diff --git a/addRepo.go b/addRepo.go
index 0d99c14..c09d1b1 100644
--- a/addRepo.go
+++ b/addRepo.go
@@ -75,64 +75,101 @@ func (r *RepoList) addRepo(grid *gui.Node, path string, master string, devel str
 	newRepo.pLabel = grid.NewLabel(path).SetProgName("path")
 	newRepo.lastTag = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("lastTag")
 	newRepo.masterVersion = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("masterVersion")
-	newRepo.develVersion = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("develVersion")
-	newRepo.userVersion = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("userVersion")
-	newRepo.dirtyLabel = grid.NewLabel("")
-	newRepo.vLabel = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("current")
-	newRepo.endBox = grid.NewHorizontalBox("HBOX")
-	newRepo.endBox.NewButton("Configure", func() {
-		if newRepo.Status == nil {
-			// this should never happen, but it does happen because I'm not that smart and forget I can nil Status
-			// for some reason that makes sense in my head. again, I'm not that smart
-			log.Warn("status window wasn't created")
-			return
-		}
-		newRepo.Status.Toggle()
-	})
-
-	newRepo.endBox.NewButton("show diff", func() {
-		r.reposbox.Disable()
-		// newRepo.Status.XtermNohup([]string{"git diff"})
-		newRepo.Status.Xterm("git diff; bash")
-		r.reposbox.Enable()
-	})
-
-	newRepo.endBox.NewButton("commit all", func() {
-		r.reposbox.Disable()
-		// restore anything staged so everything can be reviewed
-		newRepo.Status.RunCmd([]string{"git", "restore", "--staged", "."})
-		newRepo.Status.XtermWait("git diff")
-		newRepo.Status.XtermWait("git add --all")
-		newRepo.Status.XtermWait("git commit -a")
-		newRepo.Status.XtermWait("git push")
-		if newRepo.Status.CheckDirty() {
-			// commit was not done, restore diff
-			newRepo.Status.RunCmd([]string{"git", "restore", "--staged", "."})
-		} else {
-			newRepo.NewScan()
-		}
-		r.reposbox.Enable()
-	})
-
 	newRepo.hidden = false
-	// newRepo.Status.SetMainWorkingName(master)
-	// newRepo.Status.SetDevelWorkingName(devel)
-	// newRepo.Status.SetUserWorkingName(user)
-
-	var showBuildB bool = false
-	switch newRepo.Status.RepoType() {
-	case "binary":
-		// log.Info("compile here. Show()")
-		showBuildB = true
-	case "library":
-		// log.Info("library here. Hide()")
-	default:
-		// log.Info("unknown RepoType", newRepo.Status.RepoType())
-	}
-	if showBuildB {
-		newRepo.endBox.NewButton("build", func() {
-			newRepo.Status.Build()
+	switch r.viewName {
+	case "autotypist":
+		newRepo.develVersion = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("develVersion")
+		newRepo.userVersion = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("userVersion")
+		newRepo.dirtyLabel = grid.NewLabel("")
+		newRepo.vLabel = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("current")
+		newRepo.endBox = grid.NewHorizontalBox("HBOX")
+		newRepo.endBox.NewButton("Configure", func() {
+			if newRepo.Status == nil {
+				// this should never happen, but it does happen because I'm not that smart and forget I can nil Status
+				// for some reason that makes sense in my head. again, I'm not that smart
+				log.Warn("status window wasn't created")
+				return
+			}
+			newRepo.Status.Toggle()
 		})
+
+		newRepo.endBox.NewButton("show diff", func() {
+			r.reposbox.Disable()
+			// newRepo.Status.XtermNohup([]string{"git diff"})
+			newRepo.Status.Xterm("git diff; bash")
+			r.reposbox.Enable()
+		})
+
+		newRepo.endBox.NewButton("commit all", func() {
+			r.reposbox.Disable()
+			// restore anything staged so everything can be reviewed
+			newRepo.Status.RunCmd([]string{"git", "restore", "--staged", "."})
+			newRepo.Status.XtermWait("git diff")
+			newRepo.Status.XtermWait("git add --all")
+			newRepo.Status.XtermWait("git commit -a")
+			newRepo.Status.XtermWait("git push")
+			if newRepo.Status.CheckDirty() {
+				// commit was not done, restore diff
+				newRepo.Status.RunCmd([]string{"git", "restore", "--staged", "."})
+			} else {
+				newRepo.NewScan()
+			}
+			r.reposbox.Enable()
+		})
+
+		// newRepo.Status.SetMainWorkingName(master)
+		// newRepo.Status.SetDevelWorkingName(devel)
+		// newRepo.Status.SetUserWorkingName(user)
+
+		var showBuildB bool = false
+		switch newRepo.Status.RepoType() {
+		case "binary":
+			// log.Info("compile here. Show()")
+			showBuildB = true
+		case "library":
+			// log.Info("library here. Hide()")
+		default:
+			// log.Info("unknown RepoType", newRepo.Status.RepoType())
+		}
+		if showBuildB {
+			newRepo.endBox.NewButton("build", func() {
+				newRepo.Status.Build()
+			})
+		}
+		newRepo.goSumStatus = r.blind.NewLabel("in the blind")
+	case "guireleaser":
+		newRepo.develVersion = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("develVersion")
+		newRepo.userVersion = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("userVersion")
+		newRepo.dirtyLabel = grid.NewLabel("")
+		newRepo.vLabel = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("current")
+		newRepo.endBox = grid.NewHorizontalBox("HBOX")
+		newRepo.endBox.NewButton("Configure", func() {
+			if newRepo.Status == nil {
+				// this should never happen, but it does happen because I'm not that smart and forget I can nil Status
+				// for some reason that makes sense in my head. again, I'm not that smart
+				log.Warn("status window wasn't created")
+				return
+			}
+			newRepo.Status.Toggle()
+		})
+
+		var showBuildB bool = false
+		switch newRepo.Status.RepoType() {
+		case "binary":
+			// log.Info("compile here. Show()")
+			showBuildB = true
+		case "library":
+			// log.Info("library here. Hide()")
+		default:
+			// log.Info("unknown RepoType", newRepo.Status.RepoType())
+		}
+		if showBuildB {
+			newRepo.endBox.NewButton("build", func() {
+				newRepo.Status.Build()
+			})
+		}
+		newRepo.goSumStatus = r.blind.NewLabel("in the blind")
+	default:
 	}
 	grid.NextRow()
 
