diff --git a/windowViewPatch.go b/windowViewPatchset.go
similarity index 95%
rename from windowViewPatch.go
rename to windowViewPatchset.go
index d4b9689..3e4f374 100644
--- a/windowViewPatch.go
+++ b/windowViewPatchset.go
@@ -153,8 +153,16 @@ func (r *patchWindow) addPatchset(grid *gui.Node, pset *forgepb.Patchset) {
 		}
 		hash := repohash[repo]
 		grid.NewLabel(hash)
+		var win *repoPatchWindow
 		grid.NewButton("View", func() {
-			log.Info("todo: show patches for repo", repo.GetGoPath())
+			if win != nil {
+				win.Toggle()
+				log.Info("TRYING TO TOGGLE WINDOW")
+				return
+			}
+
+			win = makeRepoPatchWindow(repo, patches)
+			win.Show()
 		})
 		grid.NextRow()
 	}
diff --git a/windowViewRepoPatches.go b/windowViewRepoPatches.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcab4ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/windowViewRepoPatches.go
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
+)
+
+type repoPatchWindow struct {
+	once    sync.Once            // only init() the window once
+	win     *gadgets.BasicWindow // the patches window
+	stack   *gui.Node            // the top box set as vertical
+	shelf   *gui.Node            // the first box in the stack, set as horizontal
+	grid    *gui.Node            // the list of available patches
+	summary *patchSummary        // summary of current patches
+	setgrid *gui.Node            // the list of each patchset
+	pset    *forgepb.Patchset    // the patchset in question
+}
+
+// todo: autogenerate these or make them standared 'gui' package functions
+// make this an go interface somehow
+
+// is the window hidden right now?
+func (w *repoPatchWindow) Hidden() bool {
+	return w.win.Hidden()
+}
+
+// switches between the window being visable or hidden on the desktop
+func (w *repoPatchWindow) Toggle() {
+	if w.Hidden() {
+		w.Show()
+	} else {
+		w.Hide()
+	}
+}
+
+// hides the window completely
+func (w *repoPatchWindow) Show() {
+	w.win.Show()
+}
+
+func (w *repoPatchWindow) Hide() {
+	w.win.Hide()
+}
+
+// should be the first box/widget in the window
+// greys out the window to the user
+func (w *repoPatchWindow) Disable() {
+	w.stack.Disable()
+}
+
+func (w *repoPatchWindow) Enable() {
+	w.stack.Enable()
+}
+
+// you can only have one of these
+func makeRepoPatchWindow(repo *gitpb.Repo, fset []*forgepb.Patch) *repoPatchWindow {
+	pw := new(repoPatchWindow)
+
+	// sync.Once()
+	pw.win = gadgets.RawBasicWindow("Patcheset for " + repo.GetGoPath())
+	pw.win.Make()
+
+	pw.stack = pw.win.Box().NewBox("bw vbox", false)
+	// me.reposwin.Draw()
+	pw.win.Custom = func() {
+		// sets the hidden flag to false so Toggle() works
+		pw.win.Hide()
+	}
+
+	grid := pw.stack.NewGrid("", 0, 0)
+
+	grid.NewButton("Extract files to disk", func() {
+	})
+	grid.NewButton("Apply with git am", func() {
+	})
+
+	g := pw.stack.NewGroup("PatchSet List")
+
+	// make a grid and a header
+	filegrid := g.NewGrid("", 0, 0)
+	filegrid.NewLabel("repo")
+	filegrid.NewLabel("patch name")
+	filegrid.NewLabel("Applied in current branch?")
+	filegrid.NewLabel("start hash")
+	filegrid.NextRow()
+
+	// add the patches to the grid
+	// pw.addPatchset(filegrid, pset)
+	return pw
+}
+
+func (r *repoPatchWindow) addPatchset(grid *gui.Node, pset *forgepb.Patchset) {
+	repomap := make(map[*gitpb.Repo][]*forgepb.Patch)
+	repohash := make(map[*gitpb.Repo]string)
+
+	// sort patches by repo namespace
+	all := pset.Patches.SortByFilename()
+	for all.Scan() {
+		p := all.Next()
+		s := p.RepoNamespace
+		repo := me.forge.FindByGoPath(s)
+		if repo == nil {
+			log.Info("COULD NOT FIND", s)
+			continue
+		}
+		repomap[repo] = append(repomap[repo], p)
+		repohash[repo] = p.StartHash
+	}
+
+	// var repo *gitpb.Repo
+
+	for repo, patches := range repomap {
+		log.Info(repo.GetGoPath())
+		grid.NewLabel(repo.GetGoPath())
+
+		for i, p := range patches {
+			log.Info(i, p.Filename)
+			grid.NewLabel(p.Comment)
+			grid.NewLabel("in current branch?")
+			break
+		}
+		hash := repohash[repo]
+		grid.NewLabel(hash)
+		grid.NewButton("View", func() {
+			log.Info("todo: show patches for repo", repo.GetGoPath())
+		})
+		grid.NextRow()
+	}
+}