Winstep Nexus dock 10.3 released

[JcRabbit]

1. Instead of separating the programs running and the options in the Dock, can I just combine them into one, with a running app indicator, and the ability to open up the tab just by clicking on it (and it doesn't open a new window)?

That is one of the functionalities I will be implementing in a future release, as I mentioned above. Nexus will also emulate the Windows 7's superbar window thumbnail functionality (which you can see in this video

showing off the Superbar ability of NextSTART, one of the components of Winstep Xtreme).

2. If yes, is it possible to shut down the app without opening up the window, just by right clicking on it?

You can already do that with Nexus running application icons. In fact, Nexus allows you to specify what the left, middle and right clicks do in those icons: Nexus Preferences -> Tasks -> Advanced -> Tasklist Actions.

And can you start up an app without interrupting your current window?

You mean start an app in the background?