Well... that's not necessarily the only option, as you could rig up a window that, when deiconified, runs chvt 3, and promptly reiconifies itself; the only finicky part is ensuring you can get back from :1 equally well. If we're able to get this VT-swapping slickly and smoothly working, it could be helpful for, e.g. KDE, as well as for chroot stuff.

I'm gonna put some effort into fiddling with multi-VC options, though I'm perfectly content using osso-statusbar-cpu to hop back and forth. (Actually, probably using osso-statusbar-cpu to hop forth, and fvwm2-buttons to hop back, to be pedantic.)

BTW, wondering about your status on several counts:

• What's your current view on on-screen keyboards? I think you'd said you were ditching matchbox; what are you planning for the replacement? (I'm getting a little irritated with it...)
• How close is Bundyo-Build to release? And how different is the Debian script? (I'm working on some changes to it, and was going to send it to you once I'm satisfied, but if you're near a new release, and that's changed much, I'd like to compare with it...)