A method of facilitating input at a portable electronic device having a touch-sensitive display, the method comprising: receiving a pointing device event input at a processor of the portable electronic device, the portable electronic device comprising a touch-sensitive non-display area extending around a display area of the touch-sensitive display, the pointing device event input being received from a pointing device in electrical communication with the portable electronic device and the pointing device being one of: a mouse, a joystick and a trackball; determining a location of a displayed tracker controlled by the pointing device in the display area of the touch-sensitive display corresponding to the pointing device event input; in response to determining that the location of the displayed tracker is within a defined area of the display area, mapping, at the processor by accessing a memory of the portable electronic device that is in communication with the processor, the pointing device event input and the defined area to a meta-navigation gesture input, a meta-navigation gesture being a touch that has an origin point that is outside the display area of the touch-sensitive overlay, the memory comprising meta-navigation gesture inputs and non-meta-navigation gesture inputs stored in association with pointing device event inputs and locations on the display area, the defined area being smaller than the display area of the touch-sensitive display; and performing a function associated with the meta-navigation gesture input; wherein the displayed tracker changes from a default tracker icon to a different tracker icon when the location of the displayed tracker is in the defined area. receiving a pointing device event input at a processor of the portable electronic device, the portable electronic device comprising a touch-sensitive non-display area extending around a display area of the touch-sensitive display, the pointing device event input being received from a pointing device in electrical communication with the portable electronic device and the pointing device being one of: a mouse, a joystick and a trackball; determining a location of a displayed tracker controlled by the pointing device in the display area of the touch-sensitive display corresponding to the pointing device event input; in response to determining that the location of the displayed tracker is within a defined area of the display area, mapping, at the processor by accessing a memory of the portable electronic device that is in communication with the processor, the pointing device event input and the defined area to a meta-navigation gesture input, a meta-navigation gesture being a touch that has an origin point that is outside the display area of the touch-sensitive overlay, the memory comprising meta-navigation gesture inputs and non-meta-navigation gesture inputs stored in association with pointing device event inputs and locations on the display area, the defined area being smaller than the display area of the touch-sensitive display; and performing a function associated with the meta-navigation gesture input; wherein the displayed tracker changes from a default tracker icon to a different tracker icon when the location of the displayed tracker is in the defined area.