6. The method of claim 5 wherein the input apparatus comprises a multiple-axis input device, the method further comprising: outputting a lookup window comprising as output components the one of the language objects of the string of language objects, the at least one variant language object, and the character interpretation; applying a selection focus to one of the one of the language objects of the string of language objects, the at least one variant language object, and the character interpretation; and detecting a navigational input and, responsive thereto, shifting the selection focus to another of the one of the language objects of the string of language objects, the at least one variant language object, and the character interpretation.
8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising detecting a selection input from the multiple-axis input device and, responsive thereto, and when the navigational input had resulted in a shifting of the selection focus to the character interpretation, outputting the character interpretation at a text input location on the output apparatus.