diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8d371ee..5369d9d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,9 +10,16 @@ all: build
 # single-really-do-it: build
 # 	./guireleaser go.wit.com/apps/go-clone --increment --release --reason "testing guireleaser"
 
-# stderr: build
-# 	echo "writing to /tmp/guireleaser.stderr"
-# 	./guireleaser >/tmp/guireleaser.stderr 2>&1
+stderr: build
+	echo "writing to /tmp/guireleaser.stderr"
+	./guireleaser >/tmp/guireleaser.stderr 2>&1
+
+do-release:
+	make curl-release-list
+	make curl-incrementAllTargetVersions
+	make curl-release-list
+	make curl-findNext
+	make curl-showNext
 
 goimports:
 	goimports -w *.go
@@ -42,6 +49,9 @@ redomod:
 curl-help:
 	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/help
 
+curl-tempWin:
+	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/tempWin
+
 curl-setBranchesToMasterB:
 	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/setBranchesToMasterB
 
@@ -52,8 +62,14 @@ curl-findNext:
 curl-showNext:
 	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/showNext
 
-curl-setTargetVersion:
-	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/setTargetVersion?version=v0.22.5
+curl-doRelease:
+	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/doRelease
+
+curl-setTargetVersion-virtigo-v0.1.1:
+	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/setTargetVersion?version=v0.1.1
+
+curl-incrementAllTargetVersions:
+	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/setAllTargetVersions
 
 curl-IncrementMinorVersion:
 	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/IncrementMinorVersion?repo=go.wit.com/toolkit/debian
@@ -63,7 +79,7 @@ curl-IncrementRevisonVersion:
 
 # report on the release
 curl-release-list:
-	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/releaselist?readonly=true
+	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/releaseList?readonly=true
 
 #curl-doSingleRepo:
 #	curl --silent 'http://localhost:9419/doSingleRepo?repo=go.wit.com/gui&dryrun=false'
diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index e012789..ecbfbd2 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ package main
 */
 
 type argv struct {
-	Repo string `arg:"positional"               help:"go import path"`
+	// Repo string `arg:"positional"               help:"go import path"`
 	// Increment    bool   `arg:"--increment"              help:"auto increment"`
 	// Release      bool   `arg:"--release"                help:"do a release an exit"`
 	DryRun       bool   `arg:"--dry-run,env:DRYRUN"     help:"don't actually do the release"`
diff --git a/doSingleRepo.go b/doSingleRepo.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 9262a07..0000000
--- a/doSingleRepo.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"os"
-
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
-	"go.wit.com/log"
-)
-
-func doSingleRepo(myRepoName string) {
-	// the repo from the command line
-	var myrepo *repolist.RepoRow
-
-	// find myself. the guireleaser directory is used as a working scratchpad
-	// for running go commands that can mess up the go.* files
-	//	for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
-	myrepo = me.repos.View.FindRepoByName(myRepoName)
-
-	me.mainWindow.Disable()
-	defer me.mainWindow.Enable()
-	if myrepo == nil {
-		log.Info("could not find", myargs.Repo)
-
-	}
-	log.Info("only going to do repo:", myrepo.GoPath())
-	tmp := myargs.Reason
-	if tmp == "" {
-		tmp = os.Getenv("GUIRELEASE_REASON")
-	}
-	if tmp == "" {
-		tmp = "made by guireleaser"
-	}
-
-	// increment all the versions
-	for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
-		if whitelist(repo.GoPath()) {
-			continue
-		}
-		if repo.ReadOnly() {
-			continue
-		}
-		lasttag := repo.Status.LastTag()
-		if repo.Status.GetCurrentVersion() == lasttag {
-			log.Info("skipping unchanged repo", repo.Status.GoPath())
-			repo.Status.SetTargetVersion(lasttag)
-			continue
-		}
-		repo.Status.IncrementRevisionVersion("go-clone")
-	}
-	// rescan all the repos
-	me.repos.View.ScanRepositories()
-
-	myrepo.Status.MakeRedomod()
-	myrepo.Status.IncrementRevisionVersion(tmp)
-	_, err := me.repos.View.CheckValidGoSum(myrepo)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Info("go mod tidy not ok", err)
-		return
-	}
-	if !checkValidGoSum(myrepo) {
-		log.Info("go.sum checks failed")
-		os.Exit(0)
-	}
-	setCurrentRepo(myrepo, "should be good to release", "pretty sure")
-	log.Info("DO THE RELEASE HERE")
-	log.Info("going to release", myrepo.GoPath(), "as version", myrepo.Status.GetTargetVersion())
-	if myargs.DryRun {
-		log.Info("--dry-run == true")
-	} else {
-		log.Info("--dry-run == true")
-		// doRelease()
-	}
-}
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 633b171..9428e7c 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/gowit"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -26,37 +25,40 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var route string
 	route = cleanURL(r.URL.Path)
 
