[Lazarus] Component palette enhancements

[Ondrej Pokorny]

I have used the "Components" window in a non-docked environment with no 
problems. I removed the component palette altogether. IMO the point is 
to use it as a dialog, not as a constantly open IDE window.

My workflow is: open the Components window with a keyboard shortcut, 
find the component by typing, place the component where wanted with a 
mouse-click, close the window.

That brings me to the 2 issues I found:

1.) I used to open the Components window with Ctrl+Alt+P. I have a 
short-cut associated with it (see the attachment). But the shortcut is 
not recognized (I press Ctrl+Alt+P and it does nothing). It looks like 
an application-wide problem. The shortcut is not recognized in the 
"Choose a key..." dialog in IDE Options -> Key Mappings either.

Strange is that Ctrl+Alt+D (show desktops) works fine. Maybe it is just 
my PC that eats the Ctrl+Alt+P shortcut? Can anybody confirm? I am on 
Windows 10.

2.) When the "Keep open" checkbox is unchecked and I single-click on a 
component to select it and place it with a mouse click on the form (no 
double-click), the Components window is not closed.

Is it wanted? Shouldn't be the window closed?

Thanks
Ondrej

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