diff --git a/EeProm/EePromRepetierWidget.cs b/EeProm/EePromRepetierWidget.cs
index 6ea20c92d..cfae3b7a4 100644
--- a/EeProm/EePromRepetierWidget.cs
+++ b/EeProm/EePromRepetierWidget.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ The views and conclusions contained in the software and documentation are those
 of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing official policies, 
 either expressed or implied, of the FreeBSD Project.
 */
+//#define SIMULATE_CONNECTION
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -119,8 +120,26 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.EeProm
             PrinterCommunication.Instance.CommunicationUnconditionalFromPrinter.RegisterEvent(currentEePromSettings.Add, ref unregisterEvents); 
             currentEePromSettings.eventAdded += NewSettingReadFromPrinter;
             currentEePromSettings.AskPrinterForSettings();
+
+#if SIMULATE_CONNECTION
+            UiThread.RunOnIdle(AddSimulatedItems);
+#endif
         }
 
+#if SIMULATE_CONNECTION
+        int count;
+        void AddSimulatedItems(object state)
+        {
+            NewSettingReadFromPrinter(this, new EePromRepetierParameter("this is a test line " + count.ToString()));
+
+            count++;
+            if (count < 30)
+            {
+                UiThread.RunOnIdle(AddSimulatedItems);
+            }
+        }
+#endif
+
         private static void CreateSpacer(FlowLayoutWidget buttonBar)
         {
             GuiWidget spacer = new GuiWidget(1, 1);
@@ -186,6 +205,12 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.EeProm
 
                 settingsColmun.AddChild(row);
             }
+
+            // TODO: fix the flow layout so we don't need this.
+            // This is correcting a bug in flow layout widgets not setting sizes correctly.
+            double oldWidth = Width;
+            Width = Width + 1;
+            Width = oldWidth;
         }
 
         private GuiWidget AddDescription(string description)
diff --git a/PrinterControls/ManualPrinterControls.cs b/PrinterControls/ManualPrinterControls.cs
index 48180c84b..d1f528bb9 100644
--- a/PrinterControls/ManualPrinterControls.cs
+++ b/PrinterControls/ManualPrinterControls.cs
@@ -306,6 +306,9 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl
 					Button openEePromWindow = textImageButtonFactory.Generate(new LocalizedString("CONFIGURE").Translated);
                     openEePromWindow.Click += (sender, e) =>
                     {
+#if false // This is to force the creation of the repetier window for testing when we don't have repetier firmware.
+                        new MatterHackers.MatterControl.EeProm.EePromRepetierWidget();
+#else
 						switch(PrinterCommunication.Instance.FirmwareType)
                         {
                             case PrinterCommunication.FirmwareTypes.Repetier:
@@ -325,6 +328,7 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl
                                 );
                             break;
                         }
+#endif
                     };
 					//eePromControlsLayout.AddChild(eePromIcon);
                     eePromControlsLayout.AddChild(openEePromWindow);
diff --git a/StaticData/PrinterSettings/config.ini b/StaticData/PrinterSettings/config.ini
index c5ca40a3b..634cdb429 100644
--- a/StaticData/PrinterSettings/config.ini
+++ b/StaticData/PrinterSettings/config.ini
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ build_height = 0
 complete_objects = 0
 cool_extruder_lift = 0
 cooling = 1
-cool_extruder_lift = 0
 default_acceleration = 0
 disable_fan_first_layers = 1
 end_gcode = M104 S0 ; turn off temperature\nG28 X0  ; home X axis\nM84     ; disable motors