diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e6b74bf..edfb08b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ all: build
 	./autotypist
 
 stderr: build
-	echo "writing to /tmp/autotypist.stderr"
-	./autotypist >/tmp/autotypist.stderr 2>&1
+	echo "writing to /tmp/autotypist.log"
+	./autotypist >/tmp/autotypist.log 2>&1
 
 goimports:
 	goimports -w *.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ goimports:
 
 gocui: build
 	reset
-	./autotypist --gui gocui --tmp-log
+	./autotypist --gui gocui >/tmp/autotypist.log 2>&1
 
 build:
 	echo "build it!"
diff --git a/globalBuildOptions.go b/globalBuildOptions.go
index 44b6f8c..3c3b6ba 100644
--- a/globalBuildOptions.go
+++ b/globalBuildOptions.go
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ func quickCmd(fullpath string, cmd []string) bool {
 	var b bool
 	var output string
 
-	if me.autoWorkingPwd.String() != fullpath {
-		me.autoWorkingPwd.SetValue(fullpath)
-	}
+//	if me.autoWorkingPwd.String() != fullpath {
+//		me.autoWorkingPwd.SetValue(fullpath)
+//	}
 
 	if me.autoDryRun.Checked() {
 		log.Warn("RUN --dry-run", fullpath, cmd)
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func globalBuildOptions(vbox *gui.Node) {
 	group1 := vbox.NewGroup("Global Build Options")
 	grid := group1.NewGrid("buildOptions", 2, 1)
 
-	me.autoWorkingPwd = gadgets.NewOneLiner(grid, "working directory (pwd)")
+	// me.autoWorkingPwd = gadgets.NewOneLiner(grid, "working directory (pwd)")
 	me.userHomePwd = gadgets.NewOneLiner(grid, "user home")
 	me.goSrcPwd = gadgets.NewOneLiner(grid, "go src home")
 
diff --git a/globalDisplayOptions.go b/globalDisplayOptions.go
index c45a045..e5668c6 100644
--- a/globalDisplayOptions.go
+++ b/globalDisplayOptions.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/debugger"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/gowit"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/logsettings"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 	// "go.wit.com/gui/gadgets"
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(vbox *gui.Node) {
 	})
 
 	var tagsW *tagWindow
-	group1.NewButton("tag Window", func() {
+	group1.NewButton("git tags Window", func() {
 		if tagsW == nil {
 			tagsW = makeTagWindow()
 		} else {
@@ -111,13 +111,15 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(vbox *gui.Node) {
 	})
 
