I didn't know if this should be "how to" or advice.
It would be great if a panel in a ribbon menu could be reused in different categories. That way I could create a generic record navigation panel (first, next, previous, last, save as, filter, sort, etc) and attach it to multiple categories. Obviously the event would have to pass in the category it was contained within, but I think this would be a very helpful addition to the functionality of the ribbon menu.