'assign' directive messes up my workspace label system

asked May 8 '13

fab
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So I have a config with workspace labels:

bindsym $mod+1 workspace 1:www
bindsym $mod+2 workspace 2:dev-www
bindsym $mod+7 workspace 3:comm
bindsym $mod+8 workspace 4:music

Now yesterday I found something very interesting: assign

assign [class="Google-chrome"] 1:www
assign [class="Chromium-browser"] 1:www
assign [class="Firefox"] 2:dev-www
assign [class="Skype"] 3:comm
assign [class="Guayadeque"] 4:music

This works fine. So I start firefox and it's opening on workspace 2:dev-www, I start chromium and it opens at 1:www, skype at 3:comm - great, I really love this.

However, assuming I am at workspace 3:comm, and chromium is running, when I now press $mod+1, a new workspace 1:www opens and I don't get to the one where chromium is running. This happens with all the other workspaces mapped with 'assign'.

This is quite annoying. Any idea how I can fix that? Maybe I don't need the bindsym if I have an assign?