18. The method of claim 17 wherein said gesture is a stationary pointer contact on said touch surface that exceeds a threshold duration.
18. The method of claim 17 wherein said gesture is a stationary pointer contact on said touch surface that exceeds a threshold duration. 19. The method of claim 18 wherein said converted handwritten input is displayed on said touch surface at a location generally corresponding to the location of said stationary pointer contact on said touch surface.