Magnified input panels

A method for detecting input, comprising:

• augmenting a user interface to display a magnified input panel proximate a keyboard;
• loading a plurality of gesture functions associated with the magnified input panel;
• detecting an input character corresponding to a source text field based on at least one keyboard selection from the keyboard;
• displaying the input character in the magnified input panel and the source text field;
• and
• generating a modified input character to be displayed in the magnified input panel, wherein the modified input character comprises an expansion of a predetermined list of consecutive characters to a predetermined expanded list of characters, and the source text field based on the input character and at least one gesture corresponding to the plurality of gesture functions, the magnified input panel to have a two way link to the source text field, the two way link to enable the modified input character to be displayed in both the magnified input panel and the source text field.

One or more computer-readable storage media comprising a plurality of instructions that, in response to being executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• augment a user interface to display a magnified input panel proximate a keyboard;
• load a plurality of gesture functions associated with the magnified input panel;
• detect an input character corresponding to a source text field based on at least one keyboard selection from the keyboard;
• display the input character in the magnified input panel and the source text field;
• and
• generate a modified input character, wherein the modified input character comprises an image that replaces a word, to be displayed in the magnified input panel and the source text field based on the input character and at least one gesture corresponding to the plurality of gesture functions, the magnified input panel to have a two way link to the source text field, the two way link to enable the modified input character to be displayed in both the magnified input panel and the source text field.