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 49d826d..392934d 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@ type RepoList struct {
 	autoHidePerfect bool
 	autoScan        bool
 	allrepos        map[string]*Repo
+	viewName        string
 
 	//	reposwin   *gadgets.BasicWindow
 	reposbox   *gui.Node
 	reposgrid  *gui.Node
 	reposgroup *gui.Node
+
+	// put things here that can't be seen
+	blind	*gui.Node
 }
 
 type Repo struct {
diff --git a/viewAutotypist.go b/viewAutotypist.go
index 9753bce..b549701 100644
--- a/viewAutotypist.go
+++ b/viewAutotypist.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ func AutotypistView(parent *gui.Node) *RepoList {
 	}
 	me = new(RepoList)
 	me.allrepos = make(map[string]*Repo)
+	me.viewName = "autotypist"
 
 	// me.reposbox = gui.RawBox()
 	me.reposbox = parent
@@ -25,5 +26,6 @@ func AutotypistView(parent *gui.Node) *RepoList {
 	me.reposgrid.NewLabel("Status")
 	me.reposgrid.NewLabel("Current Version").SetProgName("Current Version")
 	me.reposgrid.NextRow()
+	me.blind = gui.RawBox()
 	return me
 }
diff --git a/viewGuiReleaser.go b/viewGuiReleaser.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b445eb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/viewGuiReleaser.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package repolist
+
+import "go.wit.com/gui"
+
+// This creates a view of the repos
+// you can only have one at this point
+func GuireleaserView(parent *gui.Node) *RepoList {
+	if me != nil {
+		return me
+	}
+	me = new(RepoList)
+	me.allrepos = make(map[string]*Repo)
+	me.viewName = "guireleaser"
+
+	// me.reposbox = gui.RawBox()
+	me.reposbox = parent
+
+	me.reposgroup = me.reposbox.NewGroup("go repositories (configure in ~/.config/myrepolist)")
+	me.reposgrid = me.reposgroup.NewGrid("test", 0, 0)
+
+	me.reposgrid.NewLabel("") // path goes here
+	me.reposgrid.NewLabel("last tag").SetProgName("last tag")
+	me.reposgrid.NewLabel("master version")
+	me.reposgrid.NewLabel("Status")
+	me.reposgrid.NewLabel("GO Status")
+	me.reposgrid.NewLabel("Current Version").SetProgName("Current Version")
+	me.reposgrid.NextRow()
+	me.blind = gui.RawBox()
+	return me
+}