On an XPage custom controls can be added from the custom control palette, but the "Name" property is not a required element.

 

So if I want an XPage that displays a list of links to load a specific Custom Control can that be done progamattically without adding ALL the custom controls to the Xpage and then setting the visible property to control which one is displayed ?  Thats the solution I came up with in the interime just want to know if there is a better way.