diff --git a/doGui.go b/doGui.go
index 45e29c9..26b74b9 100644
--- a/doGui.go
+++ b/doGui.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/debugger"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
@@ -217,114 +216,7 @@ func drawWindow(win *gadgets.GenericWindow) {
 			hackWin.Toggle()
 			return
 		}
-		hackWin := gadgets.NewGenericWindow("Hack / User Mode Window", "Things that might be wrong")
-		grid := hackWin.Group.RawGrid()
-		grid.NewButton("git pull", func() {
-			log.Info("todo: run git pull on each repo")
-		})
-
-		me.repoDevelMergeB = grid.NewButton("merge", func() {
-			found := findMergeToDevel()
-			_, box := makeStandardReposWindow("repos to merge from user to devel", found)
-			hbox := box.Box().Horizontal()
-			hbox.NewButton("merge all", func() {
-				win.Disable()
-				defer win.Enable()
-				all := found.SortByFullPath()
-				for all.Scan() {
-					repo := all.Next()
-					if repo.CheckDirty() {
-						log.Info("repo is dirty", repo.GetGoPath())
-						continue
-					}
-					log.Info("Starting merge on", repo.GetGoPath())
-					if repo.CheckoutDevel() {
-						log.Info("checkout devel failed", repo.GetGoPath())
-						return
-					}
-					if _, err := repo.MergeToDevel(); err != nil {
-						log.Info("merge from user failed", repo.GetGoPath(), err)
-						// log.Info(strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n"))
-						// log.Info(strings.Join(r.Stderr, "\n"))
-						return
-					}
-					if repo.CheckoutMaster() {
-						log.Info("checkout master failed", repo.GetGoPath())
-						return
-					}
-					if _, err := repo.MergeToMaster(); err != nil {
-						log.Info("merge from devel failed", repo.GetGoPath(), err)
-						return
-					}
-
-				}
-			})
-		})
-		var problemsWin *repoProblemsWindow
-		grid.NewButton("Repo Problems", func() {
-			if problemsWin != nil {
-				problemsWin.Toggle()
-				return
-			}
-			problemsWin = makeRepoProblemsWindow()
-		})
-		grid.NextRow()
-
-		// grid := hackWin.Group.RawGrid()
-		group2 := hackWin.Stack.NewGroup("Merge")
-		grid = group2.RawGrid()
-
-		grid.NewButton("merge to devel", func() {
-			win.Disable()
-			defer win.Enable()
-
-			mergeUserToDevel(true)
-		})
-
-		grid.NewButton("merge to master", func() {
-			win.Disable()
-			defer win.Enable()
-
-			mergeDevelToMaster(true)
-		})
-
-		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")
-			}
-
-			mergeUserToDevel(true)
-
-			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(true)
-		})
-
-		group3 := hackWin.Stack.NewGroup("work in progress")
-		grid = group3.RawGrid()
-
-		grid.NewButton("forge ConfigSave()", func() {
-			me.forge.ConfigSave()
-		})
-
-		grid.NewButton("debugger()", func() {
-			debugger.DebugWindow()
-		})
+		hackWin = makeHackModeWindow()
 	})
 
 	var reposWin *gadgets.GenericWindow
@@ -352,80 +244,6 @@ func drawWindow(win *gadgets.GenericWindow) {
 	forgeSwitchMode(me.forge.Config.Mode)
 }
 
-func makeReposWin() *gadgets.GenericWindow {
-	win := gadgets.NewGenericWindow("git repos", "All about git repos")
-	grid := win.Group.RawGrid()
-
-	me.repoDirtyB = grid.NewButton("dirty", func() {
-		doCheckDirtyAndConfigSave()
-		found := findDirty()
-		tb, box := makeStandardReposWindow("dirty repos", found)
-		hbox := box.Box().Horizontal()
-		hbox.NewButton("commit all", func() {
-			all := found.SortByFullPath()
-			for all.Scan() {
-				repo := all.Next()
-				log.Info("do commit here on", repo.GetGoPath())
-			}
-			log.Info("TODO: fix this")
-			log.Info("run 'forge commit --all'")
-		})
-		hbox.NewButton("update table", func() {
-			me.forge.PrintHumanTable(found)
