Check the FAQ for some related topics:
http://wiki.netbeans.org/NetBeansUserFAQ#section-NetBeansUserFAQ-GUIEditorMatisseBTW, this list is about the UI of NetBeans itself. For questions on
using NetBeans, including designing Swing forms, nbusers is a more
appropriate list.
-Patrick
> I want to extend JPanel but and still enjoy the benefits of the GUI editor.
> (Now the problem is that I can't change the type of a panel to my extended
> panel)
>
> How can I achieve this ?
>
> thx.
>