diff --git a/doCheckout.go b/doCheckout.go
index b7ef7d5..0978caf 100644
--- a/doCheckout.go
+++ b/doCheckout.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func doAllCheckoutDevel() error {
 	}
 
 	total, count, nope, err := IsEverythingOnDevel()
-	log.Printf("Devel branch check. %d total repos. (%d ok) (%d not on user branch) (%s)\n", total, count, nope, shell.FormatDuration(time.Since(now)))
+	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 err != nil {
 		// display all repos not on user
 		me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
diff --git a/windowRepos.go b/windowRepos.go
index f4dae40..bb677be 100644
--- a/windowRepos.go
+++ b/windowRepos.go
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 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
-	box *gui.Node
-
-	// the top box of the repolist window
-	topbox *gui.Node
-
-	View *repolist.RepoList
+	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 {
@@ -24,6 +26,27 @@ func (r *repoWindow) Hidden() bool {
 
 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()
+	}
+
+	// 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()
+	}
 }
 
 func (r *repoWindow) Hide() {
@@ -76,7 +99,7 @@ func (r *repoWindow) repoMenu() *gui.Node {
 		log.Info("filter dirty =", dirty.Checked())
 	}
 
-	box2.NewButton("merge user to devel", func() {
+	r.mergeDevel = box2.NewButton("merge to devel", func() {
 		r.Disable()
 		defer r.Enable()
 		if IsAnythingDirty() {
@@ -91,7 +114,7 @@ func (r *repoWindow) repoMenu() *gui.Node {
 		*/
 	})
 
-	box2.NewButton("test master merge", func() {
+	r.mergeMaster = box2.NewButton("merge to master", func() {
 		r.Disable()
 		// r.mergeAllDevelToMain()
 		r.Enable()