Spaces/Desktops: would like browser windows to be where I left them on restart

I have assigned various applications to various desktops.  In the case of Chrome, I prefer to have different webpages in different desktops.  So I use launchpad to move the window with Flickr in it (for example) to the desktop I keep Aperture in, and I move the windows with music-related pages to the window I keep iTunes in, etc.  But then when I restart (and I do have the restore windows function activated), all the Chrome windows get removed from the different desktops I'd assigned them to.  They're either lumped back together in one tabbed window in a single workspace, or else they don't reopen at all.  Surely there's a way to turn off my computer, and restart it to find it the same way I left it.  Can anybody tell me how?
It seems to me that the option to assign applications to desktops is a nice start, but what's really needed is the option to place a different set of aliases (to specific documents, folders, and websites) on each desktop.  After all, what defines a workspace is the *topics* in it -- the actual content -- rather than the programs we use.  Or maybe there is some such option, and I've not found it?
Thanks in advance for any advice. 
Michael

I just came across a solution.  I think this might work for you, even though it seems kludgy:
Your situation may vary, but I'm using a MacBook Pro with an external LCD monitor and want to use both displays, each with their own desktop space
Open Mission Control and add a desktop by moving your cursor to the top right of your display and clicking on the new window that appears from the right
You should now have 3 desktops at the top of your display when Mission Control is open
In my case, my laptop's display is Desktop 1 and my external display is Desktop 3
Now, on the dock, right click on an app you're trying to stick to a particular desktop and choose Options -> Assign to Desktop X where X is the display you want the app to stay on
In my case, I want Mail to always show up on my laptop screen, which is Desktop 1, so I choose Options -> Assign to Desktop 1.  The reason I say this is kludgy is because I never use Desktop 2, but it has to exist in order for the Dock -> Options -> Assign To menu to appear.  If I just have Desktop 1 and Desktop 2, that option does not exist when I right click on an app in the dock.

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