1. A method comprising: reading handwriting information; recognizing said handwriting information in a first recognition mode and a second recognition mode, wherein one of the first recognition mode and the second recognition mode is designated as active and the other recognition mode is designated as inactive; concurrently displaying character candidates on a display, at least one of the character candidates obtained in said first recognition mode and at least one of the character candidates obtained in said second recognition mode, wherein the character candidates are text characters, wherein concurrently displaying comprises: displaying a first number of the character candidates obtained in the recognition mode designated as active; and displaying a second number of the character candidates obtained in the recognition mode designated as inactive, wherein the first number is greater than the second number; and receiving a selection of a character candidate among the character candidates being displayed.