might work?

main.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/debugger"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
@@ -56,13 +55,6 @@ func main() {
 
 	me.repos = makeRepoView()
 
-	me.repos.View = repolist.Init(me.forge, me.myGui)
-	me.repos.View.Enable()
-
-	// reads in the State of all the repos
-	// TODO: should not really be necessary directly after init()
-	me.repos.View.ScanRepositories()
-
 	// process everything on the command line
 	// may exit here
 	handleCmdLine()

repoview.go

@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ func makeRepoView() *repoWindow {
 
 	r.topbox = r.repoMenu()
 
+	r.View = repolist.InitBox(me.forge, r.box)
+	r.View.Enable()
+
+	r.View.ScanRepositories()
+
 	/*
 		r.View = repolist.AutotypistView(r.box)