-	if route == "/help" {
+	switch route {
+	case "/help":
 		msg(w, "list/                                       list modified repos")
 		msg(w, "list?readonly=true                          shows every repo")
 		msg(w, "")
-		msg(w, "setBranchesToMasterB                        maybe this sets everything to master?")
-		msg(w, "doSingleRepo?repo=go.wit.com/gui            attempts to release gui")
+		msg(w, "doRelease                                   runs doRelease()")
+		msg(w, "findNext                                    runs findNext()")
+		msg(w, "showNext                                    shows the repo for doRelease()")
+		msg(w, "setTargetVersion                            set the target version for findNext()")
+		msg(w, "setAllTargetVersions?version=v0.12.4        set ever repo to target version")
+		msg(w, "setCurrentRepo?repo=go.wit.com/gui          runs setCurrentRepo(repo)")
+		msg(w, "")
+		msg(w, "setAllBranchesToMaster                      git checkout master on every repo")
 		msg(w, "")
 		msg(w, "setVersion?repo=go.wit.com/gui?target=0.2   attempts to set the target version to 0.2")
 		msg(w, "")
-		return
-	}
+	case "/tempWin":
+		tempWin := makeTempView()
 
-	if route == "/release" {
-		// simpleRelease(w, r)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if route == "/gitpull" {
-		return
-	}
-
-	if route == "/list" {
-		readonly := r.URL.Query().Get("readonly")
-		onlydirty := r.URL.Query().Get("onlydirty")
-		perfect := r.URL.Query().Get("perfect")
-
-		me.repos.View.PrintReport(w, readonly, onlydirty, perfect)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if route == "/findNext" {
+		loop := me.repos.View.UnmergedRepos()
+		for loop.Scan() {
+			repo := loop.Repo()
+			tempWin.View.ShowRepo(repo)
+			msg(w, "UnmergedRepo: " + repo.Name())
+		}
+	case "/doRelease":
+		buttonDisable()
+		if doRelease() {
+			buttonEnable()
+			msg(w, "doRelease() worked")
+		} else {
+			msg(w, "doRelease() failed")
+		}
+	case "/findNext":
 		me.Disable()
 		defer me.Enable()
 		if findNext() {
@@ -71,10 +73,7 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 		msg(w, me.current.StandardHeader())
 		msg(w, me.current.StandardReleaseHeader())
-		return
-	}
-
-	if route == "/setCurrentRepo" {
+	case "/setCurrentRepo":
 		repoName := r.URL.Query().Get("repo")
 		version := r.URL.Query().Get("version")
 		comment := r.URL.Query().Get("comment")
@@ -83,16 +82,14 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		msg(w, "version: "+version)
 		msg(w, "comment: "+comment)
 
-			repo := me.repos.View.FindRepoByName(repoName)
-			if repo == nil {
-				msg(w, "FindRepoByName() returned nil")
-				return
-			}
+		repo := me.repos.View.FindRepoByName(repoName)
+		if repo == nil {
+			msg(w, "FindRepoByName() returned nil")
+			return
+		}
 
 		setCurrentRepo(repo, "HTTP", "doRelease() ?")
-	}
-
-	if route == "/IncrementRevisonVersion" {
+	case "/IncrementRevisonVersion":
 		repo := r.URL.Query().Get("repo")
 		version := r.URL.Query().Get("version")
 		comment := r.URL.Query().Get("comment")
@@ -101,10 +98,7 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		msg(w, "version: "+version)
 
 		me.current.Status.IncrementRevisionVersion(comment)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if route == "/IncrementMinorVersion" {
+	case "/IncrementMinorVersion":
 		repo := r.URL.Query().Get("repo")
 		version := r.URL.Query().Get("version")
 