 	var listallB *gui.Node
-	var listW *gadgets.BasicWindow
-	listallB = group1.NewButton("go.wit.com Window", func() {
+	listallB = group1.NewButton("go.wit.com", func() {
 		listallB.Disable()
-		if listW == nil {
-			listW = listWindow()
+		if me.lw == nil {
+			me.lw = gowit.ListWindow()
+		}
+		if me.lw.Hidden() {
+			me.lw.Show()
 		} else {
-			listW.Toggle()
+			me.lw.Hide()
 		}
 		listallB.Enable()
 	})
diff --git a/listWindow.go b/listWindow.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 503eaa8..0000000
--- a/listWindow.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,301 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"net/http"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
-
-	"go.wit.com/gui"
-	"go.wit.com/log"
-
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
-)
-
-var lw *gadgets.BasicWindow
-
-var allsections []*section
-
-type witRepo struct {
-	sec       *section
-	path      *gui.Node
-	downloadB *gui.Node
-}
-
-type section struct {
-	name   string
-	hidden bool
-
-	parent       *gui.Node
-	box          *gui.Node
-	group        *gui.Node
-	grid         *gui.Node // where the repos are listed
-	hideCB       *gui.Node
-	downloadAllB *gui.Node
-	witRepos     []*witRepo
-}
-
-func listWindow() *gadgets.BasicWindow {
-	if lw != nil {
-		lw.Toggle()
-		return lw
-	}
-	lw = gadgets.NewBasicWindow(me.myGui, "go.wit.com repositories")
-	lw.Custom = func() {
-		log.Warn("got to close")
-	}
-
-	lw.Make()
-	lw.StandardClose()
-	lw.Draw()
-	box := lw.Box()
-	group := box.NewGroup("list")
-	group.NewButton("make new go version list", func() {
-		dumpVersions()
-	})
-
-	var lines []string
-	var curs *section
-
-	lines = dumpURL("https://go.wit.com/list")
-	for i, line := range lines {
-		if line == "" {
-			continue
-		}
-		if line[0] == '#' {
-			curs = NewSection(group, line)
-			log.Warn("new group:", line)
-			continue
-		}
-		log.Warn(i, line)
-		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
-		if curs != nil {
-			curs.add(parts[0])
-		}
-	}
-	for i, sec := range allsections {
-		log.Info("section name:", sec.name, "hidden:", sec.hidden, i)
-		parts := strings.Split(sec.name, " ")
-		if len(parts) > 1 {
-			if parts[1] != "Applications" {
-				sec.Hide()
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	// lw.Toggle()
-	return lw
-}
-
-func downloadRepo(path string) bool {
-	log.Info("downloading", path, "here")
-	os.Setenv("GO111MODULE", "off")
-
-	goSrcDir := me.goSrcPwd.String()
-	if !quickCmd(goSrcDir, []string{"go", "get", "-v", path}) {
-		log.Info("go get failed")
-		return false
-	}
-
-	fullpath := filepath.Join(goSrcDir, path)
-	if !quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"go", "get", "-v", "-u", "."}) {
-		log.Info("go get depends failed")
-		return false
-	}
-	if me.autoDryRun.Checked() {
-		return false
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
-func (r *witRepo) doDownload() bool {
-	if me.autoDryRun.Checked() {
-		r.downloadB.SetLabel("uncheck --dry-run")
-		return false
-	}
-	if r.downloadB.String() == "downloaded" {
-		log.Info("skipping already downloaded", r.path.String())
-		return true
-	}
-	if downloadRepo(r.path.String()) {
-		log.Info("download", r.path.String(), "worked")
-		r.downloadB.SetLabel("downloaded")
-		r.downloadB.Disable()
-	} else {
-		r.downloadB.SetLabel("failed")
-		log.Info("download", r.path.String(), "failed")
-		return false
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
-func (s *section) add(path string) {
-	if s == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	tmp := new(witRepo)
-	tmp.sec = s
-	tmp.path = s.grid.NewLabel(path)
-	tmp.downloadB = s.grid.NewButton("download", func() {
-		lw.Disable()
-		tmp.doDownload()
-		lw.Enable()
-	})
-	if repostatus.VerifyLocalGoRepo(path) {
-		log.Verbose("newRepo actually exists", path)
