21. A method comprising: displaying a graphic surface on a touch surface to provide a surface for handwritten input; receiving handwritten input entered via pen tool interaction with said touch surface and displaying the handwritten input on the graphic surface; receiving mouse input entered via finger interaction with said touch surface and entering the mouse input into a computer application; in response to a stationary pen tool contact on said touch surface exceeding a first non-zero threshold duration, updating the graphic surface so as to provide a visual indication of the start of a potential input gesture entry; determining when a gesture has been input via pen tool interaction with said touch surface following said updating; in response to said gesture, performing recognition on the displayed handwritten input to convert the handwritten input into a different form; and entering the converted handwritten input into said computer application substantially at a position indicated by said gesture.
22. The method of claim 21 wherein said gesture is a stationary pointer contact on said touch surface that exceeds a threshold duration.