Just update the value when there is a change....it's modified only when torrent counts change and just updates a string...nothing too strenuous

macosx/Controller.m

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static void sleepCallBack( void * controller, io_service_t y,
 
 - (void) awakeFromNib
 {
-    [fPrefsController setPrefsWindow: fLib];
+    [fPrefsController setPrefs: fLib];
     
     [fAdvancedBarItem setState: [fDefaults
         boolForKey: @"UseAdvancedBar"] ? NSOnState : NSOffState];
@@ -417,12 +417,9 @@ static void sleepCallBack( void * controller, io_service_t y,
 
 - (void) torrentNumberChanged
 {
-    if (fStatusBarVisible)
-    {
-        int count = [fTorrents count];
-        [fTotalTorrentsField setStringValue: [NSString stringWithFormat:
+    int count = [fTorrents count];
+    [fTotalTorrentsField setStringValue: [NSString stringWithFormat:
                     @"%d Transfer%s", count, count == 1 ? "" : "s"]];
-    }
 }
 
 - (void) advancedChanged: (id) sender
@@ -1022,7 +1019,6 @@ static void sleepCallBack( void * controller, io_service_t y,
     fStatusBarVisible = !fStatusBarVisible;
     
     //reloads stats
-    [self torrentNumberChanged];
     [self updateUI: nil];
     
     //set views to not autoresize

macosx/PrefsController.h

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     NSUserDefaults          * fDefaults;
 }
 
-- (void) setPrefsWindow: (tr_handle_t *) handle;
+- (void) setPrefs: (tr_handle_t *) handle;
 
 - (void) setShowMessage:        (id) sender;
 - (void) setBadge:              (id) sender;

macosx/PrefsController.m

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     [super dealloc];
 }
 
-- (void) setPrefsWindow: (tr_handle_t *) handle
+- (void) setPrefs: (tr_handle_t *) handle
 {
     fToolbar = [[NSToolbar alloc] initWithIdentifier: @"Preferences Toolbar"];
     [fToolbar setDelegate: self];