diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3aa4127..81830db 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 !.gitignore
 !Makefile
 !*.go
+!go.*
diff --git a/git.go b/git.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c57f46..0000000
--- a/git.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,143 +0,0 @@
-// This is a simple example
-package main
-
-import 	(
-	"strings"
-
-	"go.wit.com/log"
-
-//	"go.wit.com/gui/gui"
-//	"go.wit.com/gui/gadgets"
-//	"go.wit.com/apps/control-panel-dns/smartwindow"
-)
-
-func (r *repo) checkoutBranch(branch string) {
-	if r.checkDirty() {
-		return
-	}
-	out := run(r.path, "git", "checkout " + branch)
-	log.Warn(r.path, "git checkout " + branch, "returned", out)
-
-	realname := r.getCurrentBranchName()
-	realversion := r.getCurrentBranchVersion()
-	log.Warn(r.path, "realname =", realname, "realversion =", realversion)
-	if realname == "jcarr" {
-		r.jcarrVersion.Set(realversion)
-	}
-	if realname == "devel" {
-		r.develVersion.Set(realversion)
-	}
-	if realname == "master" {
-		r.masterVersion.Set(realversion)
-	}
-}
-
-func (r *repo) getBranch() {
-	out := run(r.path, "git", "branch --show-current")
-	r.bLabel.SetText(out)
-}
-
-func (r *repo) checkDirty() bool {
-	if r.path == "" {
-		log.Warn("disable spaceholders")
-		r.cButton.Disable()
-		r.pButton.Disable()
-		return false
-	}
-	out := run(r.path, "git", "diff-index HEAD")
-	if out == "" {
-		r.dirtyLabel.SetText("")
-		r.pButton.SetText("scan")
-		return false
-	} else {
-		r.dirtyLabel.SetText("dirty")
-		r.pButton.SetText("scan")
-		return true
-	}
-
-}
-
-func (r *repo) getLastTagVersion() string {
-	out := run(r.path, "git", "rev-list --tags --max-count=1")
-	out = strings.TrimSpace(out)
-	r.lasttagrev = out
-
-	lastreal := "describe --tags " + out
-	// out = run(r.path, "git", "describe --tags c871d5ecf051a7dc4e3a77157cdbc0a457eb9ae1")
-	out = run(r.path, "git", lastreal)
-	r.lasttag = out
-	r.lastLabel.SetText(out)
-
-	return out
-}
-
-func (r *repo) getCurrentBranchName() string {
-	out := run(r.path, "git", "branch --show-current")
-	r.bLabel.SetText(out)
-	return out
-}
-
-func (r *repo) getCurrentBranchVersion() string {
-	out := run(r.path, "git", "describe --tags")
-	log.Warn("getCurrentBranchVersion", out)
-	r.vLabel.SetText(out)
-	return out
-}
-
-func (r *repo) populateTags() {
-	r.tags = listFiles(fullpath(r.path + "/.git/refs/tags"))
-	for _, tag := range r.tags {
-		r.tagsDrop.AddText(tag)
-	}
-	// r.tagsDrop.SetText(r.lasttag)
-}
-
-func (r *repo) scan() {
-
-	r.getLastTagVersion()
-	r.getCurrentBranchName()
-	r.getCurrentBranchVersion()
-	r.populateTags()
-	if r.checkDirty() {
-		return
-	}
-	r.checkoutBranch("master")
-	r.checkoutBranch("devel")
-	r.checkoutBranch("jcarr")
-
-	lasttag := r.lastLabel.GetText()
-	master := r.masterVersion.GetText()
-	devel := r.develVersion.GetText()
-	jcarr := r.jcarrVersion.GetText()
-
-	log.Warn("")
-	log.Warn("lasttag =", lasttag)
-	log.Warn("master =", master)
-	log.Warn("devel =", devel)
-	log.Warn("jcarr =", jcarr)
-
-	r.dirtyLabel.SetText("garbage")
-
-	if devel != master {
-		log.Warn("devel version != master version", devel, "vs", master)
-		r.dirtyLabel.SetText("merge")
-		return
-	}
-	if lasttag != master {
-		log.Warn("last tag rev != master version", lasttag, "vs", master)
