Method of using visual separators to indicate additional character combinations on a handheld electronic device and associated apparatus

1. A method of enabling input on an electronic device comprising at least one processor and a display, the method comprising:

generating, using the at least one processor, a set of character combinations based, at least in part, on a character input;

displaying on the display a first subset of said set of character combinations and a first indicator representative of the availability of a second subset of said set of character combinations in response to a selection of a first input, wherein the first indicator includes a graphic having a portion that is elongated in a vertical direction and a pointing portion that points horizontally towards a first direction; and

responsive to detecting a selection of the first input, displaying on the display said second subset and a second indicator representative of the availability of said first subset in response to a selection of a second input, wherein the second input is different from the first input.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying on the display as said second indicator a graphic having a portion that is elongated in a vertical direction and a second pointing portion that points horizontally towards a second direction.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said first subset comprises a plurality of alternative character combinations, said method further comprising displaying a visual separator between each adjacent pair of alternative character combinations.

4. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a processor; and

a memory having instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause said electronic device to perform operations comprising:

generating a set of character combinations based, at least in part, on a character input;

displaying a first subset of said set of character combinations and a first indicator representative of the availability of a second subset of said set of character combinations in response to a selection of a first input, wherein the first indicator includes a graphic having a portion that is elongated in a vertical direction and a pointing portion that points horizontally towards a first direction; and

responsive to detecting a selection of the first input, displaying said second subset and a second indicator representative of the availability of said first subset in response to a selection of a second input, wherein the second input is different from the first input.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein said second indicator comprises a graphic having a portion that is elongated in a vertical direction and a second pointing portion that points horizontally towards a second direction.

6. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein each of said first indicator, said second indicator, and said visual separator between each adjacent pair of alternative character combinations comprise a graphic having a common visual appearance.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions for an electronic device, the instructions, when executed by a processor, causing the electronic device to perform operations comprising:

generating a set of character combinations based, at least in part, on a character input;

displaying a first subset of said set of character combinations and a first indicator representative of the availability of a second subset of said set of character combinations in response to a selection of a first input, wherein the first indicator includes a graphic having a portion that is elongated in a vertical direction and a pointing portion that points horizontally towards a first direction; and

responsive to a selection of the first input, displaying said second subset and a second indicator representative of the availability of said first subset in response to a selection of a second input, wherein the second input is different from thanthe first input.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein said first subset comprises a plurality of alternative character combinations, and wherein said instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause said electronic device to perform operations comprising:

displaying a visual separator between each adjacent pair of alternative character combinations.