diff --git a/doGui.go b/doGui.go
index 3c80e2b..95edc0e 100644
--- a/doGui.go
+++ b/doGui.go
@@ -243,6 +243,33 @@ func drawWindow(win *gadgets.BasicWindow) {
 
 		mergeDevelToMaster(me.autoCreateBranches.Checked())
 	})
+
+	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")
+		}
+
+		mergeDevelToMaster(me.autoCreateBranches.Checked())
+
+		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(me.autoCreateBranches.Checked())
+	})
 }
 
 func findMergeToDevel() {
diff --git a/windowRepos.go b/windowRepos.go
index dbbeba6..bc34318 100644
--- a/windowRepos.go
+++ b/windowRepos.go
@@ -4,23 +4,20 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"time"
-
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 )
 
 type repoWindow struct {
-	win         *gadgets.BasicWindow // the window widget itself
-	box         *gui.Node            // notsure
-	topbox      *gui.Node            // the top box of the repolist window
-	mergeDevel  *gui.Node            // the buttton for merging user into devel
-	mergeMaster *gui.Node            // the buttton for merging devel into master
-	View        *repolist.RepoList   // old code
+	win    *gadgets.BasicWindow // the window widget itself
+	box    *gui.Node            // notsure
+	topbox *gui.Node            // the top box of the repolist window
+	// mergeDevel  *gui.Node            // the buttton for merging user into devel
+	// mergeMaster *gui.Node            // the buttton for merging devel into master
+	View *repolist.RepoList // old code
 }
 
 func (r *repoWindow) Hidden() bool {
@@ -42,26 +39,28 @@ func (r *repoWindow) Show() {
 	}
 	r.win.Show()
 
-	now := time.Now()
-	// check for devel branches
-	total, count, nope, _ := IsEverythingOnDevel()
-	log.Printf("Devel branch check. %d total repos. (%d ok) (%d not on devel branch) (%s)\n", total, count, nope, shell.FormatDuration(time.Since(now)))
-	if nope != 0 {
-		r.mergeDevel.Disable()
-	} else {
-		// everything is on the devel branch
-		r.mergeDevel.Enable()
-	}
+	/*
+		now := time.Now()
+		// check for devel branches
+		total, count, nope, _ := IsEverythingOnDevel()
+		log.Printf("Devel branch check. %d total repos. (%d ok) (%d not on devel branch) (%s)\n", total, count, nope, shell.FormatDuration(time.Since(now)))
+		if nope != 0 {
+			// r.mergeDevel.Disable()
+		} else {
+			// everything is on the devel branch
+			// r.mergeDevel.Enable()
+		}
 
-	// check for master branches
-	total, count, nope, _ = IsEverythingOnMaster()
-	log.Printf("Master branch check. %d total repos. (%d ok) (%d not on master branch) (%s)\n", total, count, nope, shell.FormatDuration(time.Since(now)))
-	if nope != 0 {
-		r.mergeMaster.Disable()
-	} else {
-		// everything is on the master branch
-		r.mergeMaster.Enable()
-	}
+		// check for master branches
+		total, count, nope, _ = IsEverythingOnMaster()
+		log.Printf("Master branch check. %d total repos. (%d ok) (%d not on master branch) (%s)\n", total, count, nope, shell.FormatDuration(time.Since(now)))
+		if nope != 0 {
+			r.mergeMaster.Disable()
+		} else {
+			// everything is on the master branch
+			r.mergeMaster.Enable()
+		}
+	*/
 
 	// updates the rows not hidden
 	loop := r.View.ReposSortByName()
@@ -148,85 +147,87 @@ func (r *repoWindow) repoMenu() *gui.Node {
 		}
 	}
 