-		r.dirtyLabel.SetText("merge")
-		return
-	}
-	if lasttag == jcarr {
-		log.Warn("last tag rev == jcarr version", lasttag, "vs", jcarr)
-		r.dirtyLabel.SetText("GOOD")
-		return
-	}
-}
-
-func checkrepos() {
-	for i, r := range allrepos {
-		log.Warn("scannning", i, r.path)
-		r.scan()
-	}
-}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e4ba8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+module go.wit.com/apps/myrepos
+
+go 1.21.4
+
+require (
+	go.wit.com/apps/control-panel-dns v0.12.1
+	go.wit.com/gui/gadgets v0.10.3
+	go.wit.com/gui/gadgets/repostatus v0.0.0-20240110012216-abd9781d8a60
+	go.wit.com/gui/gui v0.12.4
+	go.wit.com/log v0.5.1
+)
+
+require (
+	github.com/alexflint/go-scalar v1.2.0 // indirect
+	go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/go-arg v1.4.4 // indirect
+	go.wit.com/gui/widget v0.0.0-20240105185907-84aafa536a93 // indirect
+	go.wit.com/spew v0.0.0-20240101141411-c7b8e91573c9 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0e6f9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+github.com/alexflint/go-scalar v1.2.0 h1:WR7JPKkeNpnYIOfHRa7ivM21aWAdHD0gEWHCx+WQBRw=
+github.com/alexflint/go-scalar v1.2.0/go.mod h1:LoFvNMqS1CPrMVltza4LvnGKhaSpc3oyLEBUZVhhS2o=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcUk=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
+go.wit.com/apps/control-panel-dns v0.12.1 h1:FBaNeSPIoyBXWir4ggxFiaBpHtGnbOj+GGHbK3Rpbo0=
+go.wit.com/apps/control-panel-dns v0.12.1/go.mod h1:y+DRqorB3K/xAiDSil5cCVUalsJzMdUQuK9HambO0fQ=
+go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/go-arg v1.4.4 h1:n7sDAPpaxzZ/nGKyVRj1Y/V0H18frfqSwI8yFe/9BGc=
+go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/go-arg v1.4.4/go.mod h1:td08jpeZ4vQ/Bu870In78YE2QRrNXhxvY1A34hC7qFo=
+go.wit.com/gui/gadgets v0.10.3 h1:sL1GULM8Aedch3kSBdm4XuYMz/TfJ+pPeha/927/pGU=
+go.wit.com/gui/gadgets v0.10.3/go.mod h1:9bgxU4rUi4NQaZCgvuLvo6BwHsCx35kNyDalztYNT3A=
+go.wit.com/gui/gadgets/repostatus v0.0.0-20240110012216-abd9781d8a60 h1:7Oppvb22yhrNbYJlUJzOeTDrb3Edll4d4xfprmFe8qw=
+go.wit.com/gui/gadgets/repostatus v0.0.0-20240110012216-abd9781d8a60/go.mod h1:XMqxjysTEnVeFfDbeWsA5BEDde1KfU9+Yx7YnWSqRRk=
+go.wit.com/gui/gui v0.12.4 h1:99fXbCk5r/5Fg11O7Rsq6mUGltK3v8yfX2f06eaYIkU=
+go.wit.com/gui/gui v0.12.4/go.mod h1:WrAJB4kIR/U0z/PzrkYYQG6QeuXDLcpgiH5vXnz5I1s=
+go.wit.com/gui/widget v0.0.0-20240105185907-84aafa536a93 h1:zCzaHvXJJ/rWXmDc/v79VvM6W2lxxzJGfnW2lHCv3Ho=
+go.wit.com/gui/widget v0.0.0-20240105185907-84aafa536a93/go.mod h1:A6/FaiFQtAHTjgo7c4FrokXe6bXX1Cowo35b2Lgi31E=
+go.wit.com/log v0.5.1 h1:D1Gdpo+EIOZDnBmW2SJCmqSD30ZWTGZ++NXyXeyMd2Y=
+go.wit.com/log v0.5.1/go.mod h1:0oxmE+WavwUZspnVAcOuIjS3vx7qVOFXj3vmUqKlzTE=
+go.wit.com/spew v0.0.0-20240101141411-c7b8e91573c9 h1:UEX2EzLQPzLTfy/kUFQD7OXtvKn8wk/+jpDOkbl4ff4=
+go.wit.com/spew v0.0.0-20240101141411-c7b8e91573c9/go.mod h1:qBpgJXThMMT15vym7/E4Ur9y8oOo2nP7t2RP52QHUNw=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 9062c52..57b2f55 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type repo struct {
 	bLabel *gui.Node // branch label
 	lastLabel *gui.Node // last tagged version label
 	vLabel *gui.Node // version label
-	tagsDrop *gui.Node // list of all tags
+	// tagsDrop *gui.Node // list of all tags
 	dirtyLabel *gui.Node // git state (dirty or not?)
 
