diff --git a/windowNewPatchsets.go b/windowNewPatchsets.go
index 59c9d15..fced45d 100644
--- a/windowNewPatchsets.go
+++ b/windowNewPatchsets.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ func makePatchsetsWin() *stdPatchsetTableWin {
 		savePatchsets()
 	})
 
-	grid.NewButton("analyse and save patchsets", func() {
+	grid.NewButton("set patchset state", func() {
 		if me.psets == nil {
 			log.Info("No Patchsets loaded")
 			return
@@ -106,6 +108,24 @@ func makePatchsetsWin() *stdPatchsetTableWin {
 		savePatchsets()
 	})
 
+	grid.NewButton("find commit hashes", func() {
+		if me.psets == nil {
+			log.Info("No Patchsets loaded")
+			return
+		}
+		all := me.psets.All()
+		for all.Scan() {
+			pset := all.Next()
+			if pset.State == "" {
+				log.Info("What is up with?", pset.Name)
+				setNewCommitHash(pset)
+			} else {
+				log.Info("patchset already had state", pset.Name, pset.State)
+			}
+		}
+		savePatchsets()
+	})
+
 	// make a box at the bottom of the window for the protobuf table
 	dwin.box = dwin.win.Bottom.Box().SetProgName("TBOX")
 
@@ -192,6 +212,15 @@ func AddPatchsetsPB(tbox *gui.Node, pb *forgepb.Patchsets) *forgepb.PatchsetsTab
 
 	t.AddUuid()
 
+	newCommit := t.AddButtonFunc("new hash", func(p *forgepb.Patchset) string {
+		return "find"
+	})
+	newCommit.Custom = func(pset *forgepb.Patchset) {
+		log.Info("find new commits here", pset.Name)
+		// makePatchesWin(pset.Patches)
+		setNewCommitHash(pset)
+	}
+
 	t.ShowTable()
 	return t
 }
@@ -240,3 +269,58 @@ func setPatchsetState(p *forgepb.Patchset) {
 		return
 	}
 }
+
+func cleanSubject(line string) string {
+	// Regular expression to remove "Subject:" and "[PATCH...]" patterns
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)^Subject:\s*(\[\s*PATCH[^\]]*\]\s*)?`)
+	cleaned := re.ReplaceAllString(line, "")
+	return strings.TrimSpace(cleaned)
+}
+
+func setNewCommitHash(p *forgepb.Patchset) {
+	for patch := range p.Patches.IterAll() {
+		// parts := strings.Fields(patch.Comment)
+
+		repo := me.forge.FindByGoPath(patch.RepoNamespace)
+		if repo == nil {
+			log.Info("couldn't find repo", patch.RepoNamespace)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		comment := cleanSubject(patch.Comment)
+
+		if patch.NewHash != "na" {
+			log.Info("patch: newhash:", patch.NewHash, "commithash:", patch.CommitHash, patch.RepoNamespace, comment)
+			continue
+		}
+		log.Info("patch: not found hash:", patch.CommitHash, patch.RepoNamespace, comment)
+		for dep := range repo.GoDeps.IterAll() {
+			log.Info("dep:", dep.Name)
+		}
+		return
+
+		/*
+			repo := me.forge.FindByGoPath(patch.RepoNamespace)
+			if repo == nil {
+				log.Info("couldn't find repo", patch.RepoNamespace)
+				bad = true
+				continue
+			}
+			if _, err := repo.GetHashName(patch.CommitHash); err == nil {
+				// this patch has been applied
+				patch.Applied = true
+				done = true
+				continue
+			}
+			if name, err := repo.GetHashName(patch.StartHash); err == nil {
+				// it might be possible to apply this patch
+				log.Info("patch may be good:", patch.RepoNamespace, name, patch.CommitHash, patch.Filename)
+				good = true
+			} else {
+				// probably screwed up git trees
+				log.Info("patch with unknown origin:", patch.RepoNamespace, name, err, patch.CommitHash, patch.Filename)
+				bad = true
+			}
+		*/
+	}
+}