diff --git a/globalBuildOptions.go b/globalBuildOptions.go
index bff00b0..244dc4e 100644
--- a/globalBuildOptions.go
+++ b/globalBuildOptions.go
@@ -74,7 +74,31 @@ func globalBuildOptions(vbox *gui.Node) {
 	me.userHomePwd.SetText(homeDir)
 	srcDir := filepath.Join(homeDir, "go/src")
 	me.goSrcPwd.SetText(srcDir)
+	grid.NextRow()
 
+	grid.NewGroup("git checkout")
+	// checking this will automatically make the branches off of devel
+	grid.NextRow()
+	me.autoCreateBranches = grid.NewCheckbox("create if missing").SetChecked(true)
+	grid.NextRow()
+
+	grid.NewButton("default", func() {
+		me.repos.View.ArgCheckoutUser()
+	})
+	grid.NewLabel("guimaster,master,main") // set the order of these in the config file
+	grid.NextRow()
+
+	grid.NewButton("devel", func() {
+		me.repos.View.ArgCheckoutDevel()
+	})
+	grid.NewLabel("guidevel,devel")
+	grid.NextRow()
+
+	grid.NewButton("user", func() {
+		me.repos.View.ArgCheckoutUser()
+	})
+	grid.NewLabel(usr.Username)
+	grid.NextRow()
 	// select the branch you want to test, build and develop against
 	// this lets you select your user branch, but, when you are happy
 	// you can merge everything into the devel branch and make sure it actually
@@ -119,14 +143,12 @@ func globalBuildOptions(vbox *gui.Node) {
 		}
 		log.Info("set", count, "branches to", targetName)
 	})
-	me.newBranch = grid.NewCombobox()
+	me.newBranch = grid.NewDropdown()
 	me.newBranch.AddText("master")
 	me.newBranch.AddText("devel")
 	me.newBranch.AddText(usr.Username)
 	me.newBranch.SetText(usr.Username)
 
-	// checking this will automatically make the branches off of devel
-	me.autoCreateBranches = grid.NewCheckbox("create if missing").SetChecked(true)
 	grid.NextRow()
 }
 
diff --git a/globalResetOptions.go b/globalResetOptions.go
index d7027e7..0d1ea28 100644
--- a/globalResetOptions.go
+++ b/globalResetOptions.go
@@ -26,12 +26,43 @@ func globalResetOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 	me.stopOnErrors.SetChecked(true)
 
 	me.autoDryRun = group2.NewCheckbox("autotypist --dry-run")
+	me.autoDryRun.Custom = func() {
+		if me.autoDryRun.Checked() {
+			os.Setenv("REPO_DRYRUN", "on")
+		} else {
+			os.Setenv("REPO_DRYRUN", "off")
+		}
+	}
+
 	me.autoDryRun.SetChecked(true)
 
-	buildOptions := group2.NewGrid("buildOptions", 2, 1)
+	grid := group2.RawGrid()
 
-	buildOptions.NewLabel("start over")
-	me.deleteGoSrcPkgB = buildOptions.NewButton("rm ~/go/src & ~/go/pkg", func() {
+	grid.NewButton("delete user branches", func() {
+		os.Setenv("REPO_FORCE", "off")
+		for _, repo := range repolist.AllRepos() {
+			repo.Status.DeleteUserBranch(false)
+		}
+	})
+	grid.NextRow()
+
+	grid.NewButton("delete user branches --force", func() {
+		os.Setenv("REPO_FORCE", "on")
+		for _, repo := range repolist.AllRepos() {
+			repo.Status.DeleteUserBranch(true)
+		}
+	})
+	grid.NextRow()
+
+	grid.NewButton("reset all branches", func() {
+		for _, repo := range repolist.AllRepos() {
+			repo.Status.ResetBranches()
+		}
+	})
+	grid.NextRow()
+
+	grid.NewLabel("start over")
+	me.deleteGoSrcPkgB = grid.NewButton("rm ~/go/src & ~/go/pkg", func() {
 		var state string = me.deleteGoSrcPkgB.String()
 		for _, repo := range repolist.AllRepos() {
 			if repo.GoPath() == "go.wit.com/apps/autotypist" {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 9c9a9a8..ff5ad7c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -62,6 +62,5 @@ func main() {
 	// intermittently scans the status indefinitly
 	me.repos.View.Watchdog(func() {
 		log.Info("watchdog in autotypist main()")
-		log.Info("check for devel changes here")
 	})
 }