 	masterVersion *gui.Node // the master branch version
@@ -44,25 +44,44 @@ func main() {
 	myGui = gui.New().Default()
 
 	repoworld()
-	checkrepos()
+
+	/*
+	for i, r := range allrepos {
+		log.Warn("scannning", i, r.path)
+		r.scan()
+	}
+	*/
+
 	gui.Watchdog()
 }
 
-func addRepo(grid *gui.Node, path string) *repo {
+func (r *repo) getPath() string {
+	return r.path
+}
+
+func addRepo(grid *gui.Node, path string) {
 	newRepo := new(repo)
 
+	if repostatus.VerifyLocalGoRepo(path) {
+		log.Warn("newRepo actually exists", newRepo.getPath())
+	} else {
+		log.Warn("newRepo does not exist", newRepo.getPath())
+		return
+	}
+
 	newRepo.path = path
 	newRepo.pLabel = grid.NewLabel(path)
 	newRepo.bLabel = grid.NewLabel("")
 	newRepo.lastLabel = grid.NewLabel("")
 	newRepo.vLabel = grid.NewLabel("")
-	newRepo.tagsDrop = grid.NewDropdown("tags")
+	// newRepo.tagsDrop = grid.NewDropdown("tags")
 
 	newRepo.masterVersion = grid.NewLabel("")
 	newRepo.develVersion = grid.NewLabel("")
 	newRepo.jcarrVersion = grid.NewLabel("")
 	newRepo.dirtyLabel = grid.NewLabel("")
 
+	/*
 	newRepo.cButton = grid.NewButton("status", func () {
 		log.Println("repo status for", newRepo.path)
 		newRepo.scan()
@@ -76,16 +95,49 @@ func addRepo(grid *gui.Node, path string) *repo {
 		}
 		newRepo.status.Toggle()
 	})
+	*/
 	newRepo.pButton = grid.NewButton("rescan", func () {
-		newRepo.scan()
+		newRepo.newScan()
+	})
+
+	/*
+	grid.NewButton("Sierpiński", func () {
+		if newRepo.status != nil {
+			log.Warn("status window already exists")
+		}
+		newRepo.status = repostatus.New(myGui, newRepo.path)
+		newRepo.status.Horizontal()
+		newRepo.status.Make()
+		newRepo.status.Make2()
+	})
+	*/
+	grid.NewButton("Toggle()", func () {
+		if newRepo.status == nil {
+			log.Warn("status window doesn't exist")
+			return
+		}
+		log.Warn("status window exists. trying Update() here")
+		newRepo.status.Toggle()
+	})
+	grid.NewButton("TestDraw()", func () {
+		if newRepo.status == nil {
+			log.Warn("status window doesn't exist")
+			return
+		}
+		log.Warn("status window exists. trying TestDraw() here")
+		newRepo.status.TestDraw()
 	})
 	if path == "" {
 		newRepo.cButton.Hide()
 		newRepo.pButton.Hide()
-		return newRepo
 	}
+	newRepo.status = repostatus.New(myGui, newRepo.path)
+	newRepo.status.Horizontal()
+	newRepo.status.Make()
+	newRepo.status.Make2()
+	newRepo.status.Update()
+	newRepo.newScan()
 	allrepos = append(allrepos, newRepo)
-	return newRepo
 }
 
