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if a .java file contains a class that extends JPanel it must be possible to reuse it in the form designer.
Dragging from project explorer has been implemented in 6.0. It is also available in the updated 5.5 - see http://form.netbeans.org/updates/update55.html. In original 5.5 you can use copy/paste actions. Note the class must be compiled.
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