@@ -112,49 +106,7 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		msg(w, "version: "+version)
 
 		me.current.Status.IncrementMinorVersion("trying minor")
-		return
-	}
-
-	if route == "/setTargetVersion" {
-		version := r.URL.Query().Get("version")
-		repo := r.URL.Query().Get("repo")
-
-		msg(w, "repo: "+repo)
-		msg(w, "version: "+version)
-		me.current.Status.SetTargetVersion(version)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if route == "/showNext" {
-		msg(w, "repo: "+me.release.repo.String())
-		msg(w, "name: "+me.release.version.String())
-		msg(w, "notes: "+me.release.notes.String())
-		msg(w, "status: "+me.release.status.String())
-
-		if checkValidGoSum(me.current) {
-			msg(w, "checkValidGoSum() == true")
-		} else {
-			msg(w, "checkValidGoSum() == false")
-		}
-		msg(w, me.current.StandardHeader())
-		msg(w, me.current.StandardReleaseHeader())
-		return
-	}
-
-	if route == "/releaselist" {
-		readonly := r.URL.Query().Get("readonly")
-		perfect := r.URL.Query().Get("perfect")
-
-		me.repos.View.PrintReleaseReport(w, readonly, perfect)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if route == "/goweblist" {
-		gowit.DumpVersions(me.repos.View)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if route == "/setBranchesToMasterB" {
+	case "/setAllBranchesToMaster":
 		msg(w, "set all branches to master")
 		me.Disable()
 		defer me.Enable()
@@ -163,21 +115,71 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			me.setBranchesToMasterB.Disable()
 		}
 		return
-	}
+	case "/setTargetVersion":
+		version := r.URL.Query().Get("version")
+		repo := r.URL.Query().Get("repo")
 
-	if route == "/doSingleRepo" {
-		reponame := r.URL.Query().Get("repo")
-		msg(w, "doSingleRepo: "+reponame)
-		doSingleRepo(reponame)
-	}
+		msg(w, "repo: "+repo)
+		msg(w, "version: "+version)
+		if me.current == nil {
+			msg(w, "me.current == nil")
+			return
+		}
+		me.current.Status.SetTargetVersion(version)
+	case "/setAllTargetVersions":
+		version := r.URL.Query().Get("version")
+		msg(w, "version: "+version)
 
-	if route == "/quit" {
+		loop := me.repos.View.ReposSortByName()
+		for loop.Scan() {
+			repo := loop.Repo()
+
+			master := repo.Status.GetMasterVersion()
+			cur := repo.Status.GetCurrentVersion()
+			if master == cur {
+				repo.Status.SetTargetVersion(cur)
+			} else {
+				repo.Status.IncrementRevisionVersion("Nov 2024 test")
+			}
+		}
+	case "/showNext":
+		msg(w, "gui repo: "+me.release.repo.String())
+		msg(w, "gui name: "+me.release.version.String())
+		msg(w, "gui notes: "+me.release.notes.String())
+		msg(w, "gui status: "+me.release.status.String())
+		msg(w, "")
+
+		if checkValidGoSum(me.current) {
+			msg(w, "checkValidGoSum() == true")
+		} else {
+			msg(w, "checkValidGoSum() == false")
+		}
+		if me.current.Status.IsReleased() {
+			msg(w, "IsReleased() == true")
+		} else {
+			msg(w, "IsReleased() == false")
+		}
+		msg(w, "")
+
+		msg(w, me.current.StandardHeader())
+		msg(w, me.current.StandardReleaseHeader())
+	case "/list":
+		readonly := r.URL.Query().Get("readonly")
+		onlydirty := r.URL.Query().Get("onlydirty")
+		perfect := r.URL.Query().Get("perfect")
+
+		me.repos.View.PrintReport(w, readonly, onlydirty, perfect)
+	case "/releaseList":
+		readonly := r.URL.Query().Get("readonly")
+		perfect := r.URL.Query().Get("perfect")
+
+		me.repos.View.PrintReleaseReport(w, readonly, perfect)
+	case "/quit":
+		msg(w, "Got URL /quit")
 		os.Exit(0)
-		return
+	default:
+		msg(w, "BAD URL = "+route)
 	}
-
-	log.Warn("BAD URL =", route)
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "BAD URL =", route)
 }
 
 // starts and sits waiting for HTTP requests
diff --git a/initRepoList.go b/initRepoList.go
index 454b3c5..be01f1a 100644
--- a/initRepoList.go
+++ b/initRepoList.go
@@ -21,3 +21,15 @@ func (r *repoWindow) initRepoList() {
 		r.View.NewRepo(path)
 	}
 }
+
+func (r *repoWindow) tmpRepoList() {
+
+	log.Info("scanning everything in ~/go/src")
+	for i, path := range repostatus.ListGitDirectories() {
+		// log.Info("addRepo()", i, path)
+		path = strings.TrimPrefix(path, me.goSrcPwd.String())
+		path = strings.Trim(path, "/")
+		log.Info("addRepo()", i, path)
+		r.View.NewRepo(path)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4bd08ef..e332162 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// parse config file and scan for .git repos
 	me.repos.initRepoList()
-	setTargetVersion()
+	// setTargetVersion()
 