 // This creates a window
@@ -100,14 +152,15 @@ func repoworld() {
 	grid.NewLabel("")
 	grid.NewLabel("branch")
 	grid.NewLabel("last tag")
-	grid.NewLabel("Version")
-	grid.NewLabel("tags")
+	grid.NewLabel("Current Version")
+	// grid.NewLabel("tags")
 	grid.NewLabel("master")
 	grid.NewLabel("devel")
 	grid.NewLabel("jcarr")
 	grid.NewLabel("Status")
 	grid.NewLabel("commit")
-	grid.NewLabel("push to")
+	grid.NewLabel("Toggle()")
+	grid.NewLabel("Draw()")
 
 	repos := myrepolist()
 	for _, repo := range repos {
@@ -146,3 +199,53 @@ func myrepolist() []string {
 	lines := strings.Split(out, "\n")
 	return lines
 }
+
+func (r *repo) newScan() bool {
+	if r.status == nil {
+		log.Warn("repo.status = nil. not initialized for some reason")
+		return false
+	}
+	// r.scan()
+	if repostatus.VerifyLocalGoRepo(r.getPath()) {
+		log.Warn("repo actually exists", r.getPath())
+	} else {
+		log.Warn("repo does not exist", r.getPath())
+		return false
+	}
+	mn := r.status.GetMasterName()
+	mv := r.status.GetMasterVersion()
+	r.masterVersion.Set(mn + " " + mv)
+
+	dn := r.status.GetDevelName()
+	dv := r.status.GetDevelVersion()
+	r.develVersion.Set(dn + " " + dv)
+
+	un := r.status.GetUserName()
+	uv := r.status.GetUserVersion()
+	r.jcarrVersion.Set(un + " " + uv)
+
+	cbname := r.status.GetCurrentBranchName()
+	cbversion := r.status.GetCurrentBranchVersion()
+	ltversion := r.status.GetLastTagVersion()
+	r.lastLabel.Set(cbname + " " + cbversion)
+	r.vLabel.Set(cbname + " " + ltversion)
+
+	if r.status.CheckDirty() {
+		log.Warn("CheckDirty() true")
+		r.dirtyLabel.Set("dirty")
+		return false
+	}
+	log.Warn("CheckDirty() no")
+	r.dirtyLabel.Set("not dirty")
+
+	if r.status.CheckBranches() {
+		log.Warn("Branches are Perfect")
+		r.dirtyLabel.SetText("PEFECT")
+		return true
+	} else {
+		log.Warn("Branches are not Perfect")
+		r.dirtyLabel.SetText("merge")
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/unix.go b/unix.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c9f8db..0000000
--- a/unix.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-// This is a simple example
-package main
-
-import 	(
-	"os"
-	"os/exec"
-	"strings"
-
-	"go.wit.com/log"
-
-//	"go.wit.com/gui/gui"
-//	"go.wit.com/gui/gadgets"
-//	"go.wit.com/apps/control-panel-dns/smartwindow"
-)
-
-func fullpath(repo string) string {
-	return "/home/jcarr/go/src/" + repo
-}
-
-func run(path string, thing string, cmdline string) string {
-	parts := strings.Split(cmdline, " ")
-	// Create the command
-	cmd := exec.Command(thing, parts...)
-
-	// Set the working directory
-	cmd.Dir = fullpath(path)
-
-	// Execute the command
-	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err, "cmd error'd out", parts)
-		return ""
-	}
-
-	tmp := string(output)
-
-	tmp = strings.TrimSpace(tmp)
-
-	// Print the output
-	log.Info("run()", path, thing, cmdline, "=", tmp)
-	return tmp
-}
-
-func listFiles(directory string) []string {
-	var files []string
-	fileInfo, err := os.ReadDir(directory)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	for _, file := range fileInfo {
-		if !file.IsDir() {
-			files = append(files, file.Name())
-		}
-	}
-
-	return files
-}
-
-func runCmd(path string, cmdline string) (bool, string) {
-	parts := strings.Split(cmdline, " ")
-	if len(parts) == 0 {
-		log.Warn("command line was empty")
-		return false, ""
-	}
-	if parts[0] == "" {
-		log.Warn("command line was empty")
-		return false, ""
-	}
-	thing := parts[0]
-	parts = parts[1:]
-
-	log.Warn("path =", path, "thing =", thing, "cmdline =", parts)
-	return false, ""
-	// Create the command
-	cmd := exec.Command(thing, parts...)
-
-	// Set the working directory
-	cmd.Dir = fullpath(path)
-
-	// Execute the command
-	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
-		log.Warn("output was", output)
-		log.Warn("cmd exited with error", err)
-		return false, string(output)
-	}
-
-	tmp := string(output)
-	tmp = strings.TrimSpace(tmp)
-
-	// Print the output
-	return true, tmp
-}