1. In a computing system having a user interface, a user input device for inputting information into a computing system, the user input device comprising: a tactile surface divided by a plurality of sections, each section being tactilely distinguished from an adjacent section; and a plurality of input sensing devices detecting an input stroke defining a user request and transmitting a selection signal indicative of the user request to the computing system, each section having at least one input sensing device whereby information is input into a computing system in response to reception of the selection signal.