                 panel.ignoresMouseEvents = currentlyTranslucent
             }
             if currentlyTranslucent {
-                panel.animator().alphaValue = alpha
+                panel.alphaValue = alpha
                 panel.isOpaque = false
             } else {
                 panel.isOpaque = true
-                panel.animator().alphaValue = 1
+                panel.alphaValue = 1
             }
         }
     }

        autoHideTitlePreference = newTitlePref
        mouseOver = false

        if sender.tag > 0 {
            panel.titleVisibility = .visible
        }
        else
        if sender.tag < 0 {
            panel.titleVisibility = .hidden
        }
        updateTitleBar(didChange: true)
        cacheSettings()
    }

        
        let newTitlePref = HeliumPanelController.AutoHideTitlePreference(rawValue: sender.tag)!
        if autoHideTitlePreference == .outside {
            self.panel.titlebarAppearsTransparent = false
            self.titleDragButton?.isTransparent = false
            self.titleDragButton?.isBordered = true
        }
        else
        {
            self.panel.titlebarAppearsTransparent = true
            self.titleDragButton?.isTransparent = true
            self.titleDragButton?.isBordered = false
