1. A method for recognizing a gesture created by a pointing device, comprising: determining from a stroke of the pointing device that a flick gesture has occurred; determining, from the flick gesture, an action to be performed; sending a message, based on the action, about the flick gesture to an operating system or a computing application; and providing animated feedback indicating recognition of the flick gesture and a direction or flick regions associated with the flick gesture, an interpretation of the flick gesture being context-sensitive and customizable to perform a specified function.