diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index d786ce1..dca7126 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package repostatus
 import (
 	"strings"
 
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 	// "go.wit.com/gui/gui"
 )
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) GoName() string {
 
 // not sure which name is easier to remember. probably this one
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GoPath() string {
-	return rs.goSrcPath.String()
+	return rs.goPath.String()
 }
 
 // returns the filesystem path to the repo
@@ -49,22 +50,6 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) Path() string {
 	return rs.realPath.String()
 }
 
-/*
-func (rs *RepoStatus) GetPath() string {
-	return rs.path.String()
-}
-*/
-
-/*
-func (rs *RepoStatus) Draw() {
-	if !rs.Ready() {
-		return
-	}
-	log.Log(CHANGE, "Draw() window ready =", rs.ready)
-	rs.window.TestDraw()
-}
-*/
-
 func (rs *RepoStatus) Show() {
 	if !rs.Ready() {
 		return
@@ -190,3 +175,20 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) SetTargetVersion(s string) {
 	// func (rs *RepoStatus) setTag() bool {
 	rs.targetReleaseVersion.SetText(s)
 }
+
+// returns a widget of the last tag that acts as a mirror
+func (rs *RepoStatus) MirrorLastTag() *gui.Node {
+	return rs.lasttag.MirrorValue()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) MirrorTargetVersion() *gui.Node {
+	return rs.targetReleaseVersion.MirrorValue()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) MirrorCurrentVersion() *gui.Node {
+	return rs.currentVersion.MirrorValue()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) MirrorCurrentName() *gui.Node {
+	return rs.currentBranch.MirrorValue()
+}
diff --git a/draw.go b/draw.go
index 427b65c..814e92b 100644
--- a/draw.go
+++ b/draw.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitStatus(box *gui.Node) {
 
 	rs.path = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "path")
 	rs.goSrcPath = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "~/go/src")
+	rs.goPath = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "go path")
 	rs.realPath = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "full path")
 	rs.isGoLang = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "Is GO Lang?")
 	rs.isGoLang.SetText("false")
diff --git a/merge.go b/merge.go
index e27858f..9f2a512 100644
--- a/merge.go
+++ b/merge.go
@@ -79,30 +79,30 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) runFullAutomation() bool {
 	}
 	log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK returned true. can run this again?")
 	/*
-	log.Warn("develMerge =", rs.develMergeB.String())
-	label := "merge devel into " + rs.GetMasterBranchName()
-	if label == rs.develMergeB.String() {
-		log.Warn("LABELS MATCH", label, rs.develMergeB.String())
-		if !rs.RunDevelMergeB() {
-			log.Warn("THINGS FAILED returned false")
-			return false
-		}
-	}
-	if rs.develMergeB.String() == "ready to release" {
-		log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK ready to release")
-		if rs.releaseVersion.String() == "Release!" {
-			log.Warn("releaseVersion == 'Release!'. safe to do release version HERE?")
-			log.Warn("rs.newversion =", rs.newversion.String())
-			log.Warn("rs.targetReleaseVersion =", rs.targetReleaseVersion.String())
-			log.Warn("Are these equal?")
-			if rs.newversion.String() == rs.targetReleaseVersion.String() {
-				log.Warn("THEY ARE EQUAL!")
-				rs.runReleaseVersionB()
-			} else {
-				log.Warn("THEY ARE NOT EQUAL")
+		log.Warn("develMerge =", rs.develMergeB.String())
+		label := "merge devel into " + rs.GetMasterBranchName()
+		if label == rs.develMergeB.String() {
+			log.Warn("LABELS MATCH", label, rs.develMergeB.String())
+			if !rs.RunDevelMergeB() {
+				log.Warn("THINGS FAILED returned false")
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		if rs.develMergeB.String() == "ready to release" {
+			log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK ready to release")
+			if rs.releaseVersion.String() == "Release!" {
+				log.Warn("releaseVersion == 'Release!'. safe to do release version HERE?")
+				log.Warn("rs.newversion =", rs.newversion.String())
+				log.Warn("rs.targetReleaseVersion =", rs.targetReleaseVersion.String())
+				log.Warn("Are these equal?")
+				if rs.newversion.String() == rs.targetReleaseVersion.String() {
+					log.Warn("THEY ARE EQUAL!")
+					rs.runReleaseVersionB()
+				} else {
+					log.Warn("THEY ARE NOT EQUAL")
+				}
 			}
 		}
-	}
 	*/
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/new.go b/new.go
index cd23bbe..ce05dfd 100644
--- a/new.go
+++ b/new.go
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ func FindPathOld(path string) *RepoStatus {
 }
 
 func NewRepoStatusWindow(path string) (error, *RepoStatus) {
+	var realpath string
+	var isGoLang bool = false
+
 	if windowMap[path] == nil {
 		log.Log(INFO, "NewRepoStatusWindow() adding new", path)
 	} else {
@@ -41,8 +44,6 @@ func NewRepoStatusWindow(path string) (error, *RepoStatus) {
 		return nil, windowMap[path]
 	}
 
-	var realpath string
-
 	homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Log(WARN, "Error getting home directory:", err)
@@ -50,6 +51,10 @@ func NewRepoStatusWindow(path string) (error, *RepoStatus) {
 	}
 	goSrcDir := filepath.Join(homeDir, "go/src")
 
+	rs := &RepoStatus{
+		ready: false,
+	}
+
 	// allow arbitrary paths, otherwise, assume the repo is in ~/go/src
 	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "/") {
 		realpath = path
@@ -59,6 +64,7 @@ func NewRepoStatusWindow(path string) (error, *RepoStatus) {
 		realpath = filepath.Join(homeDir, tmp)
 	} else {
 		realpath = filepath.Join(goSrcDir, path)
+		isGoLang = true
 	}
 
 	filename := filepath.Join(realpath, ".git/config")
@@ -70,9 +76,6 @@ func NewRepoStatusWindow(path string) (error, *RepoStatus) {
 		return err, nil
 	}
 
-	rs := &RepoStatus{
-		ready: false,
-	}
 	rs.tags = make(map[string]string)
 	rs.window = gadgets.RawBasicWindow("GO Repo Details " + path)
 	rs.window.Horizontal()
@@ -123,6 +126,10 @@ func NewRepoStatusWindow(path string) (error, *RepoStatus) {
 	// sets this to os.Username
 	rs.setUserWorkingName()
 
+	if isGoLang {
+		rs.isGoLang.SetText("true")
+		rs.goPath.SetText(path)
+	}
 	windowMap[path] = rs
 	return nil, rs
 }
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 68f01f1..a5eb104 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -28,16 +28,17 @@ type RepoStatus struct {
 
 	path      *gadgets.OneLiner
 	goSrcPath *gadgets.OneLiner
+	goPath    *gadgets.OneLiner
 	realPath  *gadgets.OneLiner
 	isGoLang  *gadgets.OneLiner
 
 	currentBranch  *gadgets.OneLiner
 	currentVersion *gadgets.OneLiner
 
-	lasttag             *gadgets.OneLiner
-	mainBranchVersion   *gadgets.OneLiner
-	develBranchVersion  *gadgets.OneLiner
-	userBranchVersion   *gadgets.OneLiner
+	lasttag            *gadgets.OneLiner
+	mainBranchVersion  *gadgets.OneLiner
+	develBranchVersion *gadgets.OneLiner
+	userBranchVersion  *gadgets.OneLiner
 
 	mainWorkingName  *gadgets.OneLiner
 	develWorkingName *gadgets.OneLiner