diff --git a/FoxDot/lib/Workspace/Console.py b/FoxDot/lib/Workspace/Console.py
index e4f4de5e..fd4f8fad 100644
--- a/FoxDot/lib/Workspace/Console.py
+++ b/FoxDot/lib/Workspace/Console.py
@@ -100,13 +100,14 @@ def __init__(self, master):
         self.drag.grid(row=1, column=0, stick="nsew", columnspan=3)
         self.canvas.grid(row=2, column=0, sticky="nsew", columnspan=2)
         self.counter.grid(row=3, column=0, sticky="nsew", columnspan=2)
+        self.counter.hide()
 
         self.queue = Queue.Queue()
         self.update()
 
     def __str__(self):
         """ str(s) -> string """
-        return self.text.get(1.0, "end")
+        return self.canvas.itemcget(self.text, "text")
 
     def clear(self):
         """ Clears the console """
@@ -393,12 +394,32 @@ def __init__(self, parent, *args, **kwargs):
         self.metro = self.parent.app.namespace['Clock']
         self.font = self.parent.app.console_font
         self.bg = colour_map.get('background', "gray30")
+        self.active = True
         # Use 4 beats for now - will update in future?
+        
+    def hide(self):
+        self.active = False
+        self.grid_remove()        
+
+    def unhide(self):
+        self.active = True
+        self.grid()
+
+    def toggle(self):
+        if self.active:
+            self.hide()
+        else:
+            self.unhide()
 
     def redraw(self):
         """
         Draw boxes and highlight current beat
         """
+        
+        if not self.active:
+            
+            return
+        
         cycle = self.metro.meter[0]
 
         # Need to adjust for latency
@@ -410,15 +431,8 @@ def redraw(self):
 
         self.delete("all")
 
-        offset = 10
         width = 120
 
-        self.create_text(w-offset, 0, anchor="ne",
-                             justify=RIGHT,
-                             text=beat + 1,
-                             font=self.font,
-                             fill="#c9c9c9")
-
         box_width = width / cycle
         h_offset = 8
         box_height = h - h_offset
@@ -427,5 +441,11 @@ def redraw(self):
             x1, x2 = [(val * box_width) + (w - width - 35) for val in [n, (n + 1)]]
             y1, y2 = h_offset / 2, box_height + (h_offset / 2)
             bg = "red" if n == beat else self.bg
-            # self.create_rectangle(x1, y1, x2, y2, fill=bg, outline="gray30", )
-            self.create_rectangle(x1, y1, x2, y2, fill=bg, outline=self.bg, )
+            self.create_rectangle(x1, y1, x2, y2, fill=bg, outline="gray30", )
+            # self.create_rectangle(x1, y1, x2, y2, fill=bg, outline=self.bg, )
+
+        self.create_text(x2 + (w - x2)/2, h / 2,
+                             justify=RIGHT,
+                             text=beat + 1,
+                             font=self.font,
+                             fill="#c9c9c9")
diff --git a/FoxDot/lib/Workspace/Editor.py b/FoxDot/lib/Workspace/Editor.py
index b4138981..2a558acd 100644
--- a/FoxDot/lib/Workspace/Editor.py
+++ b/FoxDot/lib/Workspace/Editor.py
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ def check_versions():
 
         self.true_fullscreen_toggled = BooleanVar()
         self.true_fullscreen_toggled.set(False)
+        
+        # Boolean for beat counter
+        
+        self.show_counter = BooleanVar()
+        self.show_counter.set(False)
 
         # Boolean for showing auto-complete prompt
 
@@ -811,7 +816,7 @@ def toggle_transparency(self, event=None):
                         if SYSTEM == WINDOWS:
                             self.root.wm_attributes('-transparentcolor', alpha)
                         else:
-                            self.root.wm_attributes("-transparent", True)
+                            self.root.wm_attributes("-transdef toggle_prparent", True)
                     except TclError:
                         self.using_alpha = True
                 if self.using_alpha:
@@ -835,6 +840,9 @@ def toggle_prompt(self, event=None):
         self.prompt.toggle()
         return "break"
 
+    def toggle_counter(self, event=None):
+        self.console.counter.toggle()
+        return "break"
 
     # Copy/paste etc
 
diff --git a/FoxDot/lib/Workspace/MenuBar.py b/FoxDot/lib/Workspace/MenuBar.py
index 2098cbf1..e70db896 100644
--- a/FoxDot/lib/Workspace/MenuBar.py
+++ b/FoxDot/lib/Workspace/MenuBar.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ def __init__(self, master, visible=True):
         editmenu.add_command(label="Toggle Menu",            command=self.root.toggle_menu, accelerator="Ctrl+M")
         editmenu.add_checkbutton(label="Toggle Window Transparency",  command=self.root.toggle_transparency, variable=self.root.transparent)
         editmenu.add_checkbutton(label="Toggle Auto-fill Prompt",     command=self.root.toggle_prompt,       variable=self.root.show_prompt)
+        editmenu.add_checkbutton(label="Toggle Beat Counter",     command=self.root.toggle_counter,       variable=self.root.show_counter)
         self.add_cascade(label="Edit", menu=editmenu)
         
         # Note: Alt renders properly to look like Option, so we don't need a
diff --git a/FoxDot/lib/Workspace/TextBox.py b/FoxDot/lib/Workspace/TextBox.py
index 64bef354..cf26e53c 100644
--- a/FoxDot/lib/Workspace/TextBox.py
+++ b/FoxDot/lib/Workspace/TextBox.py
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ class ThreadedText(Text):
     def __init__(self, master, **options):
         Text.__init__(self, master, **options)
         self.root = master
-        self.config(highlightbackground=background, selectbackground="Dodger Blue", selectforeground="White")
+        self.config(
+            highlightbackground=background,
+            selectbackground="Dodger Blue",
+            selectforeground="White",
+            highlightthickness=0
+        )
         self.height = options.get("height", 20)
         self.queue = Queue.Queue()
         self.lines = 0 # number of lines in the text