diff --git a/git.go b/git.go
index 782a30d..9cfdeeb 100644
--- a/git.go
+++ b/git.go
@@ -175,34 +175,28 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) SetUserBranchName(s string) {
 // returns "master", "devel", os.Username, etc
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetMasterBranchName() string {
 	name := rs.masterDrop.String()
-	log.Warn("GetMasterName() =", name)
 	return name
 }
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetDevelBranchName() string {
 	name := rs.develDrop.String()
-	log.Warn("GetDevelName() =", name)
 	return name
 }
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetUserBranchName() string {
 	name := rs.userDrop.String()
-	log.Warn("GetUserBranchName() =", name)
 	return name
 }
 
 // returns the git versions like "1.3-2-laksdjf" or whatever
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetMasterVersion() string {
 	name := rs.masterBranchVersion.String()
-	log.Warn("GetMasterVersion() =", name)
 	return name
 }
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetDevelVersion() string {
 	name := rs.develBranchVersion.String()
-	log.Warn("GetBranchVersion() =", name)
 	return name
 }
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetUserVersion() string {
 	name := rs.userBranchVersion.String()
-	log.Warn("GetUserVersion() =", name)
 	return name
 }
 
@@ -211,7 +205,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) SetMasterVersion(s string) {
 		return
 	}
 	rs.changed = true
-	log.Warn("git", rs.GetMasterBranchName(), "version now =", s)
+	log.Verbose("git", rs.GetMasterBranchName(), "is now version =", s)
 	rs.masterBranchVersion.SetValue(s)
 }
 
@@ -220,8 +214,8 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) SetDevelVersion(s string) {
 		return
 	}
 	rs.changed = true
-	log.Warn("git", rs.GetDevelBranchName(), "version now =", s)
 	rs.develBranchVersion.SetValue(s)
+	log.Verbose("git", rs.GetDevelBranchName(), "s now version =", s)
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) SetUserVersion(s string) {
@@ -229,8 +223,8 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) SetUserVersion(s string) {
 		return
 	}
 	rs.changed = true
-	log.Warn("git", rs.GetUserBranchName(), "version now =", s)
 	rs.userBranchVersion.SetValue(s)
+	log.Verbose("git", rs.GetUserBranchName(), "is now version =", s)
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetStatus() string {
@@ -250,7 +244,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) GetStatus() string {
 	}
 
 	if rs.CheckBranches() {
-		log.Warn("Branches are Perfect")
+		log.Info("Branches are Perfect")
 		return "PERFECT"
 	}
 	log.Warn(rs.GetPath(), "Branches are not Perfect")
diff --git a/new.go b/new.go
index c5a0756..5da1fc1 100644
--- a/new.go
+++ b/new.go
@@ -6,6 +6,28 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
+var windowMap map[string]*RepoStatus
+
+func ListAll() {
+	for path, rs := range windowMap {
+		log.Warn(rs.GetMasterVersion(), path)
+	}
+}
+
+func NewRepoStatusWindow(path string) *RepoStatus {
+	if windowMap[path] == nil {
+		log.Warn("This doesn't exist yet for path", path)
+	} else {
+		log.Warn("This already exists yet for path", path)
+		log.Warn("should return windowMap[path] here")
+	}
+	rs := New(gui.TreeRoot(), path)
+	windowMap[path] = rs
+
+	// todo check if a window already exists for this path
+	return rs
+}
+
 func New(p *gui.Node, path string) *RepoStatus {
 	rs := &RepoStatus{
 		hidden:   true,
@@ -24,5 +46,10 @@ func New(p *gui.Node, path string) *RepoStatus {
 		rs.Hide()
 		log.Warn("repostatus user closed the window()")
 	}
+	windowMap[path] = rs
 	return rs
 }
+
+func init() {
+	windowMap = make(map[string]*RepoStatus)
+}