1. An interface for entering electronic text on a touch-sensitive display device, comprising: a virtual keyboard that includes a first key plane and a second, alternate key plane that replaces display of the first key plane, wherein: the first key plane comprises a set of initial phonetic symbols of a single phonetic alphabet; the second key plane comprises a set of final phonetic symbols of the single phonetic alphabet; the first key plane and the second key plane are touch-sensitive and operable to receive user input directed toward each of the phonetic symbols to generate electronic text input; and the virtual keyboard switches between displaying the first key plane and displaying the second key plane in response to predetermined user input triggers received through the virtual keyboard.
1. An interface for entering electronic text on a touch-sensitive display device, comprising: a virtual keyboard that includes a first key plane and a second, alternate key plane that replaces display of the first key plane, wherein: the first key plane comprises a set of initial phonetic symbols of a single phonetic alphabet; the second key plane comprises a set of final phonetic symbols of the single phonetic alphabet; the first key plane and the second key plane are touch-sensitive and operable to receive user input directed toward each of the phonetic symbols to generate electronic text input; and the virtual keyboard switches between displaying the first key plane and displaying the second key plane in response to predetermined user input triggers received through the virtual keyboard. 11. The interface of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined user input triggers include user deleting a last-entered initial phonetic symbol in a text input stream while the second key plane is being presented.