9. A mobile device configured to present a user interface for presenting recognition and prediction candidates associated with a received handwriting input, the mobile device comprising: a processor; a memory; and a display component with an associated touch interface, the display component being configured to present a user interface that includes a candidate window, the candidate window displaying a plurality of recognition candidates that are identified by a recognition engine executed by the processor and based on a handwriting input received via the touch interface, the candidate window also displaying a plurality of combination candidates that include a first recognition candidate of the plurality of recognition candidates followed by a respective prediction candidate, one or more of the respective prediction candidates being determined base at least in part on phrases previously input to the mobile device, and an edit field that displays the first recognition candidate as determined text.
9. A mobile device configured to present a user interface for presenting recognition and prediction candidates associated with a received handwriting input, the mobile device comprising: a processor; a memory; and a display component with an associated touch interface, the display component being configured to present a user interface that includes a candidate window, the candidate window displaying a plurality of recognition candidates that are identified by a recognition engine executed by the processor and based on a handwriting input received via the touch interface, the candidate window also displaying a plurality of combination candidates that include a first recognition candidate of the plurality of recognition candidates followed by a respective prediction candidate, one or more of the respective prediction candidates being determined base at least in part on phrases previously input to the mobile device, and an edit field that displays the first recognition candidate as determined text. 11. The mobile device of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of combination candidates are presented by the display component in the candidate window in a ranked order base at least in part on a frequency of use and a measure of a length of time since a last use of the combination candidates.