12. A portable device comprising: a touch-sensitive display; memory; one or more processors; and instructions stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the instructions comprising instructions to: receive a handwritten input on the touch-sensitive display, the touch-sensitive display being configured to sense a writing component of the handwritten input and a pressure component of the handwritten input; determine whether the handwritten input corresponds to character input or gesture input based at least partially on the pressure component; if the handwritten input corresponds to character input: identify one or more candidates for the handwritten input; present the one or more candidates; present one of the candidates as a provisional current input; receive an input selecting one of the candidates; and present the selected candidate as an accepted input; and if the handwritten input corresponds to gesture input, perform a function associated with an identified gesture.
12. A portable device comprising: a touch-sensitive display; memory; one or more processors; and instructions stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the instructions comprising instructions to: receive a handwritten input on the touch-sensitive display, the touch-sensitive display being configured to sense a writing component of the handwritten input and a pressure component of the handwritten input; determine whether the handwritten input corresponds to character input or gesture input based at least partially on the pressure component; if the handwritten input corresponds to character input: identify one or more candidates for the handwritten input; present the one or more candidates; present one of the candidates as a provisional current input; receive an input selecting one of the candidates; and present the selected candidate as an accepted input; and if the handwritten input corresponds to gesture input, perform a function associated with an identified gesture. 16. The device of claim 12 , wherein presenting the one of the candidates as the provisional current input and presenting the selected candidate as the selected input are based at least partially on the pressure component.