Just wanted to toss in an update. You can actually just use:
instead of doing the above edits. But either would work.
file changed; skins/default/includes/header.html
changes made:- (whole file here)
Version.
Result is logged on userid above the RC logo and
Version 0.1.1 below the logo.
Note: the   x 7 for the userid - positions the userid above and lined up with
Round
Cube
Webmail
then the   x 2 lined up with the left end of the line under the logo.
Exactly what I was looking for.
Many thanks to all