-		tmp.downloadB.SetLabel("downloaded")
-		tmp.downloadB.Disable()
-	}
-
-	s.witRepos = append(s.witRepos, tmp)
-}
-
-func NewSection(parent *gui.Node, desc string) *section {
-	news := new(section)
-	news.name = desc
-	news.parent = parent
-	news.box = news.parent.NewBox("bw vbox", true)
-	news.group = news.box.NewGroup(desc)
-	news.hideCB = news.box.NewCheckbox("hide")
-	news.hideCB.Custom = func() {
-		news.toggle()
-	}
-	news.downloadAllB = news.box.NewButton("download all", func() {
-		lw.Disable()
-		log.Warn("Download all here")
-		for i, wrepo := range news.witRepos {
-			log.Warn("download:", i, wrepo.path.String())
-			wrepo.doDownload()
-			//wrepo.path.Show()
-			//wrepo.downloadB.Show()
-		}
-		lw.Enable()
-	})
-	news.grid = news.parent.NewGrid("sections", 2, 1)
-	allsections = append(allsections, news)
-	return news
-}
-
-func (s *section) toggle() {
-	log.Warn(s.name)
-	if s.hidden {
-		s.hidden = false
-		for i, wrepo := range s.witRepos {
-			log.Warn(i, wrepo.path.String())
-			wrepo.path.Show()
-			wrepo.downloadB.Show()
-		}
-	} else {
-		s.Hide()
-	}
-}
-
-func (s *section) Hide() {
-	s.hidden = true
-	s.hideCB.SetChecked(true)
-	for i, wrepo := range s.witRepos {
-		log.Warn(i, wrepo.path.String())
-		wrepo.path.Hide()
-		wrepo.downloadB.Hide()
-	}
-}
-
-/*
-func dumpURL(url string) string {
-	resp, err := http.Get(url)
-	if err != nil {
-		return ""
-	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-
-	return resp.Body.String()
-
-		_, err = io.Copy(os.Stdout, resp.Body)
-		if err != nil {
-			return ""
-		}
-}
-*/
-
-func dumpURL(url string) []string {
-	resp, err := http.Get(url)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-
-	bodyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	return strings.Split(string(bodyBytes), "\n")
-}
-
-func dumpVersions() {
-	f, _ := os.OpenFile("/tmp/go.wit.com.versions", os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0600)
-	defer f.Close()
-	for _, sec := range allsections {
-		for _, wrepo := range sec.witRepos {
-			r, ok := me.allrepos[wrepo.path.String()]
-			if ok {
-				_, out := r.status.RunCmd([]string{"git", "log", "-1", "--format=%at", r.lastTag.String()})
-				out = strings.TrimSpace(out)
-
-				// Convert the string to an integer
-				gitTagTimestampInt, err := strconv.ParseInt(out, 10, 64)
-				if err != nil {
-					fmt.Println("Error converting timestamp:", err)
-					return
-				}
-
-				// Parse the Unix timestamp into a time.Time object
-				gitTagDate := time.Unix(gitTagTimestampInt, 0)
-
-				// Get the current time
-				currentTime := time.Now()
-
-				// Calculate the duration between the git tag date and the current time
-				duration := currentTime.Sub(gitTagDate)
-
-				// s := fmt.Sprint(duration)
-				// fmt.Println("Duration since the git tag date:", s)
-
-				// fmt.Println("Default formatting:", duration.String())
-				// fmt.Println("Custom formatting:", formatDuration(duration))
-				log.Warn("found:", wrepo.path.String(), r.lastTag.String(), out, formatDuration(duration))
-				fmt.Fprintln(f, wrepo.path.String(), r.lastTag.String(), out)
-			}
-			//wrepo.path.Show()
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func formatDuration(d time.Duration) string {
-	seconds := int(d.Seconds()) % 60
-	minutes := int(d.Minutes()) % 60
-	hours := int(d.Hours()) % 24
-	days := int(d.Hours()) / 24
-
-	result := ""
-	if days > 0 {
-		result += fmt.Sprintf("%dd ", days)
-		return result
-	}
-	if hours > 0 {
-		result += fmt.Sprintf("%dh ", hours)
-		return result
-	}
-	if minutes > 0 {
-		result += fmt.Sprintf("%dm ", minutes)
-		return result
-	}
-	if seconds > 0 {
-		result += fmt.Sprintf("%ds", seconds)
-	}
-	return result
-}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index fafd202..a5a549e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"embed"
 	"time"
 
