButton.setAttribute("label","+");
+		var addButton = document.createElement('label');
+		addButton.setAttribute("value","+");
 		addButton.setAttribute("class","addremove");
-		addButton.setAttribute("oncommand","ScholarItemPane.addCreatorRow('','',1);");
+		addButton.setAttribute("onclick","ScholarItemPane.addCreatorRow('','',1);");
 		row.appendChild(addButton);
 		
 		_creatorCount++;
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/itemTreeView.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/itemTreeView.js
index faee64f94..e4a19eb15 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/itemTreeView.js
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/itemTreeView.js
@@ -14,7 +14,15 @@ Scholar.ItemTreeView.prototype.setTree = function(treebox)
 	if(this._treebox)
 		return;
 	this._treebox = treebox;
-	this.sort();
+	
+	if(!this.isSorted())
+	{
+		this.cycleHeader(this._treebox.columns.getNamedColumn('firstCreator'));
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		this.sort();
+	}
 }
 
 Scholar.ItemTreeView.prototype.refresh = function()
@@ -112,7 +120,10 @@ Scholar.ItemTreeView.prototype.unregister = function()
 Scholar.ItemTreeView.prototype.getCellText = function(row, column)
 {
 	var obj = this._getItemAtRow(row);
-	var val = obj.getField(column.id);
+	var val;
+	
+	if(column.id != "typeIcon")
+		val = obj.getField(column.id);
 	
 	if(column.id == 'dateAdded' || column.id == 'dateModified')		//this is not so much that we will use this format for date, but a simple template for later revisions.
 	{
@@ -124,7 +135,7 @@ Scholar.ItemTreeView.prototype.getCellText = function(row, column)
 
 Scholar.ItemTreeView.prototype.getImageSrc = function(row, col)
 {
-	if(col.id == 'title')
+	if(col.id == 'typeIcon')
 	{
 		var itemType = Scholar.ItemTypes.getTypeName(this._getItemAtRow(row).getType());
 		return "chrome://scholar/skin/treeitem-"+itemType+".png";
@@ -169,22 +180,35 @@ Scholar.ItemTreeView.prototype.sort = function()
 	
 	var column = this._treebox.columns.getSortedColumn()
 	var order = column.element.getAttribute('sortDirection') == 'descending';
-	if(order)
+	
+	if(column.id == 'typeIcon')
 	{
 		function columnSort(a,b)
 		{
-			return(a.getField(column.id) < b.getField(column.id)) ? -1 : (a.getField[column.id] > b.getField(column.id)) ? 1 : 0;
+			var typeA = Scholar.getString('itemTypes.'+Scholar.ItemTypes.getTypeName(a.getType()));
+			var typeB = Scholar.getString('itemTypes.'+Scholar.ItemTypes.getTypeName(b.getType()));
+			
+			return (typeA > typeB) ? -1 : (typeA < typeB) ? 1 : 0;
 		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		function columnSort(a,b)
 		{
-			return(a.getField(column.id) > b.getField(column.id)) ? -1 : (a.getField[column.id] < b.getField(column.id)) ? 1 : 0;
+			return (a.getField(column.id) > b.getField(column.id)) ? -1 : (a.getField(column.id) < b.getField(column.id)) ? 1 : 0;
 		}
 	}
 	
-	this._dataItems.sort(columnSort);
+	function oppSort(a,b)
+	{
+		return(columnSort(a,b) * -1);
+	}
+	
+	if(order)
+		this._dataItems.sort(oppSort);
+	else
+		this._dataItems.sort(columnSort);
+		
 	this._refreshHashMap();
 	
 }
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/overlay.xul b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/overlay.xul
index 3ef66c545..92e25ddc1 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/overlay.xul
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/overlay.xul
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@
 					ondragdrop="nsDragAndDrop.drop(event,ScholarPane.getItemsView())"
 					flex="1">
 					<treecols>
+						<treecol
+							id="typeIcon"
+							label="&items.type_column;"
+							width="40" persist="width ordinal hidden sortActive sortDirection"/>
+						<splitter class="tree-splitter"/>
 						<treecol
 							id="title"
 							label="&items.title_column;"
@@ -69,7 +74,7 @@
 						<splitter class="tree-splitter"/>
 						<treecol
 							id="firstCreator"
-							label="&items.creator_column;" sortActive="true" sortDirection="descending"
+							label="&items.creator_column;"
 							flex="1" persist="width ordinal hidden sortActive sortDirection"/>
 						<splitter class="tree-splitter"/>
 						<treecol
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/locale/en-US/scholar/scholar.dtd b/chrome/chromeFiles/locale/en-US/scholar/scholar.dtd
index 029430698..be1db5ea0 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/locale/en-US/scholar/scholar.dtd
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/locale/en-US/scholar/scholar.dtd
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 <!ENTITY metadata.cancel.label			"Cancel">
 <!ENTITY metadata.save.label			"Save">
 
+<!ENTITY items.type_column 				"Type">
 <!ENTITY items.title_column 			"Title">
 <!ENTITY items.creator_column 			"Creator">
 <!ENTITY items.source_column 			"Source">
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/skin/default/scholar/overlay.css b/chrome/chromeFiles/skin/default/scholar/overlay.css
index 7e8a93fd8..22fa2a9dd 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/skin/default/scholar/overlay.css
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/skin/default/scholar/overlay.css
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ tree #items-tree
 
 }
 
+treechildren::-moz-tree-image
+{
+	
+}
+
 #scholar-pane toolbar
 {
 	border-bottom: none;
@@ -58,10 +63,8 @@ tree #items-tree
 }
 
 #scholar-metadata .addremove
-{
-	-moz-border-radius: 8px;
-	width: 16px;
-	height: 16px;
+{	
+	-moz-border-radius: 6px;
 }
 
 #scholar-metadata .addremove:hover