diff --git a/doGui.go b/doGui.go
index 039c374..7b07a9d 100644
--- a/doGui.go
+++ b/doGui.go
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ func doGui() {
 
 	// debug()
 
+	me.patchWin = new(patchesWindow)
+
 	me.mainWindow = gadgets.RawBasicWindow("Forge: (this doesn't work yet)")
 	me.mainWindow.Make()
 	me.mainWindow.Show()
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index f079bc5..871f70e 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ type mainType struct {
 	urlbase    string         // base URL
 
 	// our view of the repositories
-	repos *repoWindow
+	repos    *repoWindow
+	patchWin *patchesWindow
 
 	mainWindow *gadgets.BasicWindow
 
diff --git a/windowMain.go b/windowMain.go
index 814287a..55252ce 100644
--- a/windowMain.go
+++ b/windowMain.go
@@ -110,4 +110,13 @@ func globalBuildOptions(vbox *gui.Node) {
 	// checking this will automatically make the branches off of devel
 	me.autoCreateBranches = grid.NewCheckbox("create if missing").SetChecked(true)
 	grid.NextRow()
+
+	grid.NewButton("patches window", func() {
+		me.patchWin.once.Do(me.patchWin.initWindow)
+		me.patchWin.Toggle()
+		me.patchWin.initGroup()
+	})
+	grid.NewButton("hide patches window", func() {
+		me.patchWin.Hide()
+	})
 }
diff --git a/windowNew.go b/windowNew.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6d0043
--- /dev/null
+++ b/windowNew.go
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
+)
+
+type patchesWindow struct {
+	once sync.Once
+	win  *gadgets.BasicWindow
+	box  *gui.Node
+
+	// the top box of the repolist window
+	topbox *gui.Node
+}
+
+func (r *patchesWindow) Hidden() bool {
+	return r.win.Hidden()
+}
+
+func (r *patchesWindow) Toggle() {
+	if r.Hidden() {
+		r.Show()
+	} else {
+		r.Show()
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *patchesWindow) Show() {
+	r.win.Show()
+}
+
+func (r *patchesWindow) Hide() {
+	r.win.Hide()
+}
+
+func (r *patchesWindow) Disable() {
+	r.box.Disable()
+}
+
+func (r *patchesWindow) Enable() {
+	r.box.Enable()
+}
+
+// you can only have one of these
+func (r *patchesWindow) initWindow() {
+	// sync.Once()
+	r.win = gadgets.RawBasicWindow("All git repositories in ~/go/src/")
+	r.win.Make()
+
+	r.box = r.win.Box().NewBox("bw vbox", false)
+	// me.reposwin.Draw()
+	r.win.Custom = func() {
+		log.Warn("Repo Window close. Do something here?")
+	}
+
+	r.topbox = r.initGroup()
+}
+
+func (r *patchesWindow) initGroup() *gui.Node {
+	// reposbox.SetExpand(false)
+	group1 := r.box.NewGroup("Filter:")
+
+	hbox := group1.Box()
+	// hbox.Horizontal()
+	hbox.Vertical()
+
+	box2 := hbox.Box().Horizontal()
+	/*
+	 */
+
+	dirty := box2.NewCheckbox("dirty")
+	dirty.Custom = func() {
+		log.Info("filter dirty =", dirty.Checked())
+	}
+
+	box2.NewButton("merge user to devel", func() {
+		r.Disable()
+		defer r.Enable()
+	})
+
+	box2.NewButton("test master merge", func() {
+		r.Disable()
+		r.Enable()
+	})
+
+	box2.NewButton("show apps", func() {
+	})
+	box2.NewButton("re-init forge", func() {
+		log.Info("re-scanning now")
+	})
+	box2.NewButton("ConfigSave()", func() {
+	})
+	box2.NewButton("Table()", func() {
+		me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
+		loop := me.forge.Repos.All()
+		for loop.Scan() {
+			repo := loop.Next()
+			me.found.AppendByGoPath(repo)
+		}
+		me.forge.PrintHumanTable(me.found)
+	})
+	box2.NewButton("Prep for release()", func() {
+	})
+
+	return box2
+}