A user interface is described that informs the user as to the status of the operation
of a voice recognition application. The user interface displays an indicator, such
as a volume bar, each time that the voice recognition application records and identifies
a volume event. The user interface also displays an indicator when the voice recognition
application recognizes a volume event corresponding to a displayed volume event
indicator. The interface thus confirms to a user that the voice recognition application
is both recording and recognizing the words being spoken by the user. It also graphically
informs the user of the delay the application is currently experiencing in recognizing
the words that the user is speaking.