diff --git a/doGui.go b/doGui.go
index 6719661..91b79a5 100644
--- a/doGui.go
+++ b/doGui.go
@@ -49,14 +49,21 @@ func drawWindow(win *gadgets.BasicWindow) {
 	group1 := vbox.NewGroup("Zookeeper Settings")
 	grid := group1.NewGrid("buildOptions", 0, 0)
 
-	// select the branch you want to test, build and develop against
-	// this lets you select your user branch, but, when you are happy
-	// you can merge everything into the devel branch and make sure it actually
-	// works. Then, when that is good, merge and version everything in master
+	var tbwin *tableWindow
 	grid.NewButton("show zoo", func() {
 		win.Disable()
 		defer win.Enable()
 
+		if tbwin != nil {
+			if tbwin.Hidden() {
+				tbwin.Show()
+			} else {
+				tbwin.Hide()
+			}
+			return
+		}
+
 		log.Info("show zoo here")
+		tbwin = makeTableWindow()
 	})
 }
diff --git a/tableWindow.go b/tableWindow.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ec1439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tableWindow.go
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
+)
+
+type tableWindow struct {
+	once  sync.Once            // only init() the window once
+	win   *gadgets.BasicWindow // the patches window
+	stack *gui.Node            // the top box set as vertical
+	shelf *gui.Node            // the first box in the stack, set as horizontal
+	grid  *gui.Node            // the list of available patches
+	// summary *patchSummary        // summary of current patches
+	setgrid *gui.Node // the list of each patchset
+}
+
+// todo: autogenerate these or make them standared 'gui' package functions
+// make this an go interface somehow
+
+// is the window hidden right now?
+func (w *tableWindow) Hidden() bool {
+	return w.win.Hidden()
+}
+
+// switches between the window being visable or hidden on the desktop
+func (w *tableWindow) Toggle() {
+	if w.Hidden() {
+		w.Show()
+	} else {
+		w.Hide()
+	}
+}
+
+// hides the window completely
+func (w *tableWindow) Show() {
+	w.win.Show()
+}
+
+func (w *tableWindow) Hide() {
+	w.win.Hide()
+}
+
+// should be the first box/widget in the window
+// greys out the window to the user
+func (w *tableWindow) Disable() {
+	w.stack.Disable()
+}
+
+func (w *tableWindow) Enable() {
+	w.stack.Enable()
+}
+
+// you can only have one of these
+func makeTableWindow() *tableWindow {
+	pw := new(tableWindow)
+
+	// sync.Once()
+	pw.win = gadgets.RawBasicWindow("Table window for ")
+	pw.win.Make()
+
+	pw.stack = pw.win.Box().NewBox("bw vbox", false)
+	// me.reposwin.Draw()
+	pw.win.Custom = func() {
+		// sets the hidden flag to false so Toggle() works
+		pw.win.Hide()
+	}
+
+	grid := pw.stack.NewGrid("", 0, 0)
+
+	grid.NewLabel("Patchset Details:")
+	grid.NextRow()
+
+	g := pw.stack.NewGroup("PatchSet List")
+
+	// make a grid to put the list of git repos that have patches
+	// in this particular patchset
+	grid = g.NewGrid("", 0, 0)
+	grid.NewLabel("repo")
+	grid.NewLabel("patch name")
+	grid.NewLabel("Applied in current branch?")
+	grid.NewLabel("start hash")
+	grid.NewLabel("")
+	grid.NextRow()
+
+	// add the patches to the grid
+	// pw.addPatchset(grid, pset)
+	return pw
+}
+
+/*
+func (r *tableWindow) addPatchset(grid *gui.Node, pset *forgepb.Patchset) {
+
+	all := pset.Patches.SortByFilename()
+	for all.Scan() {
+		p := all.Next()
+		// for repo, patches := range repomap {
+		rn := p.RepoNamespace
+		repo := me.forge.FindByGoPath(rn)
+		if repo == nil {
+			log.Info("Could not figure out repo path", rn)
+			rn += " bad repo"
+		}
+		log.Info("Adding patches for", rn)
+		grid.NewLabel(rn)
+
+		// hash := repohash[repo]
+		grid.NewLabel(p.StartHash)
+		grid.NewLabel(p.Filename)
+
+		if repo == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		grid.NewButton("apply", func() {
+			filename, _ := savePatch(p)
+			if err := applyPatch(repo, filename); err != nil {
+				log.Info("warn user of git am error", err)
+			}
+		})
+		grid.NewCheckbox("").SetChecked(true)
+		grid.NewCheckbox("").SetChecked(true)
+		grid.NewButton("save patch to /tmp", func() {
+		})
+		grid.NextRow()
+	}
+}
+*/