19. The handheld electronic device of claim 18 wherein the input apparatus comprises a multiple-axis input device, and wherein the operations further comprise: 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.
18. The handheld electronic device of claim 15 wherein the operations further comprise outputting the one of the language objects of the string of language objects, the at least one variant language object, and the character interpretation as objects that are selectable by one or more predetermined inputs.