diff --git a/addRepo.go b/addRepo.go
index b863323..04fd1ab 100644
--- a/addRepo.go
+++ b/addRepo.go
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ func (r *RepoList) addRepo(grid *gui.Node, path string, master string, devel str
 				newRepo.Status.Build()
 			})
 		}
-		newRepo.goState = r.blind.NewLabel("in the blind")
 	case "guireleaser":
 		newRepo.targetV = newRepo.Status.MirrorTargetVersion()
 		grid.Append(newRepo.targetV)
diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index 371a47f..75427b4 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package repolist
 
 import (
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -74,11 +75,23 @@ func (r *Repo) IsDirty() bool {
 }
 
 func (r *Repo) ReadOnly() bool {
+	if r == nil {
+		log.Warn("ReadOnly() repo == nil")
+		return false
+	}
+	if r.Status == nil {
+		log.Warn("ReadOnly() repo.Status == nil")
+		return false
+	}
 	return r.Status.ReadOnly()
 }
 
 func (r *Repo) LastTag() string {
-	return r.Status.GetLastTagVersion()
+	if r == nil {
+		log.Warn("LastTag() repo == nil")
+		return ""
+	}
+	return r.lastTag.String()
 }
 
 // returns the state of the GO go.mod and go.sum files
@@ -139,3 +152,7 @@ func (r *Repo) DeleteTag(t *repostatus.Tag) bool {
 	r.Status.DeleteTag(t)
 	return true
 }
+
+func (rl *RepoList) MirrorShownCount() *gui.Node {
+	return gui.RawMirror(rl.shownCount)
+}
diff --git a/scan.go b/scan.go
index 98ce4c9..baddf66 100644
--- a/scan.go
+++ b/scan.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package repolist
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
@@ -11,15 +12,37 @@ func (r *RepoList) SetAutoScan(b bool) {
 	me.autoScan = b
 }
 
+func (r *RepoList) RegisterHideFunction(f func (* Repo)) {
+	me.hideFunction = f
+}
+
 func (r *RepoList) ScanRepositories() (int, string) {
 	var i int
+	var shown int
 	t := TimeFunction(func() {
 		for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
 			i += 1
 			repo.NewScan()
+			if me.hideFunction == nil {
+				// application didn't register a hide function
+			} else {
+				me.hideFunction(repo)
+			}
+		}
+		var hidden int
+		for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
+			if repo.Hidden() {
+				hidden += 1
+			} else {
+				shown += 1
+			}
 		}
 	})
 	s := fmt.Sprint(t)
+	tmp := strconv.Itoa(shown) + " repos shown"
+	log.Info("Setting shownCount to", tmp)
+	me.shownCount.SetText(tmp)
+
 	log.Info("Scanned", i, "repositories. todo: count/show changes in", s)
 	return i, s
 }
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index d9db235..721dced 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -24,20 +24,22 @@ type RepoList struct {
 	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
+
+	shownCount   *gui.Node
+	hideFunction func(*Repo)
 }
 
 type Repo struct {
 	hidden     bool
 	lasttagrev string
-	lasttag    string
-	giturl     string
+	// lasttag    string
+	giturl string
 
 	pLabel *gui.Node // path label
 
diff --git a/viewAutotypist.go b/viewAutotypist.go
index d9a8f03..54e638c 100644
--- a/viewAutotypist.go
+++ b/viewAutotypist.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ func AutotypistView(parent *gui.Node) *RepoList {
 	me.reposgrid.NewLabel("Current").SetProgName("CurrentName")
 	me.reposgrid.NewLabel("Version").SetProgName("CurrentVersion")
 	me.reposgrid.NextRow()
+
 	me.blind = gui.RawBox()
+	me.shownCount = me.blind.NewLabel("showCount")
 	return me
 }
diff --git a/viewGuiReleaser.go b/viewGuiReleaser.go
index 7b2cfbc..e75d751 100644
--- a/viewGuiReleaser.go
+++ b/viewGuiReleaser.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ func GuireleaserView(parent *gui.Node) *RepoList {
 	me.reposgrid.NewLabel("git State")
 	me.reposgrid.NewLabel("GO State")
 	me.reposgrid.NextRow()
+
 	me.blind = gui.RawBox()
+	me.shownCount = me.blind.NewLabel("showCount")
 	return me
 }