[Lazarus] Merge setup dialog and options dialog?

[Reinier Olislagers]

Hi list,

The setup dialog that appears when you start Lazarus with e.g. the
compiler set to a non-existent file and the options dialog cover the
same settings and overlap a lot.

Maybe it's a good idea to think about merging them into one for future
Lazarus versions:
- show the options dialog
- use the setup error detection, red icons and descriptive texts to
visually indicate settings are not good
- use setup's functionality of navigating the settings treeview to the
first problem if there are problems

Ludo was kind enough to do a quick mock up of this. Though not polished,
it gives an idea of how this could work.

While it would be some work to merge the 2, it would allow:
- easier implementation of checking for many more things in the settings
that are essential or nice to have (detection for the latter could be
skipped when running lazarus --setup)
- cutting down on maintenance for the GUI as the setup GUI can disappear
- allow feedback on incorrect settings when editing options, giving
users more direct feedback on things that are wrong

Please see screenshot attached for an idea of how this could look.

Thanks,
Reinier
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