A method, comprising: (a) measuring values of a first parameter associated with interaction or orientation of a pen with respect to a digitizer over a first predetermined time period during a pen-down event during which the digitizer may sense the presence of the pen; (b) measuring values of a second parameter associated with the pen interaction or orientation with respect to the digitizer over the first predetermined time period during the pen-down event, wherein the second parameter differs from the first parameter; (c) comparing the first parameter values and the second parameter values to predetermined parameter values corresponding to a press-and-hold gesture, in which the pen is held in place for a predetermined amount of time during the pen-down event, at the end of the first predetermined time period; (d) based on said comparison, determining whether (i) the pen-down event constitutes the press-and-hold gesture or, (ii) the first and second parameter values provide sufficient data for determining that the pen-down event does not constitutes the press-and-hold gesture, or (iii) the first and the second parameter values provide insufficient data for determining whether the pen-down event constitutes the press-and-hold gesture; (e) when the first and the second parameter values provide insufficient data for determining whether the pen-down event constitutes the press-and-hold gesture in the first predetermined time period, repeating at least steps (a) and (b) over a second predetermined time period with additional data collected relating to the first parameter and the second parameter since the previous measuring during steps (a) and (b), and repeating step (c) at the end of the second time period with the data collected during the first and second predetermined time periods, and (f) when the pen-down event is determined to constitute the press-and-hold gesture, processing the pen-down event as the press-and-hold gesture. (a) measuring values of a first parameter associated with interaction or orientation of a pen with respect to a digitizer over a first predetermined time period during a pen-down event during which the digitizer may sense the presence of the pen; (b) measuring values of a second parameter associated with the pen interaction or orientation with respect to the digitizer over the first predetermined time period during the pen-down event, wherein the second parameter differs from the first parameter; (c) comparing the first parameter values and the second parameter values to predetermined parameter values corresponding to a press-and-hold gesture, in which the pen is held in place for a predetermined amount of time during the pen-down event, at the end of the first predetermined time period; (d) based on said comparison, determining whether (i) the pen-down event constitutes the press-and-hold gesture or, (ii) the first and second parameter values provide sufficient data for determining that the pen-down event does not constitutes the press-and-hold gesture, or (iii) the first and the second parameter values provide insufficient data for determining whether the pen-down event constitutes the press-and-hold gesture; (i) the pen-down event constitutes the press-and-hold gesture or, (ii) the first and second parameter values provide sufficient data for determining that the pen-down event does not constitutes the press-and-hold gesture, or (iii) the first and the second parameter values provide insufficient data for determining whether the pen-down event constitutes the press-and-hold gesture; (e) when the first and the second parameter values provide insufficient data for determining whether the pen-down event constitutes the press-and-hold gesture in the first predetermined time period, repeating at least steps (a) and (b) over a second predetermined time period with additional data collected relating to the first parameter and the second parameter since the previous measuring during steps (a) and (b), and repeating step (c) at the end of the second time period with the data collected during the first and second predetermined time periods, and (f) when the pen-down event is determined to constitute the press-and-hold gesture, processing the pen-down event as the press-and-hold gesture.