Also beware of the Spaces Sys prefs item: "Automatically rearrange Spaces based 
on most recent use." That'll throw a wrench into the works if you're numbering 
spaces.

-Carl

> On May 2, 2016, at 11:10 PM, Chris Walker <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi:
> 
> Thanks for the suggestions.  Although I had thought of a separate desktop 
> background for each space, I never thought of adding a number to it.  Simple 
> procedure using Affinity Photo or something similar.
> 
> The app you suggested looks useful for anyone who uses a large number of 
> separate spaces but for someone like me who only uses 4 at most, it’s 
> probably overkill.
> 
> Thanks again.
> 
> Chris
> 
>> On 2 May 2016, at 19:25, @lbutlr <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> On Mon May 02 2016 11:33:32 Chris Walker     <[email protected]> said:
>>> 
>>> Does anyone know of an app that will indicate the number of the space 
>>> (=desktop) that I am currently working in?  I’m thinking along the lines of 
>>> something that will put a small number in the menubar.
>> 
>> Without hacking the menu bar or adding software you could simply set each 
>> desktop background for each space. Use an image editor to add the number for 
>> each desktop to the image.
>> 
>> Or, if you have a trackpad swipe up with 4 fingers which shows which desktop 
>> you are on.
>> 
>> Or, if you don’t have a trackpad, put Mission Control in your dock and click 
>> it.
>> 
>> Or, enable the ^1 ^2 … ^8 shortcuts in Keyboard => Shortcuts => Mission 
>> Control
>> 
>> Or, if you want to download software and this feature is worth $12 to you:
>> 
>> <http://totalspaces.binaryage.com>
>> 
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