Comment 3 for bug 915221

Indeed, the same bug affects chromium-browser. It's a bit of a bother, I end up abandoning the launcher for many apps because it will bring me back to the workspace where the app has another window.

The workaround is to launch a terminal where I already have one, via "(sleep 2; gnome-terminal)", then switch workspace, then use the terminal to launch further apps, e.g., "chromium-browser --new-window". Not hard, but does a bit undercut the usefulness of the launcher is all.