Disable force-space-shift when opening Apps/Docs?

Question

I like it sometimes, and others not, so for me the solution would be greater control over whether I my space shifts to the Applications space, of which I just opened.
As it is, when I open Safari, while in Space 1, and Safari is set for Space 2, I'm automatically forced to Space 2. I don't always like this. Is there some right-click menu to open an app without going to it's space?

Answer 1

Me too post. This is driving me nuts after having used Virtue for a long time on Tiger (where you can turn this 'feature' off). Most frequently I just want to open a new terminal on a new desktop, it used to be a matter of cmd-tabbing to terminal and hitting cmd-n, now I have to zip to the last desktop with a terminal, make a new one, then go into spaces (or use cmd click on the title bar) and drag it to the new place. PITA.
I do like that Apple wants to make things simple, but removing basic configuration options has perhaps gone a little over the top in Leopard. I guess its easier for the (politically) to add stuff in later if there's a loud cry than to support tons of stuff no one uses untill the end of time.