diff --git a/windowRepos.go b/windowRepos.go
index c14ab8a..3e2915f 100644
--- a/windowRepos.go
+++ b/windowRepos.go
@@ -104,14 +104,23 @@ func (r *repoWindow) repoMenu() *gui.Node {
 			me.repos = makeRepoView()
 			me.repos.Show()
 		*/
+		// update the protobuf pointers
 		loop := me.forge.Repos.All()
 		for loop.Scan() {
 			repo := loop.Next()
 			vrepo := me.repos.View.FindByPath(repo.GetGoPath())
 			if vrepo != nil {
-				vrepo.NewScan3(repo)
+				vrepo.UpdatePb(repo)
 			}
 		}
+
+		// now update the gui
+		vloop := me.repos.View.ReposSortByName()
+		for vloop.Scan() {
+			var repo *repolist.RepoRow
+			repo = vloop.Repo()
+			repo.NewScan()
+		}
 		r.Enable()
 	})
 
@@ -178,20 +187,7 @@ func (r *repoWindow) mergeAllDevelToMain() bool {
 			return true
 
 			/*
-				loop1 := me.forge.Repos.All()
-				for loop1.Scan() {
-					repo := loop1.Next()
-					vrepo := me.repos.View.FindByPath(repo.GetGoPath())
-					vrepo.NewScan3(repo)
-				}
-
-					// remap the repo.pb
-					loop := me.repos.View.ReposSortByName()
-					for loop.Scan() {
-						var repo *repolist.RepoRow
-						repo = loop.Repo()
-						repo.NewScan2()
-					}
+				// remap the repo.pb
 			*/
 			// continue
 		} else {