Identification of candidate characters for text input

Abstract

Methods, systems, devices, and apparatus, including computer program products, for identifying candidates for text entry. One or more inputs entering one or more characters are received. One or more first candidate characters are identified and presented for the inputs using a first dictionary. One or more second candidate characters related to a respective first candidate character are identified and presented.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . An electronic device, comprising:
 a touch-sensitive display;   one or more processors; and   memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
 receiving a gesture in a handwriting area of the touch-sensitive display; 
 in response to receiving the gesture:
 identifying one or more candidate characters; and 
 displaying the one or more candidate characters; and 
 
 in response to detecting an absence of user input for a predetermined period of time after displaying the one or more candidate characters:
 selecting a first candidate character of the one or more candidate characters; and 
 displaying the first candidate character in a composition area of the touch-sensitive display. 
 
   
     
     
         3 . The electronic device of  claim 2 , wherein selecting the first candidate character of the one or more candidate characters includes selecting the first candidate character of the one or more candidate characters without further user input. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic device of  claim 2 , wherein the first candidate character of the one or more candidate characters is a best match candidate character based on a comparison of the gesture in the handwriting area of the touch-sensitive display and a dictionary of the electronic device. 
     
     
         5 . The electronic device of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
 in response to receiving the gesture:
 displaying a handwritten input in the handwriting area based on movement associated with the gesture; and 
   after displaying the first candidate character in the composition area of the touch-sensitive display, ceasing to display the handwritten input in the handwriting area so that the handwriting area is blank.   
     
     
         6 . The electronic device of  claim 2 , wherein the gesture is a flicking gesture, pinching gesture, a handwriting gesture, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The electronic device of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
 after displaying the first candidate character in the composition area of the touch-sensitive display, displaying one or more additional candidate characters based on the first candidate character.   
     
     
         8 . The electronic device of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
 in response to receiving the gesture:
 displaying a more candidate characters affordance that, when selected, is configured to cause display of one or more additional candidate characters, different from the one or more candidate characters. 
   
     
     
         9 . The electronic device of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more candidate characters include a synthetic candidate character. 
     
     
         10 . A method comprising:
 at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display:
 receiving a gesture in a handwriting area of the touch-sensitive display; 
 in response to receiving the gesture:
 identifying one or more candidate characters; and 
 displaying the one or more candidate characters; and 
 
 in response to detecting an absence of user input for a predetermined period of time after displaying the one or more candidate characters:
 selecting a first candidate character of the one or more candidate characters; and 
 displaying the first candidate character in a composition area of the touch-sensitive display. 
 
   
     
     
         11 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, the one or more programs including instructions for:
 receiving a gesture in a handwriting area of the touch-sensitive display;   in response to receiving the gesture:
 identifying one or more candidate characters; and 
 displaying the one or more candidate characters; and 
   in response to detecting an absence of user input for a predetermined period of time after displaying the one or more candidate characters:
 selecting a first candidate character of the one or more candidate characters; and 
 displaying the first candidate character in a composition area of the touch-sensitive display.