diff --git a/globalDisplayOptions.go b/globalDisplayOptions.go
index a1fb3b8..6c9ed1e 100644
--- a/globalDisplayOptions.go
+++ b/globalDisplayOptions.go
@@ -9,49 +9,45 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
-func globalDisplaySetRepoState() {
-	for _, repo := range repolist.AllRepos() {
-		if repo.Status.IsDirty() {
-			repo.Show()
-			continue
-		}
-		if me.autoHideReadOnly.Checked() {
-			if repo.Status.ReadOnly() {
-				repo.Hide()
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-		if me.autoHidePerfect.Checked() {
-			if repo.IsPerfect() {
-				repo.Hide()
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-		repo.Show()
+func hideFunction(r *repolist.Repo) {
+	if r.Status.IsDirty() {
+		r.Show()
+		return
 	}
+	if me.autoHideReadOnly.Checked() {
+		if r.Status.ReadOnly() {
+			r.Hide()
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	if me.autoHidePerfect.Checked() {
+		if r.IsPerfect() {
+			r.Hide()
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	r.Show()
 }
 
-func globalDisplayShow() {
-	for _, repo := range repolist.AllRepos() {
-		if me.autoHideReadOnly.Checked() {
-			if repo.Status.ReadOnly() {
-				continue
-			}
+func hideFunction2(repo *repolist.Repo) {
+	if me.autoHideReadOnly.Checked() {
+		if repo.Status.ReadOnly() {
+			return
 		}
-		if me.autoHidePerfect.Checked() {
-			if repo.IsPerfect() {
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-		repo.Show()
 	}
+	if me.autoHidePerfect.Checked() {
+		if repo.IsPerfect() {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	repo.Show()
 }
 
 func globalDisplayOptions(vbox *gui.Node) {
 	group1 := vbox.NewGroup("Global Display Options")
 
 	group1.NewButton("Show Repository Window", func() {
-		globalDisplaySetRepoState()
+		// globalDisplaySetRepoState()
 		if me.repos.Hidden() {
 			me.repos.Show()
 		} else {
@@ -61,19 +57,18 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(vbox *gui.Node) {
 
 	me.autoHideReadOnly = group1.NewCheckbox("Hide read-only repos").SetChecked(true)
 	me.autoHideReadOnly.Custom = func() {
-		if me.autoHideReadOnly.Checked() {
-			globalDisplaySetRepoState()
-		} else {
-			globalDisplayShow()
-		}
+		me.repos.View.RegisterHideFunction(hideFunction)
+		me.repos.View.ScanRepositories()
 	}
 
 	me.autoHidePerfect = group1.NewCheckbox("Hide Perfectly clean repos").SetChecked(true)
 	me.autoHidePerfect.Custom = func() {
 		if me.autoHidePerfect.Checked() {
-			globalDisplaySetRepoState()
+			me.repos.View.RegisterHideFunction(hideFunction)
+			me.repos.View.ScanRepositories()
 		} else {
-			globalDisplayShow()
+			me.repos.View.RegisterHideFunction(hideFunction2)
+			me.repos.View.ScanRepositories()
 		}
 	}
 	scanbox := group1.Box().Horizontal()
diff --git a/repoview.go b/repoview.go
index 80c4b4b..9e1af9f 100644
--- a/repoview.go
+++ b/repoview.go
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type repoWindow struct {
-	win  *gadgets.BasicWindow
-	box  *gui.Node
+	win *gadgets.BasicWindow
+	box *gui.Node
+
+	// the top box of the repolist window
+	topbox *gui.Node
+
 	View *repolist.RepoList
 }
 
@@ -50,10 +54,13 @@ func makeRepoView() *repoWindow {
 		log.Warn("Should I do something special here?")
 	}
 
-	r.repoAllButtons()
+	r.topbox = r.repoAllButtons()
 
 	r.View = repolist.AutotypistView(r.box)
 
+	showncount := r.View.MirrorShownCount()
+	r.topbox.Append(showncount)
+	r.View.RegisterHideFunction(hideFunction)
 	return r
 }
 
@@ -74,7 +81,7 @@ func (r *repoWindow) showApps() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (r *repoWindow) repoAllButtons() {
+func (r *repoWindow) repoAllButtons() *gui.Node {
 	// reposbox.SetExpand(false)
 	group1 := r.box.NewGroup("Run on all repos:")
 
@@ -132,6 +139,7 @@ func (r *repoWindow) repoAllButtons() {
 		log.Info("every build worked !!!")
 		log.Info("")
 	})
+	return box2
 }
 
 func (r *repoWindow) mergeAllDevelToMain() bool {