1. A method of entering text in a mobile communication device comprising the steps of: storing a list of the characters used in a language based on a Thai alphabet to be entered by use of a standard keypad of the mobile communications device; dividing the list of characters into at least first and second groups; adapting a standard keypad of the mobile communications device for operation in a first and second mode selectable by the user by the activation of a dedicated key of the keypad; mapping each of the characters of the first group to a key of the keypad for selection, when the keypad is operating in the first mode; mapping each of the characters of the second group to a key of the keypad for selection, when the keypad is operating in the second mode; selecting an alphabetic character for entry into the mobile communications device; determining which of the first and second groups contains the selected alphabetic character; selecting the mode of operation corresponding to the group containing the selected character; entering the selected character by multi-tapping the key to which the character is mapped; and wherein the first group is comprised only of consonant characters and the second group comprises only non-consonant characters.
1. A method of entering text in a mobile communication device comprising the steps of: storing a list of the characters used in a language based on a Thai alphabet to be entered by use of a standard keypad of the mobile communications device; dividing the list of characters into at least first and second groups; adapting a standard keypad of the mobile communications device for operation in a first and second mode selectable by the user by the activation of a dedicated key of the keypad; mapping each of the characters of the first group to a key of the keypad for selection, when the keypad is operating in the first mode; mapping each of the characters of the second group to a key of the keypad for selection, when the keypad is operating in the second mode; selecting an alphabetic character for entry into the mobile communications device; determining which of the first and second groups contains the selected alphabetic character; selecting the mode of operation corresponding to the group containing the selected character; entering the selected character by multi-tapping the key to which the character is mapped; and wherein the first group is comprised only of consonant characters and the second group comprises only non-consonant characters. 2. The method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of displaying the characters mapped to each key of said keypad in a selected mode of operation.