diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 45cc32f..4cd829a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@ package main
 import (
 	"embed"
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
 )
 
 //go:embed resources/*
@@ -63,73 +61,9 @@ func main() {
 	})
 }
 
-func addRepo(grid *gui.Node, path string, master string, devel string, user string) {
-	_, ok := me.allrepos[path]
-	if ok {
-		log.Info("addRepo() already had path", path)
-		return
-	}
-
-	newRepo := new(repo)
-
-	path = strings.Trim(path, "/") // trim any extranous '/' chars put in the config file by the user
-	if path == "" {
-		log.Warn("addRepo() got empty path", path, master, devel, user)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if repostatus.VerifyLocalGoRepo(path) {
-		log.Verbose("newRepo actually exists", newRepo.getPath())
-	} else {
-		log.Warn("repostatus.VerifyLocalGoRepo() failed for for", path, master, devel, user)
-		return
-	}
-
-	newRepo.path = path
-	newRepo.pLabel = grid.NewLabel(path).SetProgName("path")
-
-	newRepo.lastTag = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("lastTag")
-
-	newRepo.masterVersion = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("masterVersion")
-	newRepo.develVersion = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("develVersion")
-	newRepo.userVersion = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("userVersion")
-
-	newRepo.dirtyLabel = grid.NewLabel("")
-	newRepo.goSumStatus = grid.NewLabel("?")
-
-	newRepo.vLabel = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("current")
-
-	newRepo.statusButton = grid.NewButton("Configure", func() {
-		if newRepo.status == nil {
-			log.Warn("status window doesn't exist")
-			return
-		}
-		log.Warn("status window exists. trying TestDraw() here")
-		newRepo.status.Toggle()
-		/// newRepo.status.Update()
-	})
-
-	// newRepo.status = repostatus.New(me.myGui, newRepo.path)
-	newRepo.status = repostatus.NewRepoStatusWindow(newRepo.path)
-	newRepo.hidden = false
-	newRepo.status.SetMainWorkingName(master)
-	newRepo.status.SetDevelWorkingName(devel)
-	newRepo.status.SetUserWorkingName(user)
-	/*
-		newRepo.status.SetDevelBranchName(devel)
-		newRepo.status.SetUserBranchName(user)
-		newRepo.status.Update()
-		newRepo.newScan()
-	*/
-	me.allrepos[path] = newRepo
-}
-
 func autotypistWindow() {
 	win := me.myGui.NewWindow("autotypist for GO & git. it types faster than you can.")
 	box := win.NewBox("bw hbox", true)
 
 	globalDisplayOptions(box)
-	// globalBuildOptions(box)
-	// globalTestingOptions(box)
-	// globalResetOptions(box)
 }
diff --git a/repolist.go b/repolist.go
index 8a70674..a03e247 100644
--- a/repolist.go
+++ b/repolist.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os/user"
 	"strings"
 
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
@@ -132,3 +133,64 @@ func repoworld() {
 
 	reposwin.Toggle()
 }
+
+func addRepo(grid *gui.Node, path string, master string, devel string, user string) {
+	_, ok := me.allrepos[path]
+	if ok {
+		log.Info("addRepo() already had path", path)
+		return
+	}
+
+	newRepo := new(repo)
+
+	path = strings.Trim(path, "/") // trim any extranous '/' chars put in the config file by the user
+	if path == "" {
+		log.Warn("addRepo() got empty path", path, master, devel, user)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if repostatus.VerifyLocalGoRepo(path) {
+		log.Verbose("newRepo actually exists", newRepo.getPath())
+	} else {
+		log.Warn("repostatus.VerifyLocalGoRepo() failed for for", path, master, devel, user)
+		return
+	}
+
+	newRepo.path = path
+	newRepo.pLabel = grid.NewLabel(path).SetProgName("path")
+
+	newRepo.lastTag = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("lastTag")
+
+	newRepo.masterVersion = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("masterVersion")
+	newRepo.develVersion = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("develVersion")
+	newRepo.userVersion = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("userVersion")
+
+	newRepo.dirtyLabel = grid.NewLabel("")
+	newRepo.goSumStatus = grid.NewLabel("?")
+
+	newRepo.vLabel = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("current")
+
+	newRepo.statusButton = grid.NewButton("Configure", func() {
+		if newRepo.status == nil {
+			log.Warn("status window doesn't exist")
+			return
+		}
+		log.Warn("status window exists. trying TestDraw() here")
+		newRepo.status.Toggle()
+		/// newRepo.status.Update()
+	})
+
+	// newRepo.status = repostatus.New(me.myGui, newRepo.path)
+	newRepo.status = repostatus.NewRepoStatusWindow(newRepo.path)
+	newRepo.hidden = false
+	newRepo.status.SetMainWorkingName(master)
+	newRepo.status.SetDevelWorkingName(devel)
+	newRepo.status.SetUserWorkingName(user)
+	/*
+		newRepo.status.SetDevelBranchName(devel)
+		newRepo.status.SetUserBranchName(user)
+		newRepo.status.Update()
+		newRepo.newScan()
+	*/
+	me.allrepos[path] = newRepo
+}