diff --git a/globalBuildOptions.go b/globalBuildOptions.go
index 010021d..041ed32 100644
--- a/globalBuildOptions.go
+++ b/globalBuildOptions.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func globalBuildOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 	me.autoDryRun = group2.NewCheckbox("autotypist --dry-run")
 	me.autoDryRun.SetChecked(true)
 
-	group2.NewButton("parse go.sum ScanGitConfig()", func() {
+	group2.NewButton("parse .git/config ScanGitConfig()", func() {
 		repostatus.ScanGitConfig()
 	})
 
diff --git a/globalDisplayOptions.go b/globalDisplayOptions.go
index c3afcb3..f1e6abb 100644
--- a/globalDisplayOptions.go
+++ b/globalDisplayOptions.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/debugger"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/logsettings"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
 	// "go.wit.com/gui/gadgets"
 )
 
@@ -16,6 +17,17 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 	group1.NewButton("Show Repository Window", func() {
 		reposwin.Toggle()
 	})
+	group1.NewButton("Create Release Window", func() {
+		if release.win == nil {
+			log.Info("Creating the Release Window")
+			createReleaseWindow()
+			log.Info("Toggling the Release Window")
+			release.win.Toggle()
+		}
+		log.Info("Toggling the Release Window")
+		release.win.Toggle()
+		release.openrepo.Disable()
+	})
 	/*
 		group1.NewButton("hide all", func() {
 			for repo, _ := range me.allrepos {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 9b01df2..978c908 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"embed"
 	"os/user"
+	"strings"
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ func main() {
 func addRepo(grid *gui.Node, path string, master string, devel string, user string) {
 	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
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ func addRepo(grid *gui.Node, path string, master string, devel string, user stri
 		}
 		log.Warn("status window exists. trying TestDraw() here")
 		newRepo.status.Toggle()
-		newRepo.status.Update()
+		/// newRepo.status.Update()
 	})
 
 	// newRepo.status = repostatus.New(me.myGui, newRepo.path)
@@ -77,10 +79,10 @@ func addRepo(grid *gui.Node, path string, master string, devel string, user stri
 	newRepo.status.SetDevelWorkingName(me.develBranch.String())
 	newRepo.status.SetUserWorkingName(me.userBranch.String())
 	/*
-	newRepo.status.SetDevelBranchName(devel)
-	newRepo.status.SetUserBranchName(user)
-	newRepo.status.Update()
-	newRepo.newScan()
+		newRepo.status.SetDevelBranchName(devel)
+		newRepo.status.SetUserBranchName(user)
+		newRepo.status.Update()
+		newRepo.newScan()
 	*/
 	me.allrepos[newRepo] = path
 }
diff --git a/releaseWindow.go b/releaseWindow.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6460f40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releaseWindow.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+// This is a simple example
+package main
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+)
+
+var release releaseStruct
+
+type releaseStruct struct {
+	current *repo
+
+	win   *gadgets.BasicWindow
+	box   *gui.Node
+	group *gui.Node
+	grid  *gui.Node
+	repo  *gadgets.OneLiner
+	status  *gadgets.OneLiner
+	notes  *gadgets.OneLiner
+
+	openrepo *gui.Node
+}
+
+func createReleaseWindow() {
+	if release.win != nil {
+		release.win.Toggle()
+		return
+	}
+
+	release.win = gadgets.NewBasicWindow(me.myGui, "Make a new release")
+	release.win.Custom = func() {
+		log.Info("Release Window close")
+	}
+
+	release.win.Make()
+	release.win.StandardClose()
+	release.win.Draw()
+	release.box = release.win.Box()
+	release.group = release.box.NewGroup("things")
+	release.grid = release.group.NewGrid("buildOptions", 2, 1)
+
+	release.grid.NewButton("next repo", func() {
+		log.Info("find the next repo to release here")
+		findNextRepo()
+	})
+
+	release.openrepo = release.grid.NewButton("open repo", func() {
+		if release.current == nil {
+			log.Info("find the next repo first")
+			return
+		}
+		if release.current.status.CheckGoSum() {
+			log.Info("repo has go.sum requirements that are clean")
+			release.status.SetValue("CLEAN")
+		} else {
+			log.Info("repo has go.sum requirements that are screwed up")
+			release.status.SetValue("BAD")
+		}
+
+		// log.Info("find the next repo to release here")
+		// release.current.status.Toggle()
+	})
+	release.openrepo.Disable()
+
+	release.repo = gadgets.NewOneLiner(release.grid, "repo")
+	release.status = gadgets.NewOneLiner(release.grid, "status")
+	release.notes = gadgets.NewOneLiner(release.grid, "notes")
+}
+
+func findNextRepo() {
+	for repo, _ := range me.allrepos {
+		latestversion := repo.status.GetLastTagVersion()
+		status := repo.dirtyLabel.String()
+		if status == "PERFECT" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if repo.status.CheckDirty() {
+			log.Info("dirty repo:", latestversion, status, repo.status.String())
+			release.repo.SetValue(repo.status.String())
+			release.status.SetValue("dirty")
+			release.notes.SetValue("You must commit your changes\nbefore you can continue")
+			release.current = repo
+			release.openrepo.Enable()
+			return
+		}
+		log.Info("repo:", latestversion, status, repo.status.String())
+	}
+}