diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index 0ec5cb8..f2536a1 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -11,11 +11,8 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) Changed() bool {
 	if !rs.Ready() {
 		return false
 	}
-	if rs.changed {
-		rs.changed = false
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
+
+	return rs.changed
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) Draw() {
diff --git a/draw.go b/draw.go
index 22a3275..6ab130e 100644
--- a/draw.go
+++ b/draw.go
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands() {
 		rs.Update()
 	})
 
-	label := "merge devel to " + rs.masterDrop.String()
+	label := "merge " + rs.masterDrop.String() + " to devel"
 	rs.develMerge = newgrid.NewButton(label, func() {
-		rs.develMerge.Disable()
+		rs.Disable()
 		master := rs.masterDrop.String()
 		rs.checkoutBranch("master", master)
 		if rs.getCurrentBranchName() != master {
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands() {
 			return
 		}
 		rs.Update()
+		rs.Enable()
 		log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK")
 	})
 
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) recommend() {
 		log.Warn("merge or squash?")
 		rs.EnableMergeDevel()
 		rs.setMergeUserCommands()
-		label := "merge " + rs.GetUserName() + " into " + rs.GetDevelName()
+		label := "merge " + rs.GetUserBranchName() + " into " + rs.GetDevelBranchName()
 		rs.develMerge.SetText(label)
 		return
 	}
@@ -261,7 +262,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) recommend() {
 		log.Warn("master does not equal devel. merge devel into master")
 		rs.EnableMergeDevel()
 		rs.setMergeDevelCommands()
-		label := "merge " + rs.GetDevelName() + " into " + rs.GetMasterName()
+		label := "merge " + rs.GetDevelBranchName() + " into " + rs.GetMasterBranchName()
 		rs.develMerge.SetText(label)
 		return
 	}
@@ -355,8 +356,8 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) setMergeDevelCommands() {
 	var line1, line2, line3 []string
 	var all [][]string
 
-	master := rs.GetMasterName()
-	devel := rs.GetDevelName()
+	master := rs.GetMasterBranchName()
+	devel := rs.GetDevelBranchName()
 
 	line1 = append(line1, "git", "checkout", master)
 	all = append(all, line1)
@@ -382,8 +383,8 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) setMergeUserCommands() {
 	var line1, line2, line3 []string
 	var all [][]string
 
-	devel := rs.GetDevelName()
-	user := rs.GetUserName()
+	devel := rs.GetDevelBranchName()
+	user := rs.GetUserBranchName()
 
 	line1 = append(line1, "git", "checkout", devel)
 	all = append(all, line1)
diff --git a/git.go b/git.go
index a90ac57..61fc2c8 100644
--- a/git.go
+++ b/git.go
@@ -156,36 +156,36 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) checkoutBranch(level string, branch string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) SetMasterName(s string) {
+func (rs *RepoStatus) SetMasterBranchName(s string) {
 	rs.masterDrop.SetText(s)
 	rs.masterBranchVersion.SetLabel(s)
 	// rs.major.SetTitle(s)
 }
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) SetDevelName(s string) {
+func (rs *RepoStatus) SetDevelBranchName(s string) {
 	rs.develDrop.SetText(s)
 	rs.develBranchVersion.SetLabel(s)
 }
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) SetUserName(s string) {
+func (rs *RepoStatus) SetUserBranchName(s string) {
 	rs.userDrop.SetText(s)
 	rs.userBranchVersion.SetLabel(s)
 }
 
 // returns "master", "devel", os.Username, etc
-func (rs *RepoStatus) GetMasterName() string {
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GetMasterBranchName() string {
 	name := rs.masterDrop.String()
 	log.Warn("GetMasterName() =", name)
 	return name
 }
-func (rs *RepoStatus) GetDevelName() string {
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GetDevelBranchName() string {
 	name := rs.develDrop.String()
 	log.Warn("GetDevelName() =", name)
 	return name
 }
-func (rs *RepoStatus) GetUserName() string {
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GetUserBranchName() string {
 	name := rs.userDrop.String()
-	log.Warn("GetUserName() =", name)
+	log.Warn("GetUserBranchName() =", name)
 	return name
 }
 
@@ -206,6 +206,54 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) GetUserVersion() string {
 	return name
 }
 
+func (rs *RepoStatus) SetMasterVersion(s string) {
+	if rs.GetMasterVersion() == s {
+		return
+	}
+	rs.changed = true
+	log.Warn("git", rs.GetMasterBranchName(), "version now =", s)
+	rs.masterBranchVersion.SetValue(s)
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) SetDevelVersion(s string) {
+	if rs.GetDevelVersion() == s {
+		return
+	}
+	rs.changed = true
+	log.Warn("git", rs.GetDevelBranchName(), "version now =", s)
+	rs.develBranchVersion.SetValue(s)
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) SetUserVersion(s string) {
+	if rs.GetUserVersion() == s {
+		return
+	}
+	rs.changed = true
+	log.Warn("git", rs.GetUserBranchName(), "version now =", s)
+	rs.userBranchVersion.SetValue(s)
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GetStatus() string {
+	rs.changed = false
+	if rs.CheckDirty() {
+		log.Warn("CheckDirty() true")
+		return "dirty"
+	}
+	if rs.userBranchVersion.String() != rs.develBranchVersion.String() {
+		return "merge to devel"
+	}
+	if rs.userBranchVersion.String() != rs.masterBranchVersion.String() {
+		return "release"
+	}
+
+	if rs.CheckBranches() {
+		log.Warn("Branches are Perfect")
+		return "PERFECT"
+	}
+	log.Warn("Branches are not Perfect")
+	return "unknown branches"
+}
+
 // TODO: make this report the error somewhere
 func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckBranches() bool {
 	var hashCheck string
diff --git a/update.go b/update.go
index 6033fb7..0feb90a 100644
--- a/update.go
+++ b/update.go
@@ -97,6 +97,14 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) EnableMergeDevel() {
 	rs.develMerge.Enable()
 }
 
+func (rs *RepoStatus) Disable() {
+	rs.window.Disable()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) Enable() {
+	rs.window.Enable()
+}
+
 // this means you need to release a new version of the master repository
 func (rs *RepoStatus) EnableSelectTag() {
 	rs.DisableEverything()