An electronic device, comprising: a user interface comprising a display screen operable to display text and/or graphics and a touch-sensitive interface comprising an array of sensors operable to receive a scrolling input from a user input object and generate a touch signal in response thereto; and a processor coupled to the user interface and operable to detect the scrolling input and a location on the touch-sensitive interface at which the scrolling input was received responsive to the touch signal, to scroll a first amount of the text and/or graphics on the display screen responsive to detection of the scrolling input at a first region on the touch-sensitive interface and independently of a speed of the scrolling input, and to scroll a second amount of the text and/or graphics that is less than the first amount on the display screen responsive to detection of the same scrolling input at a second region on the touch-sensitive interface and independently of the speed of the scrolling input, wherein: the text and/or graphics comprises a plurality of alphanumeric entries, wherein the electronic device is characterized in that the processor is operable to highlight a leftmost character of a topmost entry of the plurality of entries that is currently displayed on the display screen responsive to detection of the scrolling input at the first region; the processor is operable to detect a transition input indicating movement of the user input object from the first region to the second region responsive to the touch signal, and the processor is operable to highlight on the display screen a subsequent character of the displayed one of the plurality of entries responsive to detection of the transition input; and the processor is operable to scroll only ones of the plurality of entries having the same leftmost character as the displayed one of the plurality of entries responsive to detection of the scrolling input at the second region subsequent to detection of the transition input. a user interface comprising a display screen operable to display text and/or graphics and a touch-sensitive interface comprising an array of sensors operable to receive a scrolling input from a user input object and generate a touch signal in response thereto; and a processor coupled to the user interface and operable to detect the scrolling input and a location on the touch-sensitive interface at which the scrolling input was received responsive to the touch signal, to scroll a first amount of the text and/or graphics on the display screen responsive to detection of the scrolling input at a first region on the touch-sensitive interface and independently of a speed of the scrolling input, and to scroll a second amount of the text and/or graphics that is less than the first amount on the display screen responsive to detection of the same scrolling input at a second region on the touch-sensitive interface and independently of the speed of the scrolling input, wherein: the text and/or graphics comprises a plurality of alphanumeric entries, wherein the electronic device is characterized in that the processor is operable to highlight a leftmost character of a topmost entry of the plurality of entries that is currently displayed on the display screen responsive to detection of the scrolling input at the first region; the processor is operable to detect a transition input indicating movement of the user input object from the first region to the second region responsive to the touch signal, and the processor is operable to highlight on the display screen a subsequent character of the displayed one of the plurality of entries responsive to detection of the transition input; and the processor is operable to scroll only ones of the plurality of entries having the same leftmost character as the displayed one of the plurality of entries responsive to detection of the scrolling input at the second region subsequent to detection of the transition input. the text and/or graphics comprises a plurality of alphanumeric entries, wherein the electronic device is characterized in that the processor is operable to highlight a leftmost character of a topmost entry of the plurality of entries that is currently displayed on the display screen responsive to detection of the scrolling input at the first region; the processor is operable to detect a transition input indicating movement of the user input object from the first region to the second region responsive to the touch signal, and the processor is operable to highlight on the display screen a subsequent character of the displayed one of the plurality of entries responsive to detection of the transition input; and the processor is operable to scroll only ones of the plurality of entries having the same leftmost character as the displayed one of the plurality of entries responsive to detection of the scrolling input at the second region subsequent to detection of the transition input.