2. A method according to claim 1 wherein detecting the position and movement of the writing stylus comprises sampling the motion of the writing stylus with respect to the writing surface so as to form a coordinate representation of each stroke of the handwritten input.
3. A method according to claim 2 wherein editing the handwritten input comprises receiving an indication from a user of the handwritten input to be edited and receiving textual input from a keyboard to form the textual data with which the handwritten input is edited.