How do I display the Java console?
<p>I'm aware of the fact that you can set it to "show" in the Java control panel, but that's not what I'm asking about.  I'm curious about the other options...  "Do not start" is pretty straightforward, but what about "Hide"?  That would seem to imply that it is indeed running.  If so, how can I make it show on demand from the hidden state?</p>

<p>Reason: It's annoying to have it open ALL the time, hoping there's a way to (preferably via keystroke) bring it from "hidden" to "shown" state for occasional debugging.</p>
