diff --git a/doClean.go b/doClean.go
index d5d2e86..8497d02 100644
--- a/doClean.go
+++ b/doClean.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func scanTmp() {
 		if !strings.HasPrefix(fname, "regex.") {
 			return nil
 		}
-		if count > 10 {
+		if count > 100 {
 			return log.Errorf("count exceeded")
 		}
 		if strings.HasPrefix(fname, "regex.gemini-api-response") {
diff --git a/windowBook.go b/windowBook.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b90e91a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/windowBook.go
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/chatpb"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func makeBookWindow(all *chatpb.Books) *gadgets.GenericWindow {
+	bookWin := gadgets.NewGenericWindow("regex Books", "Display Books")
+	bookWin.Win.Custom = func() {
+		log.Info("test delete window here")
+	}
+	grid := bookWin.Group.RawGrid()
+
+	var t *chatpb.BooksTable
+	grid.NewButton("show", func() {
+		if t != nil {
+			log.Info("Delete the table first")
+			return
+		}
+		// display the protobuf
+		t = addBooksPB(bookWin, all)
+		f := func(chat *chatpb.Book) {
+			log.Info("got to BookTable.Custom() id =", chat.GetUuid(), chat.GetTitle())
+		}
+		t.Custom(f)
+		log.Info("table has uuid", t.GetUuid())
+	})
+
+	grid.NewButton("delete PB table", func() {
+		if t != nil {
+			t.Delete()
+			t = nil
+			log.Info("Table should have been deleted")
+		}
+	})
+	// display the protobuf
+	t = addBooksPB(bookWin, all)
+	f := func(chat *chatpb.Book) {
+		log.Info("got to BookTable.Custom() id =", chat.GetUuid(), chat.GetTitle())
+	}
+	t.Custom(f)
+	log.Info("table has uuid", t.GetUuid())
+
+	return bookWin
+}
+
+func addBooksPB(win *gadgets.GenericWindow, pb *chatpb.Books) *chatpb.BooksTable {
+	t := pb.NewTable("testForgeRepos")
+	t.NewUuid()
+	tbox := win.Bottom.Box().SetProgName("TBOX")
+	t.SetParent(tbox)
+
+	sf := t.AddStringFunc("uuid", func(r *chatpb.Book) string {
+		return r.GetUuid()
+	})
+	sf.Custom = func(r *chatpb.Book) {
+		log.Info("todo: fix mouseClick() on stringFunc in GUI table", r.GetUuid())
+	}
+
+	// add a general show button
+	bf := t.AddButtonFunc("cur version", func(chat *chatpb.Book) string { return "show" })
+	bf.Custom = func(r *chatpb.Book) {
+		log.Info("todo: show a chat window here", r.GetUuid())
+	}
+
+	// show the age of the chat
+	t.AddTimeFunc("age", func(book *chatpb.Book) time.Time {
+		return book.GetCtime().AsTime()
+	})
+	t.AddTitle()
+
+	// make a button to show content in the *genai.GeminiRequest structures
+	genaiButton := t.AddButtonFunc("# of parts", func(book *chatpb.Book) string {
+		if book.GeminiRequest == nil {
+			return "nil"
+		}
+		var req = book.GeminiRequest
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%d", len(req.Contents))
+	})
+	genaiButton.Custom = func(book *chatpb.Book) {
+		log.Info("show *genai.GeminiRequsts for", book.GetUuid())
+	}
+
+	// draw the tabel (send the gui protobuf to the GO plugin)
+	t.ShowTable()
+	return t
+}
diff --git a/windowChats.go b/windowChats.go
index 39906b7..14e09ac 100644
--- a/windowChats.go
+++ b/windowChats.go
@@ -129,9 +129,30 @@ func addChatsPB(win *gadgets.GenericWindow, pb *chatpb.Chats) *chatpb.ChatsTable
 	genaiButton.Custom = func(chat *chatpb.Chat) {
 		log.Info("show *genai.GeminiRequsts for", chat.GetUuid())
 		chat.PrintChatGeminiTable()
+		pb := makeBooksTable(chat)
+		makeBookWindow(pb)
 	}
 
 	// draw the tabel (send the gui protobuf to the GO plugin)
 	t.ShowTable()
 	return t
 }
+
+func makeBooksTable(chat *chatpb.Chat) *chatpb.Books {
+	var pb *chatpb.Books
+
+	pb = chatpb.NewBooks()
+
+	for _, entry := range chat.GetEntries() {
+		if entry.GeminiRequest == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		newb := new(chatpb.Book)
+		newb.Ctime = entry.Ctime
+		newb.Uuid = entry.Uuid
+		newb.From = entry.From
+		newb.GeminiRequest = entry.GeminiRequest
+		pb.Append(newb)
+	}
+	return pb
+}