17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes: receiving a handwritten input on a touch-sensitive display of a device, the touch-sensitive display being configured to sense a writing component of the handwritten input and a pressure component of the handwritten input; determining 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: identifying one or more candidates for the handwritten input; presenting the one or more candidates; presenting one of the candidates as a provisional current input; receiving an input selecting one of the candidates; and presenting the selected candidate as an accepted input; and if the handwritten input corresponds to gesture input, performing a function associated with an identified gesture.
17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes: receiving a handwritten input on a touch-sensitive display of a device, the touch-sensitive display being configured to sense a writing component of the handwritten input and a pressure component of the handwritten input; determining 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: identifying one or more candidates for the handwritten input; presenting the one or more candidates; presenting one of the candidates as a provisional current input; receiving an input selecting one of the candidates; and presenting the selected candidate as an accepted input; and if the handwritten input corresponds to gesture input, performing a function associated with an identified gesture. 19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein identifying the one or more candidates for the handwritten input comprises identifying the one or more candidates for the handwritten input based at least partially on both the writing component and the pressure component.