 	// register a Show/Hide function for the repo list table
 	me.repos.View.RegisterHideFunction(hideFunction)
@@ -118,64 +118,6 @@ func main() {
 		*/
 	}
 
-	/*
-		if myargs.Repo != "" {
-			me.mainWindow.Hide()
-			if myrepo == nil {
-				log.Info("could not find", myargs.Repo)
-				os.Exit(0)
-			}
-			log.Info("only going to do repo:", myrepo.GoPath())
-			tmp := myargs.Reason
-			if tmp == "" {
-				tmp = os.Getenv("GUIRELEASE_REASON")
-			}
-			if tmp == "" {
-				tmp = "made by guireleaser"
-			}
-
-			// increment all the versions
-			for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
-				if whitelist(repo.GoPath()) {
-					continue
-				}
-				if repo.ReadOnly() {
-					continue
-				}
-				lasttag := repo.Status.LastTag()
-				if repo.Status.GetCurrentVersion() == lasttag {
-					log.Info("skipping unchanged repo", repo.Status.GoPath())
-					repo.Status.SetTargetVersion(lasttag)
-					continue
-				}
-				repo.Status.IncrementRevisionVersion("go-clone")
-			}
-			// rescan all the repos
-			me.repos.View.ScanRepositories()
-
-			myrepo.Status.MakeRedomod()
-			myrepo.Status.IncrementRevisionVersion(tmp)
-			_, err := me.repos.View.CheckValidGoSum(myrepo)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Info("go mod tidy not ok", err)
-				return
-			}
-			if !checkValidGoSum(myrepo) {
-				log.Info("go.sum checks failed")
-				os.Exit(0)
-			}
-			setCurrentRepo(myrepo, "should be good to release", "pretty sure")
-			log.Info("DO THE RELEASE HERE")
-			log.Info("going to release", myrepo.GoPath(), "as version", myrepo.Status.GetTargetVersion())
-			if myargs.DryRun {
-				log.Info("--dry-run == true")
-			} else {
-				doRelease()
-			}
-			os.Exit(0)
-		}
-	*/
-
 	if me.release.guireleaser == nil {
 		log.Info("Can not release if guireleaser was not found")
 		os.Exit(0)
diff --git a/quickCmd.go b/quickCmd.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a1e8b8e..0000000
--- a/quickCmd.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"os"
-
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
-	"go.wit.com/log"
-)
-
-func doesExist(path string) bool {
-	if _, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return false
-		}
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
-// only errors on bad errors
-func quickCmd(fullpath string, cmd []string) bool {
-	var err error
-	var b bool
-	var output string
-
-	if me.autoWorkingPwd.String() != fullpath {
-		me.autoWorkingPwd.SetValue(fullpath)
-	}
-
-	if me.autoDryRun.Checked() {
-		log.Warn("RUN --dry-run", fullpath, cmd)
-		return false
-	} else {
-		log.Warn("RUN:", fullpath, cmd)
-	}
-
-	err, b, output = repostatus.RunCmd(fullpath, cmd)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warn("cmd =", cmd)
-		log.Warn("err =", err)
-		log.Warn("b =", b)
-		log.Warn("output =", string(output))
-		return false
-	} else if !b {
-		log.Warn("b =", b)
-		log.Warn("output =", string(output))
-		return true
-	}
-	log.Warn("output = ", string(output))
-	return true
-}
diff --git a/tempView.go b/tempView.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f264432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempView.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func makeTempView() *repoWindow {
+	r := new(repoWindow)
+	r.win = gadgets.RawBasicWindow("unmerged repositories")
+	r.win.Make()
+
+	r.box = r.win.Box().NewBox("bw vbox", false)
+	r.win.Custom = func() {
+		log.Warn("GOT HERE: makeTempView() close")
+		log.Warn("GOT HERE: makeTempView() close")
+		log.Warn("Should I do something special here?")
+	}
+
+	// reposbox.SetExpand(false)
+	group1 := r.box.NewGroup("Run on all repos:")
+
+	hbox := group1.Box()
+	// hbox.Horizontal()
+	hbox.Vertical()
+
+	box2 := hbox.Box().Vertical()
+	box2.NewButton("reload values", func() {
+		// gowit.DumpVersions(me.repos.View)
+	})
+
+	r.View = repolist.TempWindowView(r.box)
+	r.Show()
+	return r
+}