diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c7532d0..30a71fd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,20 +28,6 @@ update:
 	git pull
 	go get -v -t -u ./...
 
-# sync repo to the github backup
-# git remote add github git@github.com:wit-go/gui.git
-github:
-	git push origin master
-	git push origin devel
-	git push origin --tags
-	git push github master
-	git push github devel
-	git push github --tags
-	@echo
-	@echo check https://git.wit.org/gui/gui
-	@echo check https://github.com/wit-go/gui
-	@echo
-
 doc:
 	godoc -v
 
diff --git a/args.go b/args.go
index cdb623e..c739f57 100644
--- a/args.go
+++ b/args.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package gui
 
 import (
 	"go.wit.com/log"
-	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/go-arg"
+	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
 )
 
 var INFO *log.LogFlag
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1d8ad3a..af0bf43 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ module go.wit.com/gui/gui
 go 1.21.4
 
 require (
-	go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/go-arg v1.4.6
+	go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg v1.4.5
 	go.wit.com/gui/widget v1.1.3
 	go.wit.com/log v0.5.3
 )
 
 require (
-	github.com/alexflint/go-scalar v1.2.0 // indirect
+	go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/scalar v1.2.1 // indirect
 	go.wit.com/dev/davecgh/spew v1.1.3 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e0268d0..0e09894 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,19 +1,10 @@
-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/dev/alexflint/go-arg v1.4.6 h1:0kxl4YQvC8t89eGIY5e/qPSMKWmLc32aJXF08g8jRlA=
-go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/go-arg v1.4.6/go.mod h1:td08jpeZ4vQ/Bu870In78YE2QRrNXhxvY1A34hC7qFo=
+go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg v1.4.5 h1:asDx5f9IlfpknKjPBqqb2qndE91Pbo7ZDkWUgddfMhY=
+go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg v1.4.5/go.mod h1:wnWc+c6z8kSdDKYriMf6RpM+FiXmo5RYp/t4FNi0MU0=
+go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/scalar v1.2.1 h1:loXOcbVnd+8YeJRLey+XXidecBiedMDO00zQ26TvKNs=
+go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/scalar v1.2.1/go.mod h1:+rYsfxqdI2cwA8kJ7GCMwWbNJvfvWUurOCXLiwdTtSs=
 go.wit.com/dev/davecgh/spew v1.1.3 h1:hqnB5qsPgC2cLZaJXqQJspQ5n/Ugry9kyL3tLk0hVzQ=
 go.wit.com/dev/davecgh/spew v1.1.3/go.mod h1:sihvWmnQ/09FWplnEmozt90CCVqBtGuPXM811tgfhFA=
 go.wit.com/gui/widget v1.1.3 h1:GvLzGSOF9tfmoh6HNbFdN+NSlBo2qeS/Ba2TnQQ1A1U=
 go.wit.com/gui/widget v1.1.3/go.mod h1:A6/FaiFQtAHTjgo7c4FrokXe6bXX1Cowo35b2Lgi31E=
 go.wit.com/log v0.5.3 h1:/zHkniOPusPEuX1R401rMny9uwSO/nSU/QOMx6qoEnE=
 go.wit.com/log v0.5.3/go.mod h1:LzIzVxc2xJQxWQBtV9VbV605P4TOxmYDCl+BZF38yGE=
-gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
-gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=