-			found2 := findDirty()
-			me.forge.PrintHumanTable(found2)
-			tb.Update()
-			tb.UpdateTable(found2)
-		})
-		hbox.NewButton("delete table", func() {
-			tb.Delete()
-		})
-	})
-
-	var writeWin *gadgets.GenericWindow
-	me.repoWritableB = grid.NewButton("writable", func() {
-		// if the window exists, just toggle it open or closed
-		if writeWin != nil {
-			writeWin.Toggle()
-			return
-		}
-
-		// make the window for the first time
-		found := new(gitpb.Repos)
-		all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
-		for all.Scan() {
-			repo := all.Next()
-			if me.forge.Config.IsReadOnly(repo.GetGoPath()) {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			found.AppendByGoPath(repo)
-
-		}
-		writeWin, _ = makeWritableWindow(found)
-		writeWin.Win.Custom = func() {
-			log.Info("closing window. could do somethine here")
-		}
-	})
-
-	me.repoAllB = grid.NewButton("All", func() {
-		me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
-		all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
-		for all.Scan() {
-			repo := all.Next()
-			me.found.AppendByGoPath(repo)
-
-		}
-		makeStandardReposWindow("All repos", me.found)
-	})
-
-	grid.NewButton("Configure", func() {
-		log.Info("add a forge config window here")
-	})
-
-	return win
-}
-
 // verify the GUI button disable/enable settings
 func forgeVerifyGuiState() {
 	me.forgeMode.SetText(me.forge.GetMode())
diff --git a/windowForgePatchsets.go b/windowForgePatchsets.go
index 42fdbd0..d1805a1 100644
--- a/windowForgePatchsets.go
+++ b/windowForgePatchsets.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
@@ -79,9 +78,6 @@ func (r *patchesWindow) submitPatchesBox() {
 
 	// make the header table for repo stats
 	r.totalOL = gadgets.NewOneLiner(grid, "Total")
-	grid.NewButton("reset user branches", func() {
-		resetUserBranchesWindow()
-	})
 
 	grid.NextRow()
 	r.dirtyOL = gadgets.NewOneLiner(grid, "dirty")
@@ -232,60 +228,3 @@ func (r *patchesWindow) Update() {
 	r.readonlyOL.SetText(strconv.Itoa(readonly) + " repos")
 	r.rw.SetText(fmt.Sprintf("%d repos", rw))
 }
-
-func resetUserBranchesWindow() {
-	found := gitpb.NewRepos()
-	all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
-	for all.Scan() {
-		repo := all.Next()
-		uname := repo.GetUserBranchName()
-		dname := repo.GetDevelBranchName()
-		if repo.GetCurrentBranchName() == uname {
-			log.Info("Repo is on the user branch. Can't delete it.", repo.GetGoPath())
-			continue
-		}
-		b1 := repo.CountDiffObjects(uname, dname)
-		b2 := repo.CountDiffObjects(dname, uname)
-		log.Info("user vs devel count", b1, b2)
-		if b1 == 0 && b2 == 0 {
-			cmd := []string{"git", "branch", "-D", uname}
-			log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), cmd)
-			repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
-			repo.Reload()
-			continue
-		}
-		found.Append(repo)
-
-	}
-
-	win := gadgets.RawBasicWindow("reset user branches")
-	win.Make()
-	win.Show()
-	win.Custom = func() {
-		// sets the hidden flag to false so Toggle() works
-		win.Hide()
-	}
-	box := win.Box().NewBox("bw vbox", false)
-
-	group := box.NewGroup("test buttons")
-	hbox := group.Box().Horizontal()
-	hbox.NewButton("force delete user branch", func() {
-		win.Disable()
-		defer win.Enable()
-		all := found.SortByFullPath()
-		for all.Scan() {
-			repo := all.Next()
-			brname := repo.GetUserBranchName()
-			cmd := []string{"git", "branch", "-D", brname}
-			log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), cmd)
-			repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
-			repo.Reload()
-		}
-		me.forge.SetConfigSave(true)
