diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9ba7f03..2ac7baf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 all:
-	@echo this is a go library, not a binary
 	@GO111MODULE=off go build
+	@echo this is a go library with buildable code
 
 goimports:
 	goimports -w *.go
diff --git a/flags.go b/flags.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ff1319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flags.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package gowit
+
+/*
+	this enables command line options from other packages like 'gui' and 'log'
+*/
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+var WIT *log.LogFlag
+var WITWARN *log.LogFlag
+
+func init() {
+	full := "go.wit.com/lib/gui/gowit"
+	short := "gowit"
+
+	WIT = log.NewFlag("WIT", true, full, short, "general go.wit.com things")
+	WITWARN = log.NewFlag("WITWARN", true, full, short, "wit.com warnings")
+}
diff --git a/listWindow.go b/listWindow.go
index c69b759..61239b3 100644
--- a/listWindow.go
+++ b/listWindow.go
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ func ListWindow(view *repolist.RepoList) *gadgets.BasicWindow {
 
 	currents = NewSection(group, "local (~/.config/myrepolist)")
 	for i, line := range myrepolist() {
+		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		if line == "" {
+			// skip blank lines
+			continue
+		}
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "#") {
+			// skip comment lines
+			continue
+		}
 		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
 		log.Info("adding:", i, parts)
 		currents.add(view, parts[0])
@@ -202,8 +211,12 @@ func (s *section) add(view *repolist.RepoList, path string) {
 		log.Verbose("repo is already downloaded", path)
 		tmp.downloadB.SetLabel("downloaded")
 		tmp.downloadB.Disable()
+		s.grid.NewButton("Configure", func() {
+			log.Log(WIT, "todo: open the repo window here")
+		})
 	}
 
+	s.grid.NextRow()
 	s.witRepos = append(s.witRepos, tmp)
 }
 
@@ -228,7 +241,7 @@ func NewSection(parent *gui.Node, desc string) *section {
 		}
 		lw.Enable()
 	})
-	news.grid = news.parent.NewGrid("sections", 2, 1)
+	news.grid = news.parent.NewGrid("sections", 0, 0)
 	allsections = append(allsections, news)
 	return news
 }