diff --git a/argvAutoshell.go b/argvAutoshell.go
index 76ae9c0..fd76d45 100644
--- a/argvAutoshell.go
+++ b/argvAutoshell.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (args) doBashAuto() {
 	case "delete":
 		deleteMatch()
 	case "dirty":
-		fmt.Println("--verbose")
+		fmt.Println("")
 	case "examine":
 		fmt.Println("fix")
 	case "list":
diff --git a/doGui.go b/doGui.go
index 8ff3d1f..1e3d513 100644
--- a/doGui.go
+++ b/doGui.go
@@ -22,37 +22,48 @@ import (
 func debug() {
 	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 	for {
-		var found *gitpb.Repos
 		now := time.Now()
-		tmp := fmt.Sprintf("All (%d)", me.forge.Repos.Len())
-		me.repoAllB.SetLabel(tmp)
-
-		found = findMergeToDevel()
-		tmp = fmt.Sprintf("needs merge to devel (%d)", found.Len())
-		me.repoDevelMergeB.SetLabel(tmp)
-
-		found = gitpb.NewRepos()
-		all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
-		for all.Scan() {
-			repo := all.Next()
-			if me.forge.Config.IsReadOnly(repo.GetGoPath()) {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			found.AppendByGoPath(repo)
-
+		if me.repoAllB == nil {
+			log.Printf("finished empty forge scan here in (%s)\n", shell.FormatDuration(time.Since(now)))
+			time.Sleep(90 * time.Second)
+			continue
+		}
+		if me.repoAllB != nil {
+			tmp := fmt.Sprintf("All (%d)", me.forge.Repos.Len())
+			me.repoAllB.SetLabel(tmp)
 		}
-		tmp = fmt.Sprintf("writable (%d)", found.Len())
-		me.repoWritableB.SetLabel(tmp)
 
-		doCheckDirtyAndConfigSave()
-		found = findDirty()
-		tmp = fmt.Sprintf("dirty (%d)", found.Len())
-		me.repoDirtyB.SetLabel(tmp)
+		if me.repoDevelMergeB != nil {
+			found := findMergeToDevel()
+			tmp := fmt.Sprintf("needs merge to devel (%d)", found.Len())
+			me.repoDevelMergeB.SetLabel(tmp)
+		}
+
+		if me.repoWritableB != nil {
+			found := gitpb.NewRepos()
+			all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
+			for all.Scan() {
+				repo := all.Next()
+				if me.forge.Config.IsReadOnly(repo.GetGoPath()) {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				found.AppendByGoPath(repo)
+
+			}
+			tmp := fmt.Sprintf("writable (%d)", found.Len())
+			me.repoWritableB.SetLabel(tmp)
+		}
+
+		if me.repoDirtyB != nil {
+			doCheckDirtyAndConfigSave()
+			found := findDirty()
+			tmp := fmt.Sprintf("dirty (%d)", found.Len())
+			me.repoDirtyB.SetLabel(tmp)
+		}
 
 		log.Printf("finished a forge scan here in (%s)\n", shell.FormatDuration(time.Since(now)))
 		time.Sleep(90 * time.Second)
-
 	}
 }
 
@@ -210,6 +221,109 @@ func drawWindow(win *gadgets.BasicWindow) {
 		grid.NewButton("git pull", func() {
 			log.Info("todo: run git pull on each repo")
 		})
+
+		me.repoDevelMergeB = grid.NewButton("merge", func() {
+			found := findMergeToDevel()
+			_, box := makeStandardReposWindow("repos to merge from user to devel", found)
+			hbox := box.Box().Horizontal()
+			hbox.NewButton("merge all", func() {
+				win.Disable()
+				defer win.Enable()
+				all := found.SortByFullPath()
+				for all.Scan() {
+					repo := all.Next()
+					if repo.CheckDirty() {
+						log.Info("repo is dirty", repo.GetGoPath())
+						continue
+					}
+					log.Info("Starting merge on", repo.GetGoPath())
+					if repo.CheckoutDevel() {
+						log.Info("checkout devel failed", repo.GetGoPath())
+						return
+					}
+					if _, err := repo.MergeToDevel(); err != nil {
+						log.Info("merge from user failed", repo.GetGoPath(), err)
+						// log.Info(strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n"))
+						// log.Info(strings.Join(r.Stderr, "\n"))
+						return
+					}
+					if repo.CheckoutMaster() {
+						log.Info("checkout master failed", repo.GetGoPath())
+						return
+					}
+					if _, err := repo.MergeToMaster(); err != nil {
+						log.Info("merge from devel failed", repo.GetGoPath(), err)
+						return
+					}
+
+				}
+			})
+		})
+		var problemsWin *repoProblemsWindow
+		grid.NewButton("Repo Problems", func() {
+			if problemsWin != nil {
+				problemsWin.Toggle()
+				return
+			}
+			problemsWin = makeRepoProblemsWindow()
+		})
+		grid.NextRow()
+
+		// grid := hackWin.Group.RawGrid()
+		group2 := hackWin.Stack.NewGroup("Merge")
+		grid = group2.RawGrid()
+
+		grid.NewButton("merge to devel", func() {
+			win.Disable()
+			defer win.Enable()
+
+			mergeUserToDevel(true)
+		})
+
+		grid.NewButton("merge to master", func() {
+			win.Disable()
+			defer win.Enable()
+
+			mergeDevelToMaster(true)
+		})
+
+		grid.NewButton("merge all", func() {
+			win.Disable()
+			defer win.Enable()
+
+			me.argvCheckoutUser = false
+			me.argvCheckoutDevel = true
+			me.argvCheckoutMaster = false
+			if err := doCheckoutShared(); err != nil {
+				log.Info("checkout error:", err)
+			} else {
+				log.Info("checkout was ok")
+			}
+
+			mergeUserToDevel(true)
+
+			me.argvCheckoutUser = false
+			me.argvCheckoutDevel = false
+			me.argvCheckoutMaster = true
+			if err := doCheckoutShared(); err != nil {
+				log.Info("checkout error:", err)
+			} else {
+				log.Info("checkout was ok")
+			}
+
+			mergeDevelToMaster(true)
+		})
+
+		group3 := hackWin.Stack.NewGroup("work in progress")
+		grid = group3.RawGrid()
+
+		grid.NewButton("forge ConfigSave()", func() {
+			me.forge.ConfigSave()
+		})
+
+		grid.NewButton("debugger()", func() {
+			debugger.DebugWindow()
+		})
 	})
 	grid.NextRow()
 