+	"go.wit.com/lib/debugger"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
@@ -20,12 +21,14 @@ func main() {
 	me.myGui.InitEmbed(resToolkit)
 	me.myGui.Default()
 
-	me.autotypistWindow = me.myGui.NewWindow("autotypist for GO & git. it types faster than you can.")
+	me.autotypistWindow = me.myGui.NewWindow("autotypist: it types faster than you can.")
 	box := me.autotypistWindow.NewBox("bw hbox", true)
 
 	vbox1 := box.NewVerticalBox("BOX1")
 	globalDisplayOptions(vbox1)
-	debuggerBox(vbox1)
+	if debugger.ArgDebug() {
+		debuggerBox(vbox1)
+	}
 
 	vbox2 := box.NewVerticalBox("BOX2")
 	globalBuildOptions(vbox2)
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ func main() {
 		})
 		/*
 			s := fmt.Sprint(duration)
-			me.autoWorkingPwd.SetText(s)
+			// me.autoWorkingPwd.SetText(s)
 		*/
 	})
 }
diff --git a/repolist.go b/repolist.go
index 749d930..61a53f4 100644
--- a/repolist.go
+++ b/repolist.go
@@ -154,25 +154,6 @@ func addRepo(grid *gui.Node, path string, master string, devel string, user stri
 		}
 		me.reposwin.Enable()
 	})
-	newRepo.endBox.NewButton("build", func() {
-		switch newRepo.status.RepoType() {
-		case "binary":
-			log.Info("compile here. Show()")
-		case "library":
-			log.Info("library here. Hide()")
-		default:
-			log.Info("unknown. Show()")
-		}
-
-		/*
-			err, output := newRepo.status.RunCmd([]string{"go", "list", "-f", "'{{if eq .Name \"main\"}}binary{{else}}library{{end}}'"})
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Info("package is: unknown", err)
-				return
-			}
-			output = strings.Trim(output, "'")
-		*/
-	})
 
 	newRepo.status = repostatus.NewRepoStatusWindow(newRepo.path)
 	newRepo.hidden = false
@@ -180,6 +161,22 @@ func addRepo(grid *gui.Node, path string, master string, devel string, user stri
 	newRepo.status.SetDevelWorkingName(devel)
 	newRepo.status.SetUserWorkingName(user)
 
+	var showBuildB bool = false
+	switch newRepo.status.RepoType() {
+	case "binary":
+		log.Info("compile here. Show()")
+		showBuildB = true
+	case "library":
+		log.Info("library here. Hide()")
+	default:
+		log.Info("unknown. Show()")
+	}
+	if showBuildB {
+		newRepo.endBox.NewButton("build", func() {
+			newRepo.status.Build()
+		})
+	}
+
 	me.allrepos[path] = newRepo
 }
 
@@ -246,20 +243,20 @@ func repolistWindow() {
 }
 
 func showApps() {
-		for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
-			switch repo.status.RepoType() {
-			case "binary":
-				log.Info("compile here. Show()")
-				repo.Show()
-			case "library":
-				log.Info("library here. Hide()")
-				repo.Hide()
-			default:
-				log.Info("unknown. Show()")
-				repo.Hide()
-			}
-
+	for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
+		switch repo.status.RepoType() {
+		case "binary":
+			log.Info("compile here. Show()")
+			repo.Show()
+		case "library":
+			log.Info("library here. Hide()")
+			repo.Hide()
+		default:
+			log.Info("unknown. Show()")
+			repo.Hide()
 		}
+
+	}
 }
 
 func repoAllButtons(box *gui.Node) {
@@ -306,13 +303,7 @@ func repoAllButtons(box *gui.Node) {
 		me.reposwin.Enable()
 	})
 
-	box2.NewButton("show apps", func() {
-		me.reposwin.Disable()
-		showApps()
-		me.reposwin.Enable()
-	})
-
-	box2.NewButton("build all", func() {
+	box2.NewButton("test all builds", func() {
 		me.reposwin.Disable()
 		defer me.reposwin.Enable()
 		showApps()
@@ -334,7 +325,6 @@ func repoAllButtons(box *gui.Node) {
 		log.Info("every build worked !!!")
 		log.Info("")
 	})
-
 }
 
 func mergeAllDevelToMain() bool {
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 2cda697..c89698a 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ type autoType struct {
 
 	autotypistWindow *gui.Node
 
+	// the window from the /lib/gui/gowit package
+	lw *gadgets.BasicWindow
+
 	reposwin   *gadgets.BasicWindow
 	reposbox   *gui.Node
 	reposgrid  *gui.Node
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ type autoType struct {
 	scanEveryMinute *gui.Node
 
 	// The current working directory
-	autoWorkingPwd *gadgets.OneLiner
+	// autoWorkingPwd *gadgets.OneLiner
 
 	// what is being used as your home dir
 	userHomePwd *gadgets.OneLiner