I like to hand fly hold-downs and let the First Officer use the airspeed bug for acceleration. That means the First Officer has to be able to operate the MCP along with the radios.
b. ‘Autopilot – ON’ with ‘Auto Throttles – OFF’ = bad Juju!
c. Autopilot ON at 200’ AGL after EVERY takeoff on EVERY flight = no pilot proficiency.
d. First Officer changing the Altitude Window or any other item on the MCP when the autopilot is on and changes are supposed to be Pilot Flying responsibility = more bad Juju.
Seems like some contradictions in your "wish list" here; there is a time and place for manual flying (discussed ad nauseam on this forum). A better understanding/appreciation of automation might have prevented this near catastrophe. 777 is a great airplane, but there are lots of things waiting to bite you.