diff --git a/doGui.go b/doGui.go
index 7b07a9d..6d0dcc9 100644
--- a/doGui.go
+++ b/doGui.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func doGui() {
 
 	me.patchWin = new(patchesWindow)
 
-	me.mainWindow = gadgets.RawBasicWindow("Forge: (this doesn't work yet)")
+	me.mainWindow = gadgets.RawBasicWindow("Forge: (this kinda works sometimes)")
 	me.mainWindow.Make()
 	me.mainWindow.Show()
 	me.mainWindow.Custom = func() {
diff --git a/windowMain.go b/windowMain.go
index 55252ce..7d6441a 100644
--- a/windowMain.go
+++ b/windowMain.go
@@ -111,12 +111,21 @@ func globalBuildOptions(vbox *gui.Node) {
 	me.autoCreateBranches = grid.NewCheckbox("create if missing").SetChecked(true)
 	grid.NextRow()
 
+	grid.NewButton("Show Repos", func() {
+		if me.repos.Hidden() {
+			me.repos.Show()
+		} else {
+			me.repos.Hide()
+		}
+	})
 	grid.NewButton("patches window", func() {
 		me.patchWin.once.Do(me.patchWin.initWindow)
 		me.patchWin.Toggle()
+	})
+	grid.NewButton("update patch summary", func() {
+		me.summary.Update()
+	})
+	grid.NewButton("test add", func() {
 		me.patchWin.initGroup()
 	})
-	grid.NewButton("hide patches window", func() {
-		me.patchWin.Hide()
-	})
 }
diff --git a/windowNew.go b/windowNew.go
index e6d0043..7e6d342 100644
--- a/windowNew.go
+++ b/windowNew.go
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type patchesWindow struct {
-	once sync.Once
-	win  *gadgets.BasicWindow
-	box  *gui.Node
+	once     sync.Once
+	win      *gadgets.BasicWindow
+	stackBox *gui.Node
 
 	// the top box of the repolist window
-	topbox *gui.Node
+	shelf *gui.Node
 }
 
 func (r *patchesWindow) Hidden() bool {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (r *patchesWindow) Toggle() {
 	if r.Hidden() {
 		r.Show()
 	} else {
-		r.Show()
+		r.Hide()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ func (r *patchesWindow) Hide() {
 }
 
 func (r *patchesWindow) Disable() {
-	r.box.Disable()
+	r.stackBox.Disable()
 }
 
 func (r *patchesWindow) Enable() {
-	r.box.Enable()
+	r.stackBox.Enable()
 }
 
 // you can only have one of these
@@ -53,18 +53,21 @@ func (r *patchesWindow) initWindow() {
 	r.win = gadgets.RawBasicWindow("All git repositories in ~/go/src/")
 	r.win.Make()
 
-	r.box = r.win.Box().NewBox("bw vbox", false)
+	r.stackBox = r.win.Box().NewBox("bw vbox", false)
 	// me.reposwin.Draw()
 	r.win.Custom = func() {
 		log.Warn("Repo Window close. Do something here?")
+		// sets the hidden flag to false so Toggle() works
+		r.win.Hide()
 	}
 
-	r.topbox = r.initGroup()
+	r.shelf = r.initGroup()
+	submitPatchesBox(r.shelf)
 }
 
 func (r *patchesWindow) initGroup() *gui.Node {
 	// reposbox.SetExpand(false)
-	group1 := r.box.NewGroup("Filter:")
+	group1 := r.stackBox.NewGroup("Filter:")
 
 	hbox := group1.Box()
 	// hbox.Horizontal()
diff --git a/windowPatchesBox.go b/windowPatchesBox.go
index eeae1e8..30c34cb 100644
--- a/windowPatchesBox.go
+++ b/windowPatchesBox.go
@@ -116,20 +116,10 @@ func submitPatchesBox(box *gui.Node) *patchSummary {
 		applyPatchset(pset)
 	})
 
-	s.grid.NewButton("Show Repos", func() {
-		s.Update()
-		if me.repos.Hidden() {
-			me.repos.Show()
-		} else {
-			me.repos.Hide()
-		}
-	})
-
 	// disable these until there are not dirty repos
 	// s.reason.Disable()
 	s.submitB.Disable()
 	s.grid.NextRow()
-
 	return s
 }
 
diff --git a/windowRepos.go b/windowRepos.go
index ecd541f..2558f37 100644
--- a/windowRepos.go
+++ b/windowRepos.go
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ func makeRepoView() *repoWindow {
 	r.box = r.win.Box().NewBox("bw vbox", false)
 	// me.reposwin.Draw()
 	r.win.Custom = func() {
-		log.Warn("Repo Window close. Do something here?")
+		log.Warn("Repo Window close. hidden=true")
+		// sets the hidden flag to false so Toggle() works
+		r.win.Hide()
 	}
 
 	r.topbox = r.repoMenu()