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.
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