diff --git a/doCommon.go b/doCommon.go
index a085587..110d3ab 100644
--- a/doCommon.go
+++ b/doCommon.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
@@ -55,15 +56,34 @@ func doCheckDirtyAndConfigSave() {
 }
 
 func IsEverythingOnDevel() bool {
+	me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
 	all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
 	for all.Scan() {
 		repo := all.Next()
 		if repo.GetCurrentBranchName() != repo.GetDevelBranchName() {
-			log.Info(repo.GetFullPath(), repo.GetCurrentBranchName(), repo.GetDevelBranchName())
-			return false
+			// log.Info(repo.GetFullPath(), repo.GetCurrentBranchName(), repo.GetDevelBranchName())
+			me.found.AppendUniqueGoPath(repo)
 		}
 	}
-	return true
+	if len(me.found.Repos) == 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func IsEverythingOnUser() bool {
+	me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
+	all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
+	for all.Scan() {
+		repo := all.Next()
+		if repo.GetCurrentBranchName() != repo.GetUserBranchName() {
+			me.found.AppendUniqueGoPath(repo)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(me.found.Repos) == 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 func doGitReset() {
@@ -101,3 +121,26 @@ func checkoutBranches(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func doAllCheckoutDevel() bool {
+	me.forge.CheckoutDevel()
+	me.forge = forgepb.Init()
+	if !IsEverythingOnDevel() {
+		log.Info("switching to devel branch failed")
+		doCobol()
+		badExit(nil)
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func doAllCheckoutUser() bool {
+	me.forge.CheckoutUser()
+	me.forge = forgepb.Init()
+	if !IsEverythingOnUser() {
+		log.Info("switching to user branch failed")
+		doCobol()
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/windowMain.go b/windowMain.go
index eb55656..c17f766 100644
--- a/windowMain.go
+++ b/windowMain.go
@@ -84,12 +84,32 @@ func globalBuildOptions(vbox *gui.Node) {
 	me.setBranchB = grid.NewButton("set current branch to:", func() {
 		targetName := me.newBranch.String()
 		log.Warn("setting all branches to", targetName)
-		loop := me.repos.View.ReposSortByName()
-		for loop.Scan() {
-			repo := loop.Repo()
-			repo.Status.CheckoutBranch(targetName)
-			repo.Scan()
+		if targetName == "devel" {
+			if !doAllCheckoutDevel() {
+				okExit("")
+			}
+			return
 		}
+		if targetName == "master" {
+			log.Info("Don't know how to set", targetName, "yet")
+			return
+		}
+		// just assume user
+		if targetName == "jcarr" {
+			if doAllCheckoutUser() {
+				return
+			}
+			log.Info("switching to user branches failed")
+			return
+		}
+		/*
+			loop := me.repos.View.ReposSortByName()
+			for loop.Scan() {
+				repo := loop.Repo()
+				repo.Status.CheckoutBranch(targetName)
+				repo.Scan()
+			}
+		*/
 	})
 	me.newBranch = grid.NewCombobox()
 	me.newBranch.AddText("master")