To show the desktop I am on

[KVolker]

I like to have a sign of which desktop I see at the moment. I tried to change the tray icon of the actual running script. Like this.

ActiveDesktopGetNumber(){
    v := new VD()
    v.init()
    n := v.getCurrentDesktopNum()
    v := ""
    return n
}

ActiveDesktopSetIcon(){
    n := ActiveDesktopGetNumber()
    w =  %A_ScriptDir%
    if (n<10){
        f := w "\icons\ico\Number-" n ".ico"
    }
    else {
        f := w "\icons\ico\Math-greater-than.ico"
    }
    IfExist, %f%
	    Menu, Tray, Icon, %f% 
}

I also set up a timer to call every second this function as I might change the virtual desktop not only by my script but also by all the other methods Windows offers for that.

I use these icons from IconArchive.

You should right-click on the taskbar and then in settings choose the AHK icon to be visible in the tray, not hidden in the display you get by clicking ">".

[micjoh]

Just drag the icon to the visible are to the right of the ^ sign. Works for me