index page featured, whats new and specials

I really want to change the layout of the products that are shown on the index page under the featured, whats new and specials heading, I see that they use the tpl_columnar_display.tpl to display them but its not an ideal page to be able to edit.

I want to display them in two columns which is fine, but then have the image on the left and title and part description alongside the image.

Any ideas

If I'm understanding part of your question correctly, you can set column numbers in admin under Configuration --> Index listing.

As for the layout, I'm not sure which file that would be or if it would be through the stylesheet without a ton of hunting. I'm sure someone else could help with that.

Also, check the downloads section and see if there's a mod already out to do what you want.

HTH,