This is in NetBeans 6.5, Java 6.
I have the following hierarchy in the NetBeans GUI Designer:
JFrame
JTabbedPane
JPanel X
<...>
JPanel
JButton
JPanel Y
<...>
JButton
Question:
JPanel Y is identical to JPanel X, so I'd like to simply reuse JPanel X in both places, but how do I do this inside the GUI Builder?
Attempts:
I tried copy-pasting JPanel X, but it creates a full "deep" copy (JPanel X1, etc), duplicating everything in JPanel X.
Some googling indicated it might be possible to add it to the Palette, but I haven't found a way to add a simple JPanel to the palette (as opposed to a complete JFrame).