diff --git a/initRepoList.go b/initRepoList.go
index befe28c..0a3b24c 100644
--- a/initRepoList.go
+++ b/initRepoList.go
@@ -3,35 +3,14 @@ package main
 // this initializes the repos
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
-	"os/user"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
 func (r *repoWindow) initRepoList() {
-	usr, _ := user.Current()
-
-	repos := parsecfg("~/.config/autotypist")
-	for _, line := range repos {
-		log.Verbose("repo =", line)
-		path, mbranch, dbranch, ubranch := splitLine(line)
-		if mbranch == "" {
-			mbranch = "master"
-		}
-		if dbranch == "" {
-			dbranch = "devel"
-		}
-		if ubranch == "" {
-			ubranch = usr.Username
-		}
-		r.View.AddRepo(path, mbranch, dbranch, ubranch)
-	}
+	r.View.InitRepoList("~/.config/autotypist")
 
 	if args.OnlyMe {
 		log.Info("not scanning everything")
@@ -42,29 +21,7 @@ func (r *repoWindow) initRepoList() {
 			path = strings.TrimPrefix(path, me.goSrcPwd.String())
 			path = strings.Trim(path, "/")
 			log.Info("addRepo()", i, path)
-			r.View.AddRepo(path, "master", "devel", usr.Username)
+			r.View.NewRepo(path)
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func parsecfg(f string) []string {
-	homeDir, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
-	cfgfile := filepath.Join(homeDir, f)
-	content, _ := ioutil.ReadFile(cfgfile)
-	out := string(content)
-	out = strings.TrimSpace(out)
-	lines := strings.Split(out, "\n")
-	return lines
-}
-
-// returns path, master branch name, devel branch name, user branch name
-func splitLine(line string) (string, string, string, string) {
-	var path, master, devel, user string
-	parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
-	path, parts = repolist.RemoveFirstElement(parts)
-	master, parts = repolist.RemoveFirstElement(parts)
-	devel, parts = repolist.RemoveFirstElement(parts)
-	user, parts = repolist.RemoveFirstElement(parts)
-	// path, master, devel, user := strings.Split(line, " ")
-	return path, master, devel, user
-}