A hand-held electronic device , comprising: a case having first and second major surfaces; a visual display disposed on the first major surface; a touch interface disposed on at least one of the major surfaces; a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch interface; and instructions executable by the processor configured such that, when executed, the instructions cause the device to: a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more interactive elements; b) correlate one or more active portions of the touch interface to respectively correspond to the one or more interactive elements in the image on the visual display, wherein the one or more active portions divide the entire area of the touch interface; c) operate the touch interface according to a first mode of operation in response to a first mode of touch on one or more of the active portions; and d) operate the touch interface according to a second and different mode of operation in response to a second mode of touch on one of the active portions, wherein in the second mode of operation, the second mode of touch activates a transformation of the respectively corresponding one of the interactive elements, wherein one of the first or second modes of touch is a single fingered touch and the other of the second or first modes of touch is a two-fingered touch. a case having first and second major surfaces; a visual display disposed on the first major surface; a touch interface disposed on at least one of the major surfaces; a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch interface; and instructions executable by the processor configured such that, when executed, the instructions cause the device to: a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more interactive elements; b) correlate one or more active portions of the touch interface to respectively correspond to the one or more interactive elements in the image on the visual display, wherein the one or more active portions divide the entire area of the touch interface; c) operate the touch interface according to a first mode of operation in response to a first mode of touch on one or more of the active portions; and d) operate the touch interface according to a second and different mode of operation in response to a second mode of touch on one of the active portions, wherein in the second mode of operation, the second mode of touch activates a transformation of the respectively corresponding one of the interactive elements, wherein one of the first or second modes of touch is a single fingered touch and the other of the second or first modes of touch is a two-fingered touch. a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more interactive elements; b) correlate one or more active portions of the touch interface to respectively correspond to the one or more interactive elements in the image on the visual display, wherein the one or more active portions divide the entire area of the touch interface; c) operate the touch interface according to a first mode of operation in response to a first mode of touch on one or more of the active portions; and d) operate the touch interface according to a second and different mode of operation in response to a second mode of touch on one of the active portions, wherein in the second mode of operation, the second mode of touch activates a transformation of the respectively corresponding one of the interactive elements, wherein one of the first or second modes of touch is a single fingered touch and the other of the second or first modes of touch is a two-fingered touch. <EOS>