diff --git a/addRepo.go b/addRepo.go
index 2535e3f..b863323 100644
--- a/addRepo.go
+++ b/addRepo.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func (r *Repo) Hide() {
 	r.develVersion.Hide()
 	r.userVersion.Hide()
 
-	r.dirtyLabel.Hide()
+	r.gitState.Hide()
 	r.endBox.Hide()
 	// r.statusButton.Hide()
 	// r.diffButton.Hide()
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (r *Repo) Show() {
 	r.develVersion.Show()
 	r.userVersion.Show()
 
-	r.dirtyLabel.Show()
+	r.gitState.Show()
 	r.endBox.Show()
 	// r.statusButton.Show()
 	// r.diffButton.Show()
@@ -84,11 +84,18 @@ func (r *RepoList) addRepo(grid *gui.Node, path string, master string, devel str
 	case "autotypist":
 		newRepo.lastTag = newRepo.Status.MirrorLastTag()
 		grid.Append(newRepo.lastTag)
-		newRepo.masterVersion = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("masterVersion")
-		newRepo.develVersion = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("develVersion")
-		newRepo.userVersion = grid.NewLabel("").SetProgName("userVersion")
-		newRepo.targetV = r.blind.NewLabel("")
-		newRepo.dirtyLabel = grid.NewLabel("")
+
+		newRepo.masterVersion = newRepo.Status.MirrorMasterVersion()
+		grid.Append(newRepo.masterVersion)
+
+		newRepo.develVersion = newRepo.Status.MirrorDevelVersion()
+		grid.Append(newRepo.develVersion)
+
+		newRepo.userVersion = newRepo.Status.MirrorUserVersion()
+		grid.Append(newRepo.userVersion)
+
+		newRepo.gitState = newRepo.Status.MirrorGitState()
+		grid.Append(newRepo.gitState)
 
 		newRepo.currentName = newRepo.Status.MirrorCurrentName()
 		grid.Append(newRepo.currentName)
@@ -162,9 +169,12 @@ func (r *RepoList) addRepo(grid *gui.Node, path string, master string, devel str
 		newRepo.currentVersion = newRepo.Status.MirrorCurrentVersion()
 		grid.Append(newRepo.currentVersion)
 
-		newRepo.masterVersion = r.blind.NewLabel("").SetProgName("masterVersion")
-		newRepo.dirtyLabel = grid.NewLabel("")
-		newRepo.goState = grid.NewLabel("not in the blind")
+		newRepo.gitState = newRepo.Status.MirrorGitState()
+		grid.Append(newRepo.gitState)
+
+		newRepo.goState = newRepo.Status.MirrorGoState()
+		grid.Append(newRepo.goState)
+
 		newRepo.endBox = grid.NewHorizontalBox("HBOX")
 		newRepo.endBox.NewButton("Configure", func() {
 			if newRepo.Status == nil {
@@ -191,8 +201,6 @@ func (r *RepoList) addRepo(grid *gui.Node, path string, master string, devel str
 				newRepo.Status.Build()
 			})
 		}
-		newRepo.develVersion = r.blind.NewLabel("").SetProgName("develVersion")
-		newRepo.userVersion = r.blind.NewLabel("").SetProgName("userVersion")
 	default:
 	}
 	grid.NextRow()
diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index 6c5c1c2..371a47f 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func AllRepos() []*Repo {
 
 // a human readable state of the current repo
 func (r *Repo) State() string {
-	return r.dirtyLabel.String()
+	return r.gitState.String()
 }
 
 func (r *Repo) Scan() bool {
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ func (r *Repo) SetGoState(s string) {
 }
 
 func (r *Repo) IsPerfect() bool {
-	if r.dirtyLabel.String() == "PERFECT" {
+	if r.gitState.String() == "PERFECT" {
 		return true
 	}
-	if r.dirtyLabel.String() == "unchanged" {
+	if r.gitState.String() == "unchanged" {
 		return true
 	}
 	return false
diff --git a/scan.go b/scan.go
index a715dda..98ce4c9 100644
--- a/scan.go
+++ b/scan.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package repolist
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"os/user"
 	"strings"
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ func (r *RepoList) ScanRepositories() (int, string) {
 		}
 	})
 	s := fmt.Sprint(t)
-	log.Info("Scanned", i, "repositories. todo: count/show changes", s)
+	log.Info("Scanned", i, "repositories. todo: count/show changes in", s)
 	return i, s
 }
 