@@ -270,121 +384,6 @@ func drawWindow(win *gadgets.BasicWindow) {
 		makeStandardReposWindow("All repos", me.found)
 	})
 
-	me.repoDevelMergeB = grid.NewButton("merge", func() {
-		found := findMergeToDevel()
-		_, box := makeStandardReposWindow("repos to merge from user to devel", found)
-		hbox := box.Box().Horizontal()
-		hbox.NewButton("merge all", func() {
-			win.Disable()
-			defer win.Enable()
-			all := found.SortByFullPath()
-			for all.Scan() {
-				repo := all.Next()
-				if repo.CheckDirty() {
-					log.Info("repo is dirty", repo.GetGoPath())
-					continue
-				}
-				log.Info("Starting merge on", repo.GetGoPath())
-				if repo.CheckoutDevel() {
-					log.Info("checkout devel failed", repo.GetGoPath())
-					return
-				}
-				if _, err := repo.MergeToDevel(); err != nil {
-					log.Info("merge from user failed", repo.GetGoPath(), err)
-					// log.Info(strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n"))
-					// log.Info(strings.Join(r.Stderr, "\n"))
-					return
-				}
-				if repo.CheckoutMaster() {
-					log.Info("checkout master failed", repo.GetGoPath())
-					return
-				}
-				if _, err := repo.MergeToMaster(); err != nil {
-					log.Info("merge from devel failed", repo.GetGoPath(), err)
-					return
-				}
-
-			}
-		})
-	})
-	var problemsWin *repoProblemsWindow
-	grid.NewButton("Repo Problems", func() {
-		if problemsWin != nil {
-			problemsWin.Toggle()
-			return
-		}
-		problemsWin = makeRepoProblemsWindow()
-	})
-	grid.NextRow()
-
-	group2 = vbox.NewGroup("Merge")
-	grid = group2.RawGrid()
-
-	grid.NewButton("merge to devel", func() {
-		win.Disable()
-		defer win.Enable()
-
-		mergeUserToDevel(true)
-	})
-
-	grid.NewButton("merge to master", func() {
-		win.Disable()
-		defer win.Enable()
-
-		mergeDevelToMaster(true)
-	})
-
-	grid.NewButton("merge all", func() {
-		win.Disable()
-		defer win.Enable()
-
-		me.argvCheckoutUser = false
-		me.argvCheckoutDevel = true
-		me.argvCheckoutMaster = false
-		if err := doCheckoutShared(); err != nil {
-			log.Info("checkout error:", err)
-		} else {
-			log.Info("checkout was ok")
-		}
-
-		mergeUserToDevel(true)
-
-		me.argvCheckoutUser = false
-		me.argvCheckoutDevel = false
-		me.argvCheckoutMaster = true
-		if err := doCheckoutShared(); err != nil {
-			log.Info("checkout error:", err)
-		} else {
-			log.Info("checkout was ok")
-		}
-
-		mergeDevelToMaster(true)
-	})
-
-	group3 := vbox.NewGroup("work in progress")
-	grid = group3.RawGrid()
-
-	grid.NewButton("forge ConfigSave()", func() {
-		me.forge.ConfigSave()
-	})
-
-	grid.NewButton("debugger()", func() {
-		debugger.DebugWindow()
-	})
-
-	/*
-		var patchWin *patchesWindow
-
-		grid.NewButton("Patches Window", func() {
-			if patchWin != nil {
-				patchWin.Toggle()
-				return
-			}
-			patchWin = new(patchesWindow)
-			patchWin.initWindow()
-			patchWin.Show()
-		})
-	*/
 }
 
 // sets the text in the labels in the window
@@ -425,9 +424,11 @@ func forgeSwitchMode(newMode forgepb.ForgeMode) {
 		me.modeUserW.Enable()
 	}
 
-	if me.forge.Config.Mode != forgepb.ForgeMode_USER {
-		doDisableUserW()
-	}
+	/*
+		if me.forge.Config.Mode != forgepb.ForgeMode_USER {
+			doDisableUserW()
+		}
+	*/
 
 	me.forge.SetConfigSave(true)
 	me.forge.ConfigSave()