diff --git a/checkReady.go b/checkReady.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11c1fca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checkReady.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// This is a simple example
+package main
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func CheckReady() bool {
+	if release.current == nil {
+		log.Info("find the next repo first")
+		return false
+	}
+	goSumS := release.current.getGoSumStatus()
+	dirtyS := release.current.dirtyLabel.String()
+	lastS := release.current.status.GetLastTagVersion()
+	log.Info("repo:", release.current.String(), goSumS, dirtyS, lastS)
+
+	if dirtyS == "ready to tag version" {
+		log.Info("\trepo is ready", release.current.String(), goSumS, dirtyS, lastS)
+	} else {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if release.current.status.ReadOnly() {
+		log.Info("\trepo is read only")
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if release.versionS == lastS {
+		log.Info("\trepo is already done")
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if goSumS == "BAD" {
+		log.Info("\trepo is ready", release.current.String(), goSumS, dirtyS, lastS)
+	} else {
+		log.Info("\trepo is ready maybe", release.current.String(), goSumS, dirtyS, lastS)
+	}
+
+	if release.current.status.CheckDirty() {
+		log.Info("\trepo is dirty")
+		return false
+	} else {
+		log.Info("\trepo is ready", release.current.String(), goSumS, dirtyS, lastS)
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/releaseWindow.go b/releaseWindow.go
index 1c25b41..2ebc899 100644
--- a/releaseWindow.go
+++ b/releaseWindow.go
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ type releaseStruct struct {
 	readOnly *gadgets.OneLiner
 	notes    *gadgets.OneLiner
 	version  *gadgets.OneLiner
+	versionS string
 	reason   *gadgets.BasicEntry
+	reasonS string
 
 	openrepo *gui.Node
 
@@ -48,9 +50,9 @@ func (w *autoType) Enable() {
 }
 
 func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
-	versionS := "0.17.0"
-	reasonS := "gocui"
-	partS := strings.Split(versionS, ".")
+	release.versionS = "0.17.0"
+	release.reasonS = "gocui"
+	partS := strings.Split(release.versionS, ".")
 
 	release.box = box
 	release.group = release.box.NewGroup("things")
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
 		}
 		me.Enable()
 	})
-	release.grid.NewButton("find next Bad", func() {
+	release.grid.NewButton("findNextDirty()", func() {
 		me.Disable()
 		if findNextDirty() {
 			log.Info("findNextDirty() found a repo")
@@ -77,11 +79,17 @@ func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
 		}
 		me.Enable()
 	})
-	/*
-	release.grid.NewButton("nil", func() {
-		log.Info("just filling the grid")
+	release.grid.NewButton("Check Ready", func() {
+		goSumS := release.current.getGoSumStatus()
+		dirtyS := release.current.dirtyLabel.String()
+		lastS := release.current.status.GetLastTagVersion()
+		if CheckReady() {
+			log.Info("repo is ready", release.current.String(), goSumS, dirtyS, lastS)
+			return
+		} else {
+			log.Info("\trepo is not ready", release.current.String(), goSumS, dirtyS, lastS)
+		}
 	})
-	*/
 	release.grid.NewButton("next repo", func() {
 		buttonDisable()
 		defer buttonEnable()
@@ -173,10 +181,10 @@ func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
 	release.notes = gadgets.NewOneLiner(release.grid, "notes")
 
 	release.version = gadgets.NewOneLiner(release.grid, "version")
-	release.version.SetText(versionS)
+	release.version.SetText(release.versionS)
 
 	release.reason = gadgets.NewBasicEntry(release.grid, "release reason")
-	release.reason.SetText(reasonS)
+	release.reason.SetText(release.reasonS)
 
 	release.sendVersionB = release.grid.NewButton("send version", func() {
 		log.Info("set version()")
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 41bdb8f..a7aba2a 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ type autoType struct {
 	myGui    *gui.Node
 
 	// autotypistWindow *gadgets.BasicWindow
-	mainWindow       *gui.Node
-	mainBox          *gui.Node
+	mainWindow *gui.Node
+	mainBox    *gui.Node
 
 	// #### autotypist Global Display Options
 	autoHidePerfect  *gui.Node