1. A computing device, comprising: a memory; a touch-sensitive display screen; and one or more processors coupled to the memory and the touch-sensitive display screen, the one or more processors configured to: display a first panel of a split keyboard in a first region of the touch-sensitive display screen, the first region of the touch-sensitive display screen being positioned along a first side of the touch-sensitive display screen, wherein the first panel includes a plurality of character keys from a first side of a respective keyboard; display a second panel of the split keyboard in a second region of the touch-sensitive display screen, the second region of the touch-sensitive display screen being positioned along a second side of the touch-sensitive display screen different from the first side, wherein the second panel includes a plurality of character keys from a second side of the respective keyboard; receive, via the first panel of the split keyboard and the second panel of the split keyboard, character input; and display a vertical candidate bar adjacent to the first panel of the split keyboard, between the first panel of the split keyboard and an edge of the touch-sensitive display screen on the first side of the touch-sensitive display screen, the vertical candidate bar having a single column of one or more candidates determined based on the character input.
1. A computing device, comprising: a memory; a touch-sensitive display screen; and one or more processors coupled to the memory and the touch-sensitive display screen, the one or more processors configured to: display a first panel of a split keyboard in a first region of the touch-sensitive display screen, the first region of the touch-sensitive display screen being positioned along a first side of the touch-sensitive display screen, wherein the first panel includes a plurality of character keys from a first side of a respective keyboard; display a second panel of the split keyboard in a second region of the touch-sensitive display screen, the second region of the touch-sensitive display screen being positioned along a second side of the touch-sensitive display screen different from the first side, wherein the second panel includes a plurality of character keys from a second side of the respective keyboard; receive, via the first panel of the split keyboard and the second panel of the split keyboard, character input; and display a vertical candidate bar adjacent to the first panel of the split keyboard, between the first panel of the split keyboard and an edge of the touch-sensitive display screen on the first side of the touch-sensitive display screen, the vertical candidate bar having a single column of one or more candidates determined based on the character input. 2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: display content on the touch-sensitive display screen, wherein the first panel of the split keyboard and the second panel of the split keyboard are displayed as an overlay over at least a portion of the content.