12. The handheld electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the number of routines cause the handheld electronic device to perform operations further comprising detecting an operative language of the handheld electronic device, wherein determining whether to output the non-diacritical character or the diacritical character is at least in part based on the detected operative language.
12. The handheld electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the number of routines cause the handheld electronic device to perform operations further comprising detecting an operative language of the handheld electronic device, wherein determining whether to output the non-diacritical character or the diacritical character is at least in part based on the detected operative language. 13. The handheld electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the operative language is French.