How did Ross disable Nexus to bring up the dock with the mouse? I've been enjoying using an extra mouse button and AutoHotkey to bring up the icons so they're not in the way. But still no matter what Nexus settings I try, if the mouse touches the edge of the screen, the dock comes up (even if I have the activation set to a hotkey).
For a good GUI the keyboard and mouse will have to change, even if only slightly. The keyboard as it currently stands isn't designed for GUIs, it's still in the IBM days. I would like to see the end of the top bar with the close/minimise/maximise buttons, so every program looks full-screen by default. Then the close/minimise/maximise buttons can physically go on the keyboard (instead of uncomfortable Windows key/Alt+F4 nonsense). They'd go on the left side 'cause it'd be easier for the keyboard hand to reach.
Maybe the close button could even be a momentary switch (like the Atari VCS reset switch or iPhone "unlock"). You'd have to make a specific and deliberate (yet still imprecise and quick!) effort to close the program.