handwriting input user interface

Can the handwriting input handle multiple characters like Apple's handwriting input does? I've tried it and couldn't get it to work. Apple's input area is limited. It would be nice to use all the space available in Pleco. Thanks!

Twice today I have been doing a Writing Hanzi test. Part way thru each test, the 2X2 grid for the Add-On Handwriting Input ’disappears’ and I have no way to draw the character. If I do a New Test and carry on with the same profile, it reverts to the 2X2 grid until it decides to have the grid...