-		me.forge.ConfigSave()
-	})
-
-	t := makeStandardReposGrid(found)
-	t.SetParent(box)
-	t.ShowTable()
-}
diff --git a/windowHackMode.go b/windowHackMode.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba954f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/windowHackMode.go
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
+
+package main
+
+// An app to submit patches for the 30 GO GUI repos
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/lib/debugger"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func makeHackModeWindow() *gadgets.GenericWindow {
+	win := gadgets.NewGenericWindow("git user branch / Hack Mode Window", "This is a work in progress")
+	grid := win.Group.RawGrid()
+	grid.NewButton("git pull", func() {
+		log.Info("todo: run git pull on each repo")
+	})
+
+	me.repoDevelMergeB = grid.NewButton("merge", func() {
+		found := findMergeToDevel()
+		_, box := makeStandardReposWindow("repos to merge from user to devel", found)
+		hbox := box.Box().Horizontal()
+		hbox.NewButton("merge all", func() {
+			win.Disable()
+			defer win.Enable()
+			all := found.SortByFullPath()
+			for all.Scan() {
+				repo := all.Next()
+				if repo.CheckDirty() {
+					log.Info("repo is dirty", repo.GetGoPath())
+					continue
+				}
+				log.Info("Starting merge on", repo.GetGoPath())
+				if repo.CheckoutDevel() {
+					log.Info("checkout devel failed", repo.GetGoPath())
+					return
+				}
+				if _, err := repo.MergeToDevel(); err != nil {
+					log.Info("merge from user failed", repo.GetGoPath(), err)
+					// log.Info(strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n"))
+					// log.Info(strings.Join(r.Stderr, "\n"))
+					return
+				}
+				if repo.CheckoutMaster() {
+					log.Info("checkout master failed", repo.GetGoPath())
+					return
+				}
+				if _, err := repo.MergeToMaster(); err != nil {
+					log.Info("merge from devel failed", repo.GetGoPath(), err)
+					return
+				}
+
+			}
+		})
+	})
+	var problemsWin *repoProblemsWindow
+	grid.NewButton("Repo Problems", func() {
+		if problemsWin != nil {
+			problemsWin.Toggle()
+			return
+		}
+		problemsWin = makeRepoProblemsWindow()
+	})
+	grid.NextRow()
+
+	group2 := win.Stack.NewGroup("Merge")
+	grid = group2.RawGrid()
+
+	grid.NewButton("merge to devel", func() {
+		win.Disable()
+		defer win.Enable()
+
+		mergeUserToDevel(true)
+	})
+
+	grid.NewButton("merge to master", func() {
+		win.Disable()
+		defer win.Enable()
+
+		mergeDevelToMaster(true)
+	})
+
+	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")
+		}
+
+		mergeUserToDevel(true)
+
+		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(true)
+	})
+
+	group3 := win.Stack.NewGroup("work in progress")
+	grid = group3.RawGrid()
+
+	grid.NewButton("forge ConfigSave()", func() {
+		me.forge.ConfigSave()
+	})
+
+	grid.NewButton("debugger()", func() {
+		debugger.DebugWindow()
+	})
+	return win
+}
diff --git a/windowModeMaster.go b/windowModeMaster.go
index e01752b..e09d991 100644
--- a/windowModeMaster.go
+++ b/windowModeMaster.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -82,5 +83,66 @@ func makeModeMasterWin() *gadgets.GenericWindow {
 
 		f()
 	})
+
+	grid.NewButton("reset user branches (?)", func() {
+		resetUserBranchesWindow()
+	})
 	return win
 }
+
+func resetUserBranchesWindow() {
+	found := gitpb.NewRepos()
+	all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
+	for all.Scan() {
+		repo := all.Next()
+		uname := repo.GetUserBranchName()
+		dname := repo.GetDevelBranchName()
+		if repo.GetCurrentBranchName() == uname {
+			log.Info("Repo is on the user branch. Can't delete it.", repo.GetGoPath())