-	r.mergeDevel = box2.NewButton("merge to devel", func() {
-		r.Disable()
-		defer r.Enable()
-		loop := r.View.ReposSortByName()
-		for loop.Scan() {
-			// var repo *repolist.RepoRow
-			view := loop.Repo()
-			if view.Hidden() {
-				continue
-			}
-			repo := view.GetPb()
-			log.Info("repo:", repo.GetGoPath())
-			if result, err := repo.MergeToDevel(); err == nil {
-				log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK", repo.GetFullPath())
-				for _, line := range result.Stdout {
-					log.Warn("stdout:", line)
+	/*
+		r.mergeDevel = box2.NewButton("merge to devel", func() {
+			r.Disable()
+			defer r.Enable()
+			loop := r.View.ReposSortByName()
+			for loop.Scan() {
+				// var repo *repolist.RepoRow
+				view := loop.Repo()
+				if view.Hidden() {
+					continue
 				}
-				for _, line := range result.Stderr {
-					log.Warn("stderr:", line)
-				}
-			} else {
-				log.Warn("THINGS FAILED ", repo.GetFullPath())
-				log.Warn("err", err)
-				if result == nil {
+				repo := view.GetPb()
+				log.Info("repo:", repo.GetGoPath())
+				if result, err := repo.MergeToDevel(); err == nil {
+					log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK", repo.GetFullPath())
+					for _, line := range result.Stdout {
+						log.Warn("stdout:", line)
+					}
+					for _, line := range result.Stderr {
+						log.Warn("stderr:", line)
+					}
+				} else {
+					log.Warn("THINGS FAILED ", repo.GetFullPath())
+					log.Warn("err", err)
+					if result == nil {
+						break
+					}
+					for _, line := range result.Stdout {
+						log.Warn("stdout:", line)
+					}
+					for _, line := range result.Stderr {
+						log.Warn("stderr:", line)
+					}
 					break
 				}
-				for _, line := range result.Stdout {
-					log.Warn("stdout:", line)
-				}
-				for _, line := range result.Stderr {
-					log.Warn("stderr:", line)
-				}
-				break
+				me.forge.SetConfigSave(true)
+				view.Update()
 			}
-			me.forge.SetConfigSave(true)
-			view.Update()
-		}
-		me.forge.ConfigSave()
-	})
+			me.forge.ConfigSave()
+		})
 
-	r.mergeMaster = box2.NewButton("merge to master", func() {
-		r.Disable()
-		defer r.Enable()
-		loop := r.View.ReposSortByName()
-		for loop.Scan() {
-			// var repo *repolist.RepoRow
-			view := loop.Repo()
-			if view.Hidden() {
-				continue
-			}
-			repo := view.GetPb()
-			log.Info("repo:", repo.GetGoPath())
-			if result, err := repo.MergeToMaster(); err == nil {
-				log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK", repo.GetFullPath())
-				for _, line := range result.Stdout {
-					log.Warn("stdout:", line)
+		r.mergeMaster = box2.NewButton("merge to master", func() {
+			r.Disable()
+			defer r.Enable()
+			loop := r.View.ReposSortByName()
+			for loop.Scan() {
+				// var repo *repolist.RepoRow
+				view := loop.Repo()
+				if view.Hidden() {
+					continue
 				}
-				for _, line := range result.Stderr {
-					log.Warn("stderr:", line)
-				}
-			} else {
-				log.Warn("THINGS FAILED ", repo.GetFullPath())
-				if result == nil {
+				repo := view.GetPb()
+				log.Info("repo:", repo.GetGoPath())
+				if result, err := repo.MergeToMaster(); err == nil {
+					log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK", repo.GetFullPath())
+					for _, line := range result.Stdout {
+						log.Warn("stdout:", line)
+					}
+					for _, line := range result.Stderr {
+						log.Warn("stderr:", line)
+					}
+				} else {
+					log.Warn("THINGS FAILED ", repo.GetFullPath())
+					if result == nil {
+						break
+					}
+					log.Warn("err", err)
+					for _, line := range result.Stdout {
+						log.Warn("stdout:", line)
+					}
+					for _, line := range result.Stderr {
+						log.Warn("stderr:", line)
+					}
 					break
 				}
-				log.Warn("err", err)
-				for _, line := range result.Stdout {
-					log.Warn("stdout:", line)
-				}
-				for _, line := range result.Stderr {
-					log.Warn("stderr:", line)
-				}
-				break
+				me.forge.SetConfigSave(true)
+				view.Update()
 			}
-			me.forge.SetConfigSave(true)
-			view.Update()
-		}
-		me.forge.ConfigSave()
-	})
+			me.forge.ConfigSave()
+		})
+	*/
 	box2.NewButton("update", func() {
 		r.Disable()
 		defer r.Enable()