diff --git a/addRepo.go b/addRepo.go
index a44dffa..03d8135 100644
--- a/addRepo.go
+++ b/addRepo.go
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ func addRepo(grid *gui.Node, path string, master string, devel string, user stri
 			// commit was not done, restore diff
 			newRepo.status.RunCmd([]string{"git", "restore", "--staged", "."})
 		} else {
-			newRepo.status.UpdateNew()
 			newRepo.newScan()
 		}
 		me.reposwin.Enable()
diff --git a/args.go b/args.go
index 84080c2..b2a8952 100644
--- a/args.go
+++ b/args.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/debugger"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/logsettings"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -30,4 +31,12 @@ func init() {
 			debugger.DebugWindow()
 		}()
 	}
+	if debugger.ArgLogger() {
+		log.Info("cmd line --loggger == true")
+		go func() {
+			log.Sleep(4)
+			logsettings.LogWindow()
+			logsettings.LogWindow()
+		}()
+	}
 }
diff --git a/globalBuildOptions.go b/globalBuildOptions.go
index 20b3eb4..2ded629 100644
--- a/globalBuildOptions.go
+++ b/globalBuildOptions.go
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ func globalBuildOptions(vbox *gui.Node) {
 		log.Warn("setting all branches to", targetName)
 		for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
 			repo.status.CheckoutBranch(targetName)
-			repo.status.UpdateNew()
 			repo.newScan()
 		}
 	})
diff --git a/globalDisplayOptions.go b/globalDisplayOptions.go
index 877ff92..b1691fc 100644
--- a/globalDisplayOptions.go
+++ b/globalDisplayOptions.go
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ import (
 
 func globalDisplaySetRepoState() {
 	for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
+		if repo.status.IsDirty() {
+			repo.Show()
+			continue
+		}
 		if me.autoHideReadOnly.Checked() {
 			if repo.status.ReadOnly() {
 				repo.Hide()
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 34f774a..7677384 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ func main() {
 	handleCmdLine()
 
 	for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
-		repo.status.UpdateNew()
 		repo.newScan()
 	}
 	me.Enable()
diff --git a/repolist.go b/repolist.go
index a3c46e9..5d198c7 100644
--- a/repolist.go
+++ b/repolist.go
@@ -214,14 +214,13 @@ func mergeAllDevelToMain() bool {
 			continue
 		}
 		log.Info("found", repo.String(), repo.dirtyLabel.String())
-		repo.status.UpdateNew()
+		repo.newScan()
 		if repo.status.RunDevelMergeB() {
 			log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK fullAutomation() returned true.")
 		} else {
 			log.Warn("THINGS FAILED fullAutomation() returned false")
 			return false
 		}
-		repo.status.UpdateNew()
 		repo.newScan()
 	}
 	log.Warn("EVERYTHING WORKED")
@@ -244,14 +243,13 @@ func mergeAllUserToDevel() bool {
 			continue
 		}
 		log.Info("found", repo.String(), repo.dirtyLabel.String())
-		repo.status.UpdateNew()
+		repo.newScan()
 		if repo.status.RunDevelMergeB() {
 			log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK fullAutomation() returned true.")
 		} else {
 			log.Warn("THINGS FAILED fullAutomation() returned false")
 			return false
 		}
-		repo.status.UpdateNew()
 		repo.newScan()
 	}
 	log.Warn("EVERYTHING WORKED")
diff --git a/scan.go b/scan.go
index 0e05cc5..6b6b6b8 100644
--- a/scan.go
+++ b/scan.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ func scanRepositories() {
 	log.Info("Scanned", me.summary.totalOL.String(), "repositories. todo: count/show changes")
 	t := timeFunction(func() {
 		for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
-			repo.status.UpdateNew()
 			repo.newScan()
 		}
 	})
@@ -26,15 +25,11 @@ func (r *repo) newScan() bool {
 		log.Warn("repo.status = nil. not initialized for some reason")
 		return false
 	}
-	// r.scan()
-	/*
-		if repostatus.VerifyLocalGoRepo(r.getPath()) {
-			log.Verbose("repo actually exists", r.getPath())
-		} else {
-			log.Warn("repo does not exist", r.getPath())
-			return false
-		}
-	*/
+
+	// first 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 + ")"
@@ -63,7 +58,9 @@ func (r *repo) newScan() bool {
 
 	if c, ok := r.status.Changed(); ok {
 		c := strings.TrimSpace(c)
-		log.Warn("repo", r.status.Path(), "changed", c)
+		for _, line := range strings.Split(c, "\n") {
+			log.Info(r.status.Path(), line)
+		}
 	}
 	status := r.status.GetStatus()
 	r.dirtyLabel.SetLabel(status)
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 1f24534..d6fd2d1 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ type autoType struct {
 
 	// these hold the branches that the user can switch all
 	// the repositories to them
-	newBranch *gui.Node
+	newBranch  *gui.Node
 	setBranchB *gui.Node
 }