As a workaround on Quantal you can activate the plugin Workspace Naming (aka workspacenames) - it won't show workspace changes in the launcher icon, but you can display the name of the workspace on screen for a short moment once your workspace has changed.
For more information see here: http://www.iloveubuntu.net/compiz-098 -landed-ubuntu-1210-workspace-naming-and-numerous-fixes Another workaround (indicator) here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/77160/how-can-i-tell-what-workspace-i-am- in-with-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068106 Title: Workspace switcher in the launcher does not show which the active workspace is To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/1068106/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
