1. A handheld computer comprising: a housing; a display accessible on a panel of the housing; and a processor coupled to the display, the processor being configured to: detect an input corresponding to a menu request; activate a first menu on the display in response to the menu request, the activated first menu displaying a menu bar and one or more menu items; process navigation input to navigate to the menu bar of the active first menu, including navigation input to cause the menu bar of the active first menu to be selectable; process selection input when the menu bar is selectable; and cancel activation of the first menu from the display in response to the menu bar of that menu being selected by selection input.