1. A computer implemented method for interfacing between an application program and a recognizer routine, each of which are implemented on a computer system, the method comprising the steps of: displaying a recognition field in an interface area of a display screen of said computer system; displaying a control field in said interface area; receiving user inputs into an interface routine implemented on said computer system, said interface routine not integral to either said recognizer routine or an operating system for said computer system, said user inputs comprising inputs made from a pointing device interacting with said interface area; analyzing said user inputs made from said pointing device interacting with said interface area; editing said recognition field in said interface area, when appropriate, as determined by said analyzing step; sending said user inputs to said recognizer routine, when appropriate, as determined by said analyzing step; receiving a recognized object from said recognizer routine, said recognized object corresponding to at least one of said user inputs; sending said recognized object to said application, when appropriate, as determined by said analyzing step.