diff --git a/globalDisplayOptions.go b/globalDisplayOptions.go
index 6c9ed1e..89f0c74 100644
--- a/globalDisplayOptions.go
+++ b/globalDisplayOptions.go
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(vbox *gui.Node) {
 		log.Info("re-scanning repos done", i, s)
 		me.duration.SetText(s)
 	})
-	me.duration = scanbox.NewLabel("")
 
 	var tagsW *tagWindow
 	group1.NewButton("git tags Window", func() {
diff --git a/repoview.go b/repoview.go
index 9e1af9f..10d8c2d 100644
--- a/repoview.go
+++ b/repoview.go
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ func makeRepoView() *repoWindow {
 
 	showncount := r.View.MirrorShownCount()
 	r.topbox.Append(showncount)
+	duration := r.View.MirrorScanDuration()
+	r.topbox.Append(duration)
+
 	r.View.RegisterHideFunction(hideFunction)
 	return r
 }
diff --git a/submitPatches.go b/submitPatches.go
index 88a7dce..07a6c5e 100644
--- a/submitPatches.go
+++ b/submitPatches.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/gowit"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ type patchSummary struct {
 	totalMasterPatches *gui.Node
 
 	// patch set generation
-	unknownOL      *gadgets.OneLiner
+	unknownOL      *gadgets.BasicEntry
 	unknownSubmitB *gui.Node
 	reason         *gadgets.BasicEntry
 	submitB        *gui.Node
@@ -125,7 +126,6 @@ func submitPatchesBox(box *gui.Node) *patchSummary {
 	s.totalMasterRepos = s.grid.NewLabel("x go repos")
 	s.grid.NextRow()
 
-
 	s.totalPatchesOL = gadgets.NewOneLiner(s.grid, "total commits")
 	s.totalUserPatches = s.grid.NewLabel("x patches")
 	s.totalDevelPatches = s.grid.NewLabel("")
@@ -167,27 +167,29 @@ func submitPatchesBox(box *gui.Node) *patchSummary {
 	s.grid.NextRow()
 
 	// map a path to gitea
-	s.unknownOL = gadgets.NewOneLiner(s.grid, "Unknown Repo:")
+	s.unknownOL = gadgets.NewBasicEntry(s.grid, "Unknown Repo:")
 	s.unknownSubmitB = s.grid.NewButton("map new repo path", func() {
-		/*
-			log.Info("Submit repo:", s.unknownOL.String())
-			if repolist.Exists(s.unknownOL.String()) {
-				log.Info("found repo:", repo.String(), "with giturl", repo.giturl)
-				localurl := repo.status.GitURL()
-				if localurl == "" {
-					log.Info("local repo check failed. repo is not uploaded?")
-				} else {
-					log.Info("local repo has", localurl)
-					// attempts to register the unknown repo
-					if gowit.Register(repo.String(), localurl) {
-						s.unknownOL.Hide()
-						s.unknownSubmitB.Hide()
-					}
-				}
-			} else {
-				log.Info("what is this?", s.unknownOL.String())
+		log.Info("Submit repo:", s.unknownOL.String())
+		repo := me.repos.View.FindRepo(s.unknownOL.String())
+		if repo == nil {
+			log.Info("could not find repo:", s.unknownOL.String(), "in ~/go/src")
+			return
+		}
+
+		localurl := repo.Status.GitURL()
+		log.Info("found repo:", repo.GoPath(), "with giturl", localurl)
+		if localurl == "" {
+			log.Info("local repo check failed. repo")
+		} else {
+			log.Info("local repo has", localurl)
+			// check if go.wit.com works, if not, add it
+			// attempts to register the unknown repo
+			if gowit.Register(repo.GoPath(), localurl) {
+				// todo: check if this works
+				// s.unknownOL.Hide()
+				// s.unknownSubmitB.Hide()
 			}
-		*/
+		}
 	})
 	s.unknownOL.Disable()
 	s.unknownSubmitB.Disable()
@@ -238,4 +240,16 @@ func (s *patchSummary) Update() {
 	s.totalUserRepos.SetText(strconv.Itoa(userT) + " repos")
 	s.totalDevelRepos.SetText(strconv.Itoa(develT) + " repos")
 	s.totalMasterRepos.SetText(strconv.Itoa(masterT) + " repos")
+
+	if dirty == 0 {
+		s.reason.Enable()
+		s.submitB.Enable()
+		s.unknownOL.Enable()
+		s.unknownSubmitB.Enable()
+	} else {
+		s.reason.Disable()
+		s.submitB.Enable()
+		s.unknownOL.Enable()
+		s.unknownSubmitB.Enable()
+	}
 }