Rm2k (or 2k3), I'm assuming?

To the left of the Test Play button are two buttons, one of which says Title, and another that is just a blue box. If the Title button is pressed, the background and music should be there when test played. If the blue square is pressed, the Test Play window will be maximized.

As for your other problem, am I right in understanding that when you die in a battle, instead of game over, it returns you to the world map? If so, there should be a page somewhere in the data base (don't know where - sorry) that has two options - game over after death or return to map (something like that). Click the appropriate option and it should fix itself.

Sorry I can't help as much on the second question.