1. A method of triggering handwriting recognition, the method comprising: determining that a pen has moved up from an inking position to a non-inking position; determining that the pen has moved from inside a handwriting-recognition task area to outside of the handwriting-recognition task area; and triggering handwriting recognition for handwriting entered in the handwriting-recognition task area based upon determining that the pen has moved both up from the inking position into the non-inking position and from inside to outside of the handwriting-recognition task area.