@@ -31,52 +30,24 @@ func (r *Repo) NewScan() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	// first run the repostatus update
+	// run the repostatus update
 	r.Status.UpdateNew()
 
-	// now read those values and display them in our table
-	mname := r.Status.GetMasterBranchName()
-	mver := r.Status.GetMasterVersion()
-	mver = mver + " (" + mname + ")"
-	r.masterVersion.SetLabel(mver)
-
-	dname := r.Status.GetDevelBranchName()
-	dver := r.Status.GetDevelVersion()
-	if dname != "devel" {
-		dver = dver + " (" + dname + ")"
-	}
-	r.develVersion.SetLabel(dver)
-
-	uname := r.Status.GetUserBranchName()
-	uver := r.Status.GetUserVersion()
-	usr, _ := user.Current()
-	if uname != usr.Username {
-		uver = uver + " (" + uname + ")"
-	}
-	r.userVersion.SetLabel(uver)
-
-	// cbname := r.Status.GetCurrentBranchName()
-	// cbversion := r.Status.GetCurrentBranchVersion()
-	// lasttag := r.Status.GetLastTagVersion()
-	// r.lastTag.SetLabel(lasttag)
-	// r.currentName.SetLabel(cbname)
-	// r.currentVersion.SetLabel(cbversion)
-
+	// print out whatever changes have happened
 	if c, ok := r.Status.Changed(); ok {
 		c := strings.TrimSpace(c)
 		for _, line := range strings.Split(c, "\n") {
 			log.Info(r.Status.Path(), line)
 		}
 	}
-	// r.targetV.SetText(r.Status.GetTargetVersion())
 
-	status := r.Status.GetStatus()
-	r.dirtyLabel.SetLabel(status)
-	if status == "PERFECT" {
-		if me.autoHidePerfect {
+	// hide or show repos based on the checkboxes
+	if me.autoHidePerfect {
+		if r.IsPerfect() {
 			r.Hide()
+		} else {
+			r.Show()
 		}
-		return true
 	}
-	return false
+	return true
 }
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index cba4b69..d9db235 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ type Repo struct {
 
 	pLabel *gui.Node // path label
 
-	targetV    *gui.Node // the target version
-	lastTag    *gui.Node // last tagged version label
-	currentName *gui.Node // current branch name
+	targetV        *gui.Node // the target version
+	lastTag        *gui.Node // last tagged version label
+	currentName    *gui.Node // current branch name
 	currentVersion *gui.Node // current branch version
-	dirtyLabel *gui.Node // git state (dirty or not?)
-	goState    *gui.Node // what is the state of the go.sum file
+	gitState       *gui.Node // git state (dirty or not?)
+	goState        *gui.Node // what is the state of the go.sum file
 
 	masterVersion *gui.Node // the master branch version
 	develVersion  *gui.Node // the devel branch version
diff --git a/viewAutotypist.go b/viewAutotypist.go
index b549701..d9a8f03 100644
--- a/viewAutotypist.go
+++ b/viewAutotypist.go
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ func AutotypistView(parent *gui.Node) *RepoList {
 	me.reposgrid.NewLabel("devel version")
 	me.reposgrid.NewLabel("user version")
 	me.reposgrid.NewLabel("Status")
-	me.reposgrid.NewLabel("Current Version").SetProgName("Current Version")
+	me.reposgrid.NewLabel("Current").SetProgName("CurrentName")
+	me.reposgrid.NewLabel("Version").SetProgName("CurrentVersion")
 	me.reposgrid.NextRow()
 	me.blind = gui.RawBox()
 	return me