+			continue
+		}
+		b1 := repo.CountDiffObjects(uname, dname)
+		b2 := repo.CountDiffObjects(dname, uname)
+		log.Info("user vs devel count", b1, b2)
+		if b1 == 0 && b2 == 0 {
+			cmd := []string{"git", "branch", "-D", uname}
+			log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), cmd)
+			repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+			repo.Reload()
+			continue
+		}
+		found.Append(repo)
+
+	}
+
+	win := gadgets.RawBasicWindow("reset user branches")
+	win.Make()
+	win.Show()
+	win.Custom = func() {
+		// sets the hidden flag to false so Toggle() works
+		win.Hide()
+	}
+	box := win.Box().NewBox("bw vbox", false)
+
+	group := box.NewGroup("test buttons")
+	hbox := group.Box().Horizontal()
+	hbox.NewButton("force delete user branch", func() {
+		win.Disable()
+		defer win.Enable()
+		all := found.SortByFullPath()
+		for all.Scan() {
+			repo := all.Next()
+			brname := repo.GetUserBranchName()
+			cmd := []string{"git", "branch", "-D", brname}
+			log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), cmd)
+			repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+			repo.Reload()
+		}
+		me.forge.SetConfigSave(true)
+		me.forge.ConfigSave()
+	})
+
+	t := makeStandardReposGrid(found)
+	t.SetParent(box)
+	t.ShowTable()
+}
diff --git a/windowRepos.go b/windowRepos.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95787de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/windowRepos.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
+
+package main
+
+// An app to submit patches for the 30 GO GUI repos
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func makeReposWin() *gadgets.GenericWindow {
+	win := gadgets.NewGenericWindow("git repos", "All about git repos")
+	grid := win.Group.RawGrid()
+
+	me.repoDirtyB = grid.NewButton("dirty", func() {
+		doCheckDirtyAndConfigSave()
+		found := findDirty()
+		tb, box := makeStandardReposWindow("dirty repos", found)
+		hbox := box.Box().Horizontal()
+		hbox.NewButton("commit all", func() {
+			all := found.SortByFullPath()
+			for all.Scan() {
+				repo := all.Next()
+				log.Info("do commit here on", repo.GetGoPath())
+			}
+			log.Info("TODO: fix this")
+			log.Info("run 'forge commit --all'")
+		})
+		hbox.NewButton("update table", func() {
+			me.forge.PrintHumanTable(found)
+			found2 := findDirty()
+			me.forge.PrintHumanTable(found2)
+			tb.Update()
+			tb.UpdateTable(found2)
+		})
+		hbox.NewButton("delete table", func() {
+			tb.Delete()
+		})
+	})
+
+	var writeWin *gadgets.GenericWindow
+	me.repoWritableB = grid.NewButton("writable", func() {
+		// if the window exists, just toggle it open or closed
+		if writeWin != nil {
+			writeWin.Toggle()
+			return
+		}
+
+		// make the window for the first time
+		found := new(gitpb.Repos)
+		all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
+		for all.Scan() {
+			repo := all.Next()
+			if me.forge.Config.IsReadOnly(repo.GetGoPath()) {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			found.AppendByGoPath(repo)
+
+		}
+		writeWin, _ = makeWritableWindow(found)
+		writeWin.Win.Custom = func() {
+			log.Info("closing window. could do somethine here")
+		}
+	})
+
+	me.repoAllB = grid.NewButton("All", func() {
+		me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
+		all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
+		for all.Scan() {
+			repo := all.Next()
+			me.found.AppendByGoPath(repo)
+
+		}
+		makeStandardReposWindow("All repos", me.found)
+	})
+
+	grid.NewButton("Configure", func() {
+		log.Info("add a forge config window here")
+	})